{"id":38,"date":"2013-09-12T21:40:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T21:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-05-08T19:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:36:57","slug":"attorney-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/attorney-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lawrence J. Praeger<\/h1>\n<div class='content-column two_third'><h2>Certification \/ Specialties<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization<\/li>\n<li>Mediation Training (Certification), Dispute Resolution Center, Austin, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Basic Certificate from Texas Commission on Law Officer Standards and Education, 1983<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bar Admissions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Texas, 1981<\/li>\n<li>U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1982<\/li>\n<li>U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1986<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education \/ Professional Activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>South Texas College of Law, Houston, May 1981, J.D.<\/li>\n<li>Simons Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1976, B.A.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative Law Training, 2000<\/li>\n<li>Completed Texas District and County Attorney\u2019s Association Basic Prosecution course, July 1983<\/li>\n<li>Completed Career Prosecutor course sponsored by the National College of District Attorneys, July 1984<\/li>\n<li>\u201cA-V\u201d rated by Martindale-Hubbell<\/li>\n<li>5 years\u2019 service on the District 6 Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas<\/li>\n<li>Clean Elections Texas Education Fund, Former Board Member<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/teaching-in-slovakia-2024\/\">Teaching American Law, Visiting Professorship at Matej Bel University in Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica, Slovakia (Fall 2024); click to learn more<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Representative Cases<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Black v. Dallas County Child Welfare Services, 835 S.W. 2nd 626 (Tex. 1992)<\/li>\n<li>U.S. v. Haga, 821 F. 2nd 1036 (5th Cir. 1987)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Professional Associations and Memberships<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Elected Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation (2022)<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/TXBF.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TXBF.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dallas Bar Association, Co-Chair of Legal Ethics Committee (2022)<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Bar Association, Member<\/li>\n<li>American Bar Association, Member<\/li>\n<li>State Bar of Texas, Sections on Criminal Law, Family Law &amp; Juvenile Law, Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Employment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><i>September 1988 &#8211; present<\/i><br \/>\nSelf-employed. Family law and related litigation, criminal law, mediation and professional licensing issues<\/li>\n<li><i>April 1986 &#8211; September 1988<\/i><br \/>\nAssociate with the firm of Perini &amp; Carlock. Practice limited to family law, criminal law, and related civil litigation.<\/li>\n<li><i>March 1985 &#8211; March 1986<\/i><br \/>\nAssociate with Shields, Blankenship &amp; Noble. General practice.<\/li>\n<li><i>September 1982 &#8211; February 1985<\/i><br \/>\nAssistant County Attorney, Bell County, Texas. Criminal prosecution and representation of the State in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fraternities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Phi Alpha Delta<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='content-column one_third last_column'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-390 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/larry-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/larry-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/larry-768x685.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/larry.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"contactBox\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Areas of Practice<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Family Law<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tab15px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Adoption<\/li>\n<li>Child Support<\/li>\n<li>Custody &amp; Visitation<\/li>\n<li>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>Modification of Existing Orders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Representation of Mental Health Professionals<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tab15px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Licensing Complaints<\/li>\n<li>Litigation Preparation<\/li>\n<li>Protective Orders &#8211; Responding to Subpoenas<\/li>\n<li>HIPAA Compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mediation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tab15px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Credentialed Mediator<\/li>\n<li>All Types of Cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Basic Estate Planning<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tab15px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Wills<\/li>\n<li>Trusts<\/li>\n<li>Medical Powers of Attorney<\/li>\n<li>Directives to Physican<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence J. 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