Meet Attorney Carrie Weletz
Background:
Carrie grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Political Science and participated in the Semester at Sea Program in the summer of 2000. While in law school, she served as an attorney in the Civil Practice Clinic and also worked for the Innocence Project of the National Capital Area. After law school Carrie worked as a litigator for a small law firm in Pittsburgh where she also volunteered her time as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for several foster children in the family court system. She then spent over five years at a Veteran's law firm in Bethesda, Maryland assisting Veterans in obtaining their disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In April 2010, she was awarded an Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award from the Homeless Persons Representation Project for her work training pro bono attorneys to represent Veterans before VA.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania (2006)(inactive)
West Virginia (2006)(inactive)
Washington, D.C. (2007)
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2007)
Education:
University of Pittsburgh, BA 2000
American University, Washington College of Law, JD 2005
Professional Affiliations and Memberships:
District of Columbia Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Carrie grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Political Science and participated in the Semester at Sea Program in the summer of 2000. While in law school, she served as an attorney in the Civil Practice Clinic and also worked for the Innocence Project of the National Capital Area. After law school Carrie worked as a litigator for a small law firm in Pittsburgh where she also volunteered her time as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for several foster children in the family court system. She then spent over five years at a Veteran's law firm in Bethesda, Maryland assisting Veterans in obtaining their disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In April 2010, she was awarded an Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award from the Homeless Persons Representation Project for her work training pro bono attorneys to represent Veterans before VA.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania (2006)(inactive)
West Virginia (2006)(inactive)
Washington, D.C. (2007)
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2007)
Education:
University of Pittsburgh, BA 2000
American University, Washington College of Law, JD 2005
Professional Affiliations and Memberships:
District of Columbia Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
