Laura Kaye Robbins

Laura Kaye Robbins

4.6
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 22 years

Child custody Lawyer at State College, PA
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family ... +2 more

315 S. Allen St., Suite 126, State College, PA

About Laura

Biography

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 125-200 per hour

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 22 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2003

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Laura Robbins Law

315 S. Allen St., Suite 126, State College, PA, 168017570

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Laura Kaye Robbins's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

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Posted by Donna | April 22, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Appreciation and Gratitude

Laura is very professional and nonjudgemental. Her experience and concern offers sound legal advice. She makes her clients a priority and it shows in her work. Laura represented me during an emotional time and I was very grateful to have support from someone I could trust. Laura truly advocates ...for her clients and always provided her honest opinion. I highly recommend Laura Robbins Law for any legal concerns you may encounter.

Posted by anonymous | April 25, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence

Professional but ...

Laura is professional, organized and absolutely has calls returned in a reasonable amount of time . She listens and can be compassionate at times. With that being said I would not recommend her if you are a male dealing with a PFA being filed. I never abused my wife in 11 yrs of marriage. I did not a...buse her physically, emotionally, verbally or financially. I had a PFA filed and when it was served to me it was of a denied PFA because the judge saw right through it. However, due to persistence by outside pressures and the coaching by counselors at the Women's Resource Center , another one was filed with a couple of blatant and obvious lies and was granted. I hired Attorney Robbins to fight the PFA. The agreement was to fight it. I was devastated to even have my name in the same sentence with abuser or wife beater. When we got to court, Laura cowered to pressure from the Women's Resource Center and Assistant Prosecutor. I had only been to court a few time and never for a charge of abuse. Laura decided I should plead guilty. Her explanation was that if they can convince or prove of even one incident of abuse and I plead not guilty that it would be bad. I admit I forget the exact consequences. This happened several years ago and I have learned a lot since then. In the county in Pennsylvania that I live in now, my wife would not even have been granted a PFA or her PFA would have quickly been denied. Yet, due to inexperience in life and law I listed to Laura and plead guilty. She convinced me by asked Ng if I had ever raised my voice at my wife, now ex....I said well yes, but rarely and I did not yell or step or call her names. Laura said something like but you raised your voice and that's enough. Now, in Laura's defense, when this happened, abuse by men was a hot topic in Centre County. A retired State Trooper had around that time gone into a Weis Market in Philipsburg and shot his estranged wife. In a custody exchange a man shot and killed his ex wife at a Sheetz on Buffalo Run Road. As you can see I'm being honest and explaining the whole story. But the thing is, I really did not abuse my ex. In fact a couple times she abused me and even got a summons from a state Trooper for smacking, hitting and scratching me up. We should of fought it, she should of fought it. Does anyone understand the consequences of a PFA being granted by a judge during a separation, custody and divorce. I'm not even going to describe or explain how bad pleading guilty to that PFA did that day, I could write a small book about all the consequences that followed. A couple of quick highlights...In the very beginning of this s mess it became a major issue to even see my kids. I also could not work certain community service events that I like doing and lost many job opportunities. It got worse from there. I cannot speak to how well she does with custody and alimony, I did not use her for that. As for tough cases, fighting false PDA's, no way. Also if I could go back in time I would file for malpractice.

Posted by Sandy | February 26, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Ideal attorney

I must say how much I appreciate Laura and her attentiveness to her clients. She was the fourth attorney I saw in State college and the one that got my divorce finalized. I did some of the work to eliminate cost, but she made this happen. I knew after our first consultation that she had empathy and ...understanding of my situation. She has amazing knowledge and efficiency. I highly recommend her to anyone and honestly, truly like her as a person.

Posted by PATSY | April 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child custody case

Laura Robbins is an excellent child custody attorney. She was always prepared, responded promptly to any and all questions, and extremely knowledgeable about the 16 points that are addressed in custody cases. With her help in my daughter's custody case we received the outcome we hoped for. We r...ecommend her services very highly!

Posted by Jade | September 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child Custody Case

Laura Robins was incredibly thorough with my child custody case. She was on time, prepared and has been very informative on all legal issues involved in case. When things were uncertain she stayed steadfast and fought with me till the end with a great result!

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Charles Farrell

Child custody lawyer | Apr 25

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Unknown lawyer | Apr 19

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"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Robbins is a great attorney based upon my review of her profile."

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Family lawyer | Sep 10

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"I endorse this lawyer. I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a very talented family law attorney who fights for her clients."

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Family lawyer | Mar 05

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a skilled family law attorney."

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Family lawyer | Feb 21

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 20

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is an excellent family law attorney."

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Family lawyer | Feb 20

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a dedicated family law advocate."

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Family lawyer | Feb 12

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is an excellent family law attorney."

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Family lawyer | Feb 12

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a very talented family law attorney. I would not hesitate to recommend her services."

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Family lawyer | Jan 31

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Family lawyer | Jan 28

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a dedicated family law attorney."

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Family lawyer | Jan 28

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Jan 28

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a very talented family law attorney."

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Family lawyer | Jan 27

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"I endorse this lawyer. Laura is a dedicated family law attorney."

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Nov 05

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Stephen Helmerich

Family lawyer | Feb 18

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"Attorney Robbins is an experienced and zealous advocate for her clients."

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Family lawyer | Mar 21

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"Attorney Robbins is hard-working and dedicated to getting the best results for her clients. She got her experience at Legal Services Inc., before entering private practice. In my experience, those who started their careers at legal Services or as public defenders or prosecutors, tend to be far more focused on achieving justice for their clients than on just making money. Attorney Robbins fits this mould. I refer a lot of divorce and custody cases to her because I have confidence in her abilities."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2000

Membership, Golden Key National Honor Society

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Owner/Member, Laura Robbins Law, LLC

2003 - 2011

Staff Attorney, MidPenn Legal

Associations

2012 - Present

CBICC

Member

2011 - Present

Pennsylvania Notary Public

Notary

2003 - Present

Centre County Bar Association

2003 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Keystone Referral Group

2014 - 2016

ASSE Exchange

Participant - host family

Sample of Legal Cases

N.T. v. F.F.

Case Reversed

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Education

2002

Wayne State University Law School

J.D.

2000

Michigan State University

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2012

Small Firm Workshop

Building a Solo Firm

2011

Bench-Bar Day

Landlord Tenant Issues

2007

Conference

Utilizing Facebook and MySpace in Discovery for Child Custody Cases

Publications

Languages

English

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