Claery & Hammond, LLP2121 Avenue of the StarsSuite 2900Los Angeles, CA, 90067United States (310) 362-2273 (619) 299-2008

Lance Raymond Claery

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Lance Claery has been successfully practicing family law for more than a decade. He has assisted numerous clients with their divorce and family law matters such as child custody and child support matters. Don't hesitate to consult with attorney Lance Claery in regarding your family law matter today.

Practice areas

Family: 50%
21 years
Child support: 25%
Child custody: 24%
13 years
Administrative law: 1%

Languages spoken

English

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Claery & Hammond, LLP

2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA, 90067

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
DC	Good Standing	2009	06/08/2022
CA	Active	2001	06/09/2022

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Recognition: Nationwide Top Ten Percent of Lawyers	Lawyers of Distinction	2016
Expertise in Advocacy	Los Angeles Times	2015
Clients' Choice Award	Avvo	2012
10 Year Anniversary Recognition	LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell	2011
Dean's LIst	University of Maryland	N/A

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Founding Partner	Claery and Green, LLP	2009 - Present

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
United States District Court for the Central District of California	Member	N/A
California BAR Association	Member	N/A
Washington, D.C. BAR Association	Member	N/A
Los Angeles County Bar Association	Member	N/A
San Diego County Bar Association	Member	N/A

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Lawyers of Distinction	Attorney Lance Claery Selected for Lawyers of Distinction Membership	2016
Los Angeles Times	Claery and Green, Expertise in Advocacy	2015
Los Angeles Times	2013 Family Law Practitioners Feature	2013
SelfGrowth.com	My Spouse Wants a Divorce - I've Been Served with a Petition for Dissolution, What do I do Now?	2012
HG.org	Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence	2010

HG.org	Move Away Requests	2010
Self Growth	California Holiday Visitation Issues	N/A
Selfgrowth.com	Going Through a Difficult Divorce?	N/A

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
University of Maryland	Undergraduate	N/A
California Western SOL	law	N/A

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4.0 stars3.9 (30)

5 Star		70%
4 Star		3%
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1 Star		27%

Review Lance Raymond Claery

Expert Attorney & Fought Hard for My Young Child! Ten Stars!

5.0 stars

Posted by Stefani
July 29, 2022

Lance was great. It's very hard to find someone who knows family law as well as Lance, and willing to take on my complex custody case involving my 2 year old son & his abusive father. I didn't have alot of money, but Lance and Eli worked with me, and I will never be able to thank them enough. When my ex's aggressive attorney wanted to go to trial, this law firm was on it, and believed in my fight, securing a restraining order including my son as a protected party. I liked Lance from the start, and he's a busy guy. But he'd call me to reassure me all hands were on deck, and they were. If you have doubts, or are worried, and quite frankly you should be becuase the courts don't always get it right or do what is in the childs best interest, I strongly suggest you do everything you can to get anyone from Lance's firm to represent you in your family law case. I interviewed several law firms, and I am not an easy client, but Tim, Charlene, Eli, and Elizabeth went to bat for me and my son, and they were the best I could have asked for!

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Lance is THE BEST hands down, w/ child custody.

5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
September 6, 2021

Lance developed a game plan the Friday before my Monday morning hearing. At 4:50p.m. Overall, the associate attorneys Lance directed did a good job, worked long hard hours, & genuinely fought for my 2 yo son to kept out of the unsupervised care of his violent father. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. I regret terminating services the last day of trial because I felt I was not being heard. Opposing counsels salacious lies were excessive, impossible to keep up With & convincing even to me. I was overwhelmed, caring for a new baby, & failed to provide much supporting documentation for anything really. But I felt like I knew more aboit my case, & could do better, so I terminated Lances services. Foolishly. Rudely. They still didn’t give up. Answered my emails, gave advice, etc. Even on the last day, final hearing I requested to no representation before the xoie, Charlene & Tim stayed on the line the entire hearing, free of charge, to hear what the orders were. I lost everything in the next 3 months, including custody of my very attached baby boy, shortly after his 2nd birthday. He knew when he went with his Dad what was in store for him, crying, screaming, etc. He fought hard, regressing in speech to 1 word “mam”, now rapidly shakes his head no, squeezing caregivers necks at exchanges 2 months ago, before he was taken by police 8/6/21 to live with his Dad bc I didn’t follow orders of 50/50 & missing the last hearing. I don’t see that I’ll ever get him back. I regret not keeping this office on my case, failing at handing over all medical reports & photos as uncomfortable & full of shame as they made me. I’m sorry for not answering their calls, or a helping them with answers they requested. Because now it’s too late . I’ve had no contact for over a month with my child. I’m not on drugs (all negative yes results), not mentally ill ( psychiatrist & counselor for PTSD verifying this), provided a happy & healthy living environment, & met all basic child needs. I am a credentialed teacher. I can’t comprehend how this can happen to innocent KIDS. But it did. Without Lance & his team, my angel was placed in grave danger almost IMMEDIATELY. I didn’t have a chance to say anything. I was refused a guardian ad litmum, continuance to respond to a declaration I wasn’t served, & my son hasn’t had any contact w his mother’s in a month. It’s a nightmare that never ends. I wish I told Lance how lucky I was, gave the staff everything they asked for, and timely. I wish I never let them go. My innocent Landon will never recover. There was never any evidence or proof to any of my ex’s claims, yet he was recently granted a DVRO, potentially blocking me from my son for 5 years, the reverse of what was on the table when Claery & Hammond were my attorneys. Out of all the attorneys Lance was THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE, REALISTIC, HONEST, & COMPASSIONATE. A child doesn’t have ANY guarantee at getting just & fair orders. Eevery parent has an obligation to protect their child’s interests through competent representation, WHO wil fight in their behalf, aggressively.. Lance, Tim, Eli, Charlene, & Elizabeth did that, until I stopped them. It was the worse mistake of my life. Hire this firm the second you get the chance.

