{"id":42,"date":"2013-09-12T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T21:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:20:54","slug":"practice-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/practice-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Portraits-2017-0094-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Portraits-2017-0094-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Portraits-2017-0094-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Portraits-2017-0094-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>Our attorneys provide a wide range of family law and related matters.\u00a0 We focus on divorce, custody and all other family related legal issues including, but not limited to modification and enforcement of existing orders, child abuse and neglect, spousal abuse issues, as well as pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property agreements.<\/p>\n<p>We also provide basic estate planning services for our clients.\u00a0 We prepare simple wills, trust and Powers of Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>We represent Mental Health Professionals on the following issues: Licensing Complaints, Litigation Preparation, HIPAA Compliance,\u00a0 and Protective Orders &#8211; responding to subpoenas for records and testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence Praeger is a credentialed mediator. His 25 years of practicing law and 5 years of service on the State Bar Grievance Committee puts him in a unique position to mediate cases.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"expertwitness\">Expert Witness<\/h2>\n<p>We consult and act as an expert witness on the issue of attorney\u2019s fees and expenses. For a set fee, we evaluate attorney\u2019s fees and expenses for our client and the opposing party. If our report is satisfactory, we can then be designated as a testifying witness on your behalf. We are willing to travel statewide.<\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><h2 id=\"familylaw\">Family Law<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n<div class=\"div1\">\n<ul>\n<li>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>Custody<\/li>\n<li>Visitation (Possession and Access)<\/li>\n<li>Modification of Orders<\/li>\n<li>Enforcement of Orders<\/li>\n<li>Valuation of Assets<\/li>\n<li>Complex Property Cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"div2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pages-fr-HeadNotes-09-2025-Probate-Article-by-LJP.pdf#page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-498 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pages-fr-HeadNotes-09-2025-Probate-Article-by-LJP-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mediation\">Mediation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Credentialed Mediator<\/li>\n<li>All Types of Cases<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class='content-column one_half last_column'><h2 id=\"mentalhealthrepresentation\">Representation of Mental Health Professionals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Licensing Complaints<\/li>\n<li>Litigation Preparation<\/li>\n<li>Protective Orders &#8211; Responding to<br \/>\nSubpoenas<\/li>\n<li>HIPAA Compliance<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Counsel for: McPherson Counseling<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"estateplanning\">Basic Estate Planning<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wills<\/li>\n<li>Trusts<\/li>\n<li>Medical Power of Attorney<\/li>\n<li>Directive to Physican\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/p>\n<p>If you need assistance with any of these matters, an experienced family law attorney can help. We welcome the opportunity to explain our services, analyze your situation, and discuss your options as you look to the future.<a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/lawrencepraeger.com\/home\/contact\/\"> Contact the skilled divorce attorneys at Lawrence J. Praeger P.C.<\/a> to schedule an initial appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our attorneys provide a wide range of family law and related matters.\u00a0 We focus on divorce, custody and all other family related legal issues including, but not limited to modification and enforcement of existing orders, child abuse and neglect, spousal abuse issues, as well as pre-nuptial and post-nuptial property agreements. 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