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When you walk into a law office, you usually meet one attorney and maybe a paralegal. What you don’t always see is the team behind them. Our Meet the Team video pulls back that curtain. It shows how a close-knit group at van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin works together every day to protect our clients, their families, and their futures.
In the video, you hear from our attorneys in their own words. They talk about why they feel proud to work here, how they support one another, and what that means for the people who trust us with their cases. It’s a short, honest look at what “One Firm, Total Coverage” looks like in real life.
Why this team story matters
Law can feel cold from the outside. Forms, deadlines, hearings, and a lot of stress. Our team works hard to change that experience. We treat each client as a whole person, not just a file. The video captures how we do that together, not in isolation.
One of our attorneys says, “I want to pinch myself because we’ve such high quality, high caliber individuals that work here.” In over 40 years of legal practice, he adds, he has “never seen or felt a team as strong and as supportive as we are.” That kind of statement comes from day-in, day-out work together on real cases, not from a script.
Another attorney describes how much time we spend side by side: “We’re with each other more than we’re with our families, so we are a small little family.” That family feel inside the firm helps us show up with steady support for the people we serve.
Moments from the video that stand out
The video includes several moments that show how our team approach works in practice. These highlights give you a sense of what it feels like to have an entire firm behind you.
- One lawyer explains how, in four decades of practice, he has never experienced a team as strong or as supportive as the one here. This line shows how deeply our people value the culture we have built.
- Another attorney shares that we “are a small little family” with “ups and downs,” but at the end of the day, “we’re a team and we’re going to get the best results we can for every client that comes in the building.” That focus on showing up for every single client sits at the heart of our work.
- The team talks about our Monday 4:30 p.m. attorney meetings. We sit down, go over the caseload, and ask, “You had a case like that before, who has some experience with that?” That weekly rhythm means we don’t handle cases in silos. We pool our insight.
- One attorney explains that when you come to our firm, “you’re not just going to have… one attorney who has five years experience, but you’re also going to have an attorney who has 35 years experience.” Your case benefits from a mix of fresh perspective and long-term judgment.
- The video highlights our criminal defense team by name — Abby, Adam, Kate McCaffrey, and Bryson. You hear how they “live and breathe this stuff” and feel grateful to work in a firm with resources “that can be unlimited to put on the right defense.” That depth of commitment reflects how we devote serious attention and support to each matter we take on.
- You also hear how Mike often steps into client meetings just to ask, “Hey, how are you doing?” Clients feel, in that moment, that “there really is a team behind me.” That simple act shows how leadership stays present and engaged.
- Near the end, an attorney explains that clients receive “the best of an entire team behind them,” not just in the work itself but also in “the reputation that we bring to any matter.” He notes that we are well known and respected, and that this recognition “serves to the benefit of the client.”
How this reflects our values today
The stories in the video match the values that guide van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin today. We believe in one firm with total coverage, human-centered advocacy, and high-caliber results driven by clear values. The way our team talks about their work shows how those ideas play out in real time.
Our Monday meetings, constant conversations, and willingness to seek out the right person in the firm for a specific issue all support our promise of 360-degree support. We do not see your case as a single legal question. We see how it affects your life, your family, and your future. Then we align the right people, experience, and resources around you.
When attorneys say we feel like a “small little family,” that matters for clients too. A healthy internal culture means we communicate, we back each other up, and we stay focused on what serves you. It also means you can feel that unity when you sit across the table from us.
The comments about being well known and respected tie into this as well. Our reputation grew from years of hard work on behalf of regular people with serious problems. When we walk into a courtroom or a negotiation, that history comes with us. While no firm can promise any specific result, we can bring our full team, our preparation, and our name to bear on every matter we handle.
What this video means for you
When you watch the Meet the Team video, you don’t just see faces and hear job titles. You see how we rely on one another and how we care about the people who trust us. You hear the mix of five years of practice and 35 years of practice working together on the same file. You see the routine Monday meetings that keep everyone aligned.
If you ever face a legal problem, you deserve more than one person working alone. You deserve a coordinated team that shares ideas, checks each other’s thinking, and shows up for you as a unified group. That is the story the video tells.
We invite you to take a few minutes and watch it. As you do, picture how it might feel to have that kind of support behind you. If you want to talk about a situation in your life and learn how our team approach could help, you can contact van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin at (215) 610-3440. We stand ready to bring our care, our experience, and our full team effort to every matter we accept.
