 She then received a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. in 1987.A practicing lawyer with the Denver law firm Hall & Evans, LLC specializing in civil ligitagation, Veiga was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1996 and re-elected three times, in 1998, 2000, and 2002.In 2003, she served as House Minority Leader, as well as a member of the Executive Committee and the Legislative Council.