Robert E. Raesz Jr.

Mr. Raesz easily comprehended my complex situation, better than I could, in planning a divorce from my childrens' father. He spoke to me with compassion and humor, and in a tone of voice that I could listen to. He was able to coach me on the best options in a lousy situation, and helped me see a path... through the worst. He kept me on a path to a future where mutual co-parenting is possible. I could not have navigated this process on my own, and I switched attorneys after I met Bob Raesz. His staff was courteous and responsive. And Bob was a bulldog of a negotiator. I've never been so relieved to have someone on my side.

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!

There were several unjust political moves that were made by my ex who is politically connected and uses his power to avoid doing what is just and fair. Bob Raesz was able to stop the injustices and force my ex to follow normal procedures put in place for good reason by the courts and the attorney g...eneral's office.

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.

I give Bob high marks because he has earned it. I am a single dad with full custody, not an easy task. His expertise and knowledge (was a judge and is well respected at the court house) has made all the difference in my daughter's and my life. He gets 99% of the job done in his opening statements. My... divorce/custody case has taken 2 years due to my ex. Bob has been there every step of the way. If you think you are in for a tough battle, don't waste time money and your future... Go with Bob. His staff is phenomenal. I receive emails promptly containing every document, correspondence, and question. I cannot tell you how vitally important it is to be in the know when your life is in upheaval. Wish the $ went to my daughters college education, but worth every penny. I had an up hill battle the whole way, and yet he came through with integrity and perseverance. Added bonus: his office is walking distance from the Travis county court house. I only mention this because my ex was late to one court date due to parking..... Judges don't like that.