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Attorney Profile
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Divorce Attorney • Custody • Visitation • Spousal Support • Modifications
Lawrence J. Praeger
Divorce and family law attorney serving North Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Arlington, and Mid-Cities.
Phone: 214-871-0700
Fax: 214-871-0737
Areas of Practice
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Wills
Certification / Specialties
- Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
Education / Professional Activities
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, May 1981, J.D.
- Collaborative Law Training, 2000
- Mediation Training (Certification), Dispute Resolution Center, Austin, 2008
- Completed Texas District and County Attorney’s Association Basic Prosecution course, July 1983
- Completed Career Prosecutor course sponsored by the National College of District Attorneys, July 1984
- Basic Certificate from Texas Commission on Law Officer Standards and Education, 1983
- “A-V” rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- 5 years’ service on the District 6 Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas
- Simons Rock Early College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1976, B.A.
Representative Cases
- Black v. Dallas County Child Welfare Services, 835 S.W. 2nd 626 (Tex. 1992)
- U.S. v. Haga, 821 F. 2nd 1036 (5th Cir. 1987)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Sections on Criminal Law, Family Law & Juvenile Law, Member
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Employment
- September 1988 - present
Self-employed. Family law and related litigation, criminal law, mediation and professional licensing issues
- April 1986 - September 1988
Associate with the firm of Perini & Carlock. Practice limited to family law, criminal law, and related civil litigation.
- March 1985 - March 1986
Associate with Shields, Blankenship & Noble. General practice.
- September 1982 - February 1985
Assistant County Attorney, Bell County, Texas. Criminal prosecution and representation of the State in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Public Office
- Democratic Candidate for 5th District Court of Appeals, Place 12, November 2010
Fraternities/Sororities
Lawrence J. Praeger P.C.
2608 State Street
Dallas, TX 75204
Phone 214-871-0700
Fax 214-871-0737
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