The Practice and Team
Our Approach
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
At Seige Law, we specialize in bringing the law to your corner. The practice serves a wide range of matters with a focus on those areas of law that touch every family.
We are dedicated to understanding your needs and to helping you to achieve the legal outcome you desire.
We will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you fully comprehend the choices you are making, feel empowered to make them, and confident with the direction it takes you.
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
Born on the East Coast, Mr. Seigenfeld moved to California when he was nine.
He studied at UC Davis where he double majored in Political Science, and Communications, graduating in three years. After entering the workforce, he couldn't ignore his interest in law eventually starting a night program at the Ventura College of Law. He was subsequently admitted to the California State Bar and has been in practice ever since. He currently attends a part-time LLM (post-doc) program through the Golden Gate University in Taxation and Estate Planning.
His professional accomplishments include, but are not limited to the following: (1) successful settlement of almost one thousand cases; (2) co-founder KFT Legal Aid Clinic; (3) board member of the Ventura County Bar Association 2020-present; (4) president of the Ventura County Barristers 2020; (5) treasurer of the Ventura County Barristers 2018 & 2019; (6) board member of the Ventura County Barristers 2017-2023; (7) Selected 2023-2025 as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers representing the top 2.5% of attorneys under 40.
Personal Life
"After graduating from law school I went backpacking through Europe. It was there, in Rome, that I met my wife. We now live happily in Santa Barbara. In my spare time I enjoy tennis, hiking, snowboarding, kayaking, and playing musical instruments including the bass guitar and drums."
Rachel Coleman - Litigation Attorney
H. Frederick Seigenfeld - Principal and Managing Attorney
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Ms. Coleman graduated with honors from Ventura College where she obtained her Associate Degree and then received her Juris Doctorate from the Ventura College of Law. She is licensed by the State Bar of California and has made appearances in Court on behalf of hundreds of clients over the years.
For the last fourteen years, Ms. Coleman has practiced in the following areas of law: criminal defense, civil litigation, and family law. She was a part-time instructor at University of California Santa Barbara Extension Paralegal Program from 2010-2016.
Ms. Coleman sat on the Ventura County Barristers Board from to 2009-2016. Since 2010, Ms. Coleman has sat on the editorial board of the Ventura County Bar Association magazine, Citations. As a member of the editorial board of Citations, she published several judicial profiles as well as other articles related to local legal issues.
Ms. Coleman also sits on the board of the Ventura County Bar Association and has been a board member since 2013. She has also been a volunteer arbitrator for the Ventura County Bar Association Mandatory Fee Arbitration program from 2013-2019 arbitrating fee disputes between clients and attorneys.
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Angela began her career in 2000 when she went to work at the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Unit where she assisted victims of Domestic Violence in the prosecution of their alleged abusers. Angela later went into private practice & has owned her own law firm since 2002.
Angela went on to teach as a part time adjunct Professor at Oxnard College in the Paralegal Studies Program & was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of the Academic Advisory Committee. She also sat on the hiring committee at Oxnard College interviewing new Professor Applicants. Angela took it upon herself to design a new curriculum to improve the academic knowledge of the program's participants,
which started her career at Oxnard College.
Angela served on the Board of Directors for the City Center Transitional Housing Program in Ventura, California, providing housing & independence-building resources to homeless families with children. 100% of the graduates of the City Center are off of all public assistance. For many years she served on the Board of Directors for Tender Life Maternity Home in Ventura, California, as well.
Noticing a need for Grant Writers in Ventura County, Angela applied to the University of Notre Dame where she earned a Certification in Grant Proposal Writing.
In her free time, Angela is writing a movie script & a mini-series for her next projects. She is a Registered Writer though the Writer's Guild of America-West. She enjoys time with friends, family, music, cooking, working out, dance, yoga, painting & anything that sparks the creative side of her brain. She has a love of animals & the ocean.
Angela has a passion for protecting children from family conflict & adult abuse. She attempts to work with the parents to come to peaceful resolutions for the sake of the children.
Bryan A. Vanden Bossche - Attorney of Counsel
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Bryan A. Vanden Bossche - Attorney of Counsel
Mr. Vanden Bossche received his Juris Doctorate from Ventura College of Law and is a member of the California State Bar. His practice is focused on family law, including divorce, child custody, guardianship, restraining orders, and estate planning.
Mr. Vanden Bossche received a Master of Business Administration Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Redlands. Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked for the Ventura County Fire Department where he retired as a Division Chief after 30 years of service.
Mr. Vanden Bossche enjoys time spent with his seven grandchildren, coaching youth sports and visiting the Central Coast of California with his wife Monika.
Staff
Angela D. Curtis - Trial and Litigation Attorney
Bryan A. Vanden Bossche - Attorney of Counsel
Susan J. Rosen - Litigation Attorney
Mary Lane Seigenfeld
Community Relations Manager
Thomas DiFrancesco
Client Relations Manager
Nadia Gray
Paralegal Supervisor - Family and Civil Litigation
Farida Lemus
Case Manager and Senior Legal Assistant
Misty Perez
Litigation Paralegal - Family, Civil, Probate and Trust Litigation
Ivan Hernandez, J.D. Candidate
Paralegal II - Estate Planning and Business Formation
Nicole Coulter, J.D. Candidate
Paralegal I - Family and Civil Law
Nicholas Rae, J.D. Candidate
Paralegal I - Family and Civil Law
Yesenia Aguayo
Legal Assistant - Estate Planning and Probate