Robert E. Raesz Jr.

Bob is a straight shooter and a good man to have on your side. Thankfully we settled in mediation for 50/50 custody and looking back I wish I had been more aggressive as Bob advised on the child support and financial aspects but that's my fault not his. He was a rock in the mediation room and thoug...h we didn't have to go to a courtroom I have first-hand accounts from others that he's a fine litigator. He's very fair with his billing, farming out the more time-consuming aspects of documentation, financial spreadsheets etc to Blake at a lower rate. My total fees were less than half of my ex's despite hers being nominally a lower hourly rate than Bob. Highly recommended.

I was referred to Law Office of Robert E. Raesz, Jr. at the time of extreme stress and despair, when the only thought going through my mind was to protect my children from an unhealthy and unsafe marriage I was in. Bob was amazing: years of experience in the legal system, confidence, and invaluable p...ersonal advice he shared with me throughout this process helped me tremendously to not lose my mind and fall apart. Divorce is never easy, and I would not be able to go through this without Bob's expertise and emotional support. To add to that, I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the proceedings, and continued legal assistance and professionalism in representing me in all matters related to child support, decree provisions enforcement, and general legal advice.

I hired Bob Raesz after I was forced to pursue modifications to the terms of my child custody and child support arrangements. The issues were complicated and the outcome was uncertain. I was very pleased with the outcome of the proceedings and believe the modification was absolutely in the best int...erests of my children. I also believe my family would not have been as successful had I not turned to Mr. Raesz. I would recommend Bob for any family related issues, especially hotly contested issues. Bob has a way of weaving through wreckage to focus on the issues deemed critical in the eyes of the Court. He was very helpful in removing the emotional roadblocks and focusing on what really matters! His approach was professional and straight-forward. Bob is direct, confident, and focused. He is well respected throughout the local judiciary systems. His experiences as a former Judge in Bastrop County sets him apart in comparison to his peers. Needless to say, he will always be my family law attorney.

I have been a client of Mr. Raesz since 2007 when I came to him as a father, getting divorced and desperately seeking to not lose my young daughter. I had interviewed several attorneys in the area who all seemed to think they could get me an “every other weekend parenting time agreement”. They all ...seemed to have a standard price and any “fight” would be a tough and costly endeavor. This was terrifying to me. Just when I was about to give up hope and succumb to such a horrible scenario, a friend advised me to speak with Bob Raesz. Well…that is probably the single best piece of advice I have ever received - EVER! Bob brought me into his office and took the time to understand my situation. He seemed knowledgable as he laid out options and outcomes. In the end, Bob managed to get me everything I had wanted without going to court. He stuck with me through a 9 hour marathon mediation session that drug out well into the late evening…refusing to give in the entire time. He knew what the likely outcome would be in a court room and he accepted nothing less. I ended up with a mediated settlement agreement that offered me a reduced Child Support obligation (that was fairly based on incomes vs the Texas default amount) and I received a true 50/50 parenting time schedule with my 5 year old daughter. I could not have been happier. Mr. Raesz has continued to represent me through two modifications and several unofficial conflicts with my ex-wife. He successfully helped me modify geographic restrictions to allow for better schooling opportunities and quality of life for my child. Last year he was able to assist me in gaining full-custody of my now 14 year old daughter, reversing Child Support and allowing me to secure the exclusive right to make educational and medical decisions for my daughter, and he was able to get me a portion of my attorneys fees repaid by my ex-wife. Mr. Raesz is a father friendly attorney. I know he represents both sides, but I also know firsthand that he is very successful where others fall short. He is aggressive in and out of court and truly fights for his clients (me). He and his staff are readily available and have held my hand from my green-newbie beginnings, through to becoming the seasoned fighter I am today. Bob’s billing practices are more than fair…once I spent 2 hours in his office and was only billed for a single hour because we spent half that time talking about motorcycles, kids, or whatever. This practice has continued since my first meeting with him. I have recommended several of my friends to Bob that have experienced equally successful outcomes. I would not hesitate to recommend him again. It’s unfortunate that I have needed to have an attorney for this amount of time, but the silver lining is that I truly consider Bob a personal friend. He and his team have made my annual X-mas gift list!

I have just ended a 4 year long child custody case because of this attorney. Bob was my 4th attorney in a string of lost hearings and misguided representation. It felt like no matter how promising or knowledgeable the attorneys I hired seemed, they could get no movement in my case and actually did ...more harm than good. I had full custody of my son since birth until just before his 1 yr old birthday. Blindsided by the opposing side in my original hearing in 2012 by a not so experienced attorney. We were going to court for what we thought was child support but turned into a full out custody war. I lost custody with only receiving standard possession with him having everything else, even had to pay child support. I put all my energy and money into getting justice for what had been done. I went though a string of attorneys. Bob had worked on a prior case I had heard about and was highly recommended by a friend. He did not disappoint nor did he give me false hope like the rest. He was very straight forward in what needed to be done and where we were in the case. We were "behind the 8 ball". He gave me information to study up and guided me every step. I had not felt this comfortable with any attorney I had met or I had hired. My first hearing with him, we were walking to the courthouse and a colleague of his remarked on how calm I seemed. My response was "I feel really confident in Bob and didn't fell nervous at all". We had a string of hearings together from that point on, he could not have been more professional with the judges, opposing side or my case. We had a very difficult attorney on the other side that my other attorney's failed to handle the correct way. There are definitely times where you will wonder what is going on your case and if your lawyer knows also. I trusted him every step of the way. Our final hearing was in October 2014, 3days. He was phenomenal in the courtroom, he knew when to push or back off the questioning. He did an amazing job with the witnesses, only asking questions that would help the judge see the whole picture. He kept facts to facts and did not let the little things that we all want courts to hear, but that they see irrelevant in. One thing that stuck with me was a conversation we had when I said "well whats our strategy?" He said "well were gonna win". Bob got me custody of my 3 year old son back before his 4th birthday. When I went and sat down with Bob I told him everything, I was in tears and felt like I had no options left and my only choice was to give up. I said to him if he couldn't help I had to give up, He sat there for a minute then responding with " That's not an option, if there was even a small chance he would win this for me" . That is exactly what he did. I do have to say Blake (his associate) and Kris (paralegal)were amazing in facilitating my case as well. You need amazing people behind you to be amazing also.