She handles primarily criminal defense and residential landlord/tenant matters, and is trained in the collaborative model for resolving business and family disputes. An active member of the Women’s Bar Association, she heads up a regional section of the organization as well as local peer mentoring group. Veronica holds a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law and a BA from Harvard in linguistics/psychology. Before law school, she worked in marketing/communications for financial services firms and nonprofits in the Boston area. Since 1989 she has served on the board of Greyhound Friends, a Massachusetts dog rescue and adoption nonprofit, with several terms as president. She is also on the board of the Maynard Dog Owners Group, which promotes responsible dog ownership and is working to bring a public dog park to her town.