Lawrence Bruce LaRaus

Divorce is a difficult process that at times can feel overwhelming. Larry was a strong, steady, focused, reassuring advocate for me. We reviewed my goals, and he guided me through the process. He is completely honest, straightforward and helped me to understand the NY regs and have realistic goals. ...He negotiated aggressively with my ex-wife’s attorney who was unreasonable at times. Also polite and professional, well liked and respected at court and by our referee. Larry had my back, was open, warm, easy to talk to, always available. Has helped to guide me as I work to re-connect with my kids. You will be happy and grateful if you engage his services.

Mr LaRaus helped me with my divorce. It was an emotional and difficult time for me. He was easy to talk to and was always there to answer any questions I had. He was sympathetic and professional and made me feel confident that he was the right attorney for me. He handled the case extremely well. I am... very pleased to have him on my side.

Larry supported and defended me throughout an (ongoing) parental-alienation divorce. He is knows the law and court procedure well, articulates my position strongly and clearly, and is well respected by his colleagues and the bench. Having been around divorce attorneys more than to my liking, it i...s striking to me how honest Larry is, not only in respect of the court, but, more importantly, with his clients. Too often I've seen attorneys tell their clients what they want to hear, getting their hopes us, pocketing sizeable retainers, overstaffing the cases, rapidly depleting the retainers, and not delivering results commensurate with the heightened expectations. In my case, I came to Larry after I had made a number of significant mistakes while being represented by prior counsel, who did not provide me with the advice I needed at the time. Although I was fighting an uphill battle (primarily to regain a relationship with my alienated children), Larry did not sugar coat my situation, but gave me an honest assessment of the challenges we faced and worked hard to improve my situation. If I had engaged Larry at the outset, I would have avoided a lot of emotional pain and unnecessary expense. I went into my divorce thinking it was going to be amicable enough, but was blind-sided by my ex-spouse and her aggressive counsel. If you are up against a moneyed and/or hostile spouse, you would be well-advised to engage Larry as your first and only attorney.

One of the best decisions I ever made was to hire Larry to represent me during my divorce. He not only worked hard to ensure I had the best outcome on all fronts (child support, custody, financial) but he made sure during the whole process I was comfortable with everything; from the paperwork I neede...d to complete to courtroom proceedings. I ALWAYS felt Larry “had my back” 100%, and during the divorce process, ask anyone - it’s vital to have someone you trust in your corner every step of the way. Larry is exceptionally competent at what he does, and having felt so strongly about how well I was represented I referred him to my colleague at work who, after meeting with him, hired him as well. There are thousands of lawyers out there and on this site, but only one Larry LaRaus…:)