The Morris Williams LLC Team

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Our Vision

We exist to create a better way for our clients to face their family law matter by viewing each client as a whole person and addressing their unique circumstances to achieve a tailor-made plan to reach their goals.


Our Mission

We educate in order to empower our clients to make the best decisions for their family law matter.

Core Values

  • We believe in honest and straightforward communication with our clients, and each other.
  • We believe in giving respect to everyone throughout the legal process.
  • We believe in being stewards of our client’s resources.
  • We believe in personal growth. Personal growth in our firm begins by each team member educating themselves and prioritizing their emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and financial well-being. We are all a work in progress. The more we grow, the better we can serve ourselves, our friends, our families, our clients, and our communities.

Leslie A. Williams, Esq.,

Co-Founder and Attorney

Originally from Ohio, Leslie spent her high school and early college years in South Florida. She graduated summa cum laude from Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC and earned her law degree from Regent University School of Law. In law school, she was presiding officer of the honor council, an executive board member of the Trial Advocacy Board, and a mentor for other law students as part of the Academic Success Program.


Leslie's path to practicing law was not “typical.” After two years at the University of Florida, she joined the United States Air Force where she served as a military police officer. She served for four years and, after the birth of her son, made the decision to stay at home full-time and return to college to finish her bachelor’s degree. For two years, she remained at home raising her son and her two younger siblings until she decided to return to the workforce as a child support enforcement agent for the Department of Social Services in North Carolina. While serving in that position, her desire to pursue the law was rekindled due to her frequent court appearances. She quickly completed the remaining portion of her bachelor’s degree and entered law school.


She utilizes the wisdom gained from those experiences to relate to and advocate on behalf of her clients. Leslie knows firsthand what it feels like to navigate the court system through difficult times, allowing her a unique perspective and empathy to understand exactly what her clients are experiencing.


Leslie resides in Norfolk with her husband, son, two cats, and two dogs. She enjoys traveling to the mountains to hike and camp, experiencing the arts through theater and museums, and eating her way through local establishments with her family. Leslie enjoys baking, reading, singing, sewing, watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and Frasier, playing Settlers of Catan, bicycling and hiking…truthfully, she loves to do a lot of different things and picking her favorite is, well, impossible!


Leslie is excited for all her clients to experience the great compassion and attention she brings to their situation.

Leslie A. Williams, Esq.,

Co-Founder and Attorney

Originally from Ohio, Leslie spent her high school and early college years in South Florida. She graduated summa cum laude from Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC and earned her law degree from Regent University School of Law. In law school, she was presiding officer of the honor council, an executive board member of the Trial Advocacy Board, and a mentor for other law students as part of the Academic Success Program.


Leslie's path to practicing law was not “typical.” After two years at the University of Florida, she joined the United States Air Force where she served as a military police officer. She served for four years and, after the birth of her son, made the decision to stay at home full-time and return to college to finish her bachelor’s degree. For two years, she remained at home raising her son and her two younger siblings until she decided to return to the workforce as a child support enforcement agent for the Department of Social Services in North Carolina. While serving in that position, her desire to pursue the law was rekindled due to her frequent court appearances. She quickly completed the remaining portion of her bachelor’s degree and entered law school.


She utilizes the wisdom gained from those experiences to relate to and advocate on behalf of her clients. Leslie knows firsthand what it feels like to navigate the court system through difficult times, allowing her a unique perspective and empathy to understand exactly what her clients are experiencing.


Leslie resides in Norfolk with her husband, son, two cats, and two dogs. She enjoys traveling to the mountains to hike and camp, experiencing the arts through theater and museums, and eating her way through local establishments with her family. Leslie enjoys baking, reading, singing, sewing, watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and Frasier, playing Settlers of Catan, bicycling and hiking…truthfully, she loves to do a lot of different things and picking her favorite is, well, impossible!


Leslie is excited for all her clients to experience the great compassion and attention she brings to their situation.

Sarah E. Morris, Esq.

Sarah E. Morris, Esq.,

Co-Founder and Attorney

Sarah grew up in a military family and came to learn about public service at a young age. During her time at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, she shifted her focus from national security studies to pursuing the field of law after her time interning at the State’s Attorney’s Office near her school. After Sarah’s family adopted her sister from China, she also became increasingly interested in advocating on behalf of children.


While in law school at Regent University School of Law, Sarah interned for a judge in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Virginia Beach. Sarah also interned at the United States Attorney’s Office in the criminal division where she practiced in federal court primarily in sentencing arguments and detention hearings. Sarah was an executive board member of the Trial Advocacy Board and chair of the board’s Intramural Trial Competition.


After law school, Sarah worked for several years at a local Hampton Roads firm where she practiced family law and criminal defense before opening up her own firm here in Norfolk.


Sarah currently lives in Norfolk where she is only a few steps away from the water. You may see her running around town on the Elizabeth River Trail or frequenting local restaurants and museums. Sarah loves to explore and travel, especially internationally. She believes you should always have your passport ready because you never know when the travel bug will hit!


Whether Sarah is litigating in court or working toward negotiating a settlement on her clients’ behalf, she endeavors to fervently represent their interests.

Sarah E. Morris, Esq.,

Co-Founder and Attorney

Sarah grew up in a military family and came to learn about public service at a young age. During her time at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, she shifted her focus from national security studies to pursuing the field of law after her time interning at the State’s Attorney’s Office near her school. After Sarah’s family adopted her sister from China, she also became increasingly interested in advocating on behalf of children.


While in law school at Regent University School of Law, Sarah interned for a judge in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Virginia Beach. Sarah also interned at the United States Attorney’s Office in the criminal division where she practiced in federal court primarily in sentencing arguments and detention hearings. Sarah was an executive board member of the Trial Advocacy Board and chair of the board’s Intramural Trial Competition.


After law school, Sarah worked for several years at a local Hampton Roads firm where she practiced family law and criminal defense before opening up her own firm here in Norfolk.


Sarah currently lives in Norfolk where she is only a few steps away from the water. You may see her running around town on the Elizabeth River Trail or frequenting local restaurants and museums. Sarah loves to explore and travel, especially internationally. She believes you should always have your passport ready because you never know when the travel bug will hit!


Whether Sarah is litigating in court or working toward negotiating a settlement on her clients’ behalf, she endeavors to fervently represent their interests.

Sarah E. Morris, Esq.

Jennifer M. Baumgardner, Esquire.

Jennifer "Jenn" grew up in upstate New York but has called Virginia her home since college. She graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor's degree from Liberty University and her Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law.


While in law school, she was a Managing Editor for the Regent Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy and was a member of the Honors Program. During that time, she also interned with the United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division, and with Magistrate Judge Lawrence Leonard of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and several local law firms.


After law school, Jenn practiced for several years at a local family law firm gaining experience in custody, visitation, and child support matters, adoptions, criminal defense, estate planning, and divorce.


Additionally, she was certified and served as a Guardian ad litem for contested custody cases, foster care matters, and adoptions. In 2019, Jenn began teaching as an adjunct professor at Regent University, where she continues to teach classes in Estate Planning, Civil Procedure, Income Tax, and Torts.


Jenn is very active at her church where she enjoys playing piano for the worship team and serving in childcare. She lives in southern Chesapeake with her husband and three children.

Leslie A. Williams, Esq.
Sarah E. Morris, Esq.

Daniela Preza Zelaya

Daniela has worked in customer service and as an administrative assistant for over 8 years, allowing her to build up the necessary skills to handle, address and provide functional solutions to clients, especially in moments of distress and pressure.


Although, in the beginning, her studies focused on the area of computing and systems, Daniela found a huge interest in marketing, the process of creating, communicating, and connecting with clients, not to mention the competitive environment, to her, seemed just fascinating.

Born and raised in El Salvador, also known as the thumb of Central America, makes Spanish her native language; she started learning English at the age of 14 which, once graduated from high school, allowed her to work for U.S. companies such as Hotels.com, ''AT&T'', Liberty Mutual, and Law firms.

After working as an interpreter, helping different companies, hospitals, schools, public offices, state, and non-state charities, and even law enforcement to communicate with their non-English speaking users in the US and Canada, her interest in languages awoke, even more, and this made Daniela want to learn a third language, at the end of 2021, she decided to start studying Japanese.

Daniela lives with her dog, Kelpa, in San Salvador, the capital of her country; where you can enjoy pupusas, the country's most famous typical dish. She's passionate about artistic expression and loves to draw. She also enjoys gardening, woodworking, and automotive mechanics.

Daniela Preza Zelaya

Daniela has worked in customer service and as an administrative assistant for over 8 years, allowing her to build up the necessary skills to handle, address and provide functional solutions to clients, especially in moments of distress and pressure.


Although, in the beginning, her studies focused on the area of computing and systems, Daniela found a huge interest in marketing, the process of creating, communicating, and connecting with clients, not to mention the competitive environment, to her, seemed just fascinating.

Born and raised in El Salvador, also known as the thumb of Central America, makes Spanish her native language; she started learning English at the age of 14 which, once graduated from high school, allowed her to work for U.S. companies such as Hotels.com, ''AT&T'', Liberty Mutual, and Law firms.

After working as an interpreter, helping different companies, hospitals, schools, public offices, state, and non-state charities, and even law enforcement to communicate with their non-English speaking users in the US and Canada, her interest in languages awoke, even more, and this made Daniela want to learn a third language, at the end of 2021, she decided to start studying Japanese.

Daniela lives with her dog, Kelpa, in San Salvador, the capital of her country; where you can enjoy pupusas, the country's most famous typical dish. She's passionate about artistic expression and loves to draw. She also enjoys gardening, woodworking, and automotive mechanics.

Sarah E. Morris, Esq.

Kelly LaRue

Kelly grew up in Franklin, Virginia surrounded by her parents, sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Upon entering college at Christopher Newport University, she realized not everyone grew up with both sets of grandparents just a mile away, and how blessed she was to be so close, in proximity and friendship, to her family. Her support system helped her persist in obtaining her master’s degree in criminal justice from Longwood University, while also working full time.

After college Kelly began working for the Department of Child Support Enforcement and after a few years, left to join a local law firm. It was there where she met Leslie and Sarah! With over 10 years of experience in the legal field, she has joined the team at Morris Williams as Managing Paralegal and Office Manager and is happy to bring her knowledge and compassion to helping our clients.

In her spare time, Kelly enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and with her son’s active imagination, every day is truly an adventure! She also enjoys going to concerts with her sister, game nights with her family, reading anything and everything, and trips to her favorite place – Disney World!

Kelly LaRue

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