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5.0 stars

Posted by Lawrence
November 23, 2017

Lance Claery is a brilliant attorney. I am very happy to say that this Thanksgiving I will be with my kids! This is because Attorney Claery fought hard for me. He is a smart lawyer and at the same time a wonderful person. This combination is great in custody matters. I needed this approach.

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I am thankful for Mr. Claery's assistance

5.0 stars

Posted by Esteban
November 12, 2015

Mr. Claery is compassionate and caring. He listened to everything I had to say when other attorney's didn't. I needed help with my child custody matter. I contacted Mr. Claery and he immediately made me feel better because he had a clear plan of action that I understood to seek custody of my son. I went with Claery and green and am so glad I did. I have primary custody of my child and was able to get fair orders. My ex is very unreasonable so this was quite an accomplishment. Thank goodness for Claery and Wong. This is an excellent lawyer.

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Lawyer Charlene Wong was excellent! !!

5.0 stars

Posted by Craig
October 6, 2015

Ms Wong did an excellent job with my case...no alimony. ...my retirement untouched. ..no back child support and I'm extremely happy with the settlement and excellent attentive service I received.

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Supple Matters

5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
August 26, 2015

I was having post judgment issues. I had to go back to court on a request for additional child and spousal support that was truly unfair. I was facing very stressful and difficult child custody and child support issues. My ex-spouse was in complete denial as to what my actual earnings were. I do not know how to put into words how difficult it feels to try to reason with an expert house who just doesn't get it. She was asking for outrageous amounts of both spousal support and child support too. Mr. Claery was very non-knowledgeable, aggressive and was highly effective. I highly recommend this firm for anyone seeking aggressive representation. I am very happy with my personal results. The ultimate orders that were made are favorable.

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5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
August 18, 2015

I am extremely pleased with my attorney, Mr. Lance Claery. He was very smart, informative and aggressive. He was able to get me the information I needed to resolve my support matter and provide the best experience I could hope for in such a situation.

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5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
June 17, 2015

My overall experience with this firm was very nice. Mr. Cleary is an excellent lawyer. I would suggest this firm to any person who needs a lawyer for help.

Divorce and Custody Matter

5.0 stars

Posted by E.A.
December 26, 2014

After speaking with many lawyers, I was relieved to find this one. He definitely understood my child custody problems and made me feel really good about a very difficult process. The staff was very attentive to my needs, they communicated very well with me , and I could tell they really cared about my divorce case. My job provides me with an always changing schedule, and the staff went out of their way to make things easy for me which was really important for me. I recommend this law firm to any person who needs assistance with a divorce especially if you have contested issues related to custody over your children.

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Professional, Friendly & Knows The Law

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Posted by Mike
September 23, 2013

As far as issues related to my children go, there is nothing more important to me. Mr. Claery clearly understood this and he chose a custody and support course of action that made sense. His understanding of my predicament, knowledge of the law and his ability to talk "law" to me in plain english helped me so much I cannot even put it into words. All I wanted were fair orders. My attorney delivered results in the court. He was prepared, clear with the judge and I am happy with the judge's orders from the court action.

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Jessica Dorman, Family Attorney on Jul 26, 2017
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Michael Laufer, Family Attorney on Feb 21, 2016
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Lance truly cares about his clients. He is sincere, passionate and patient. He ensures that the client understands the process and is kept involved along the way. He has a breadth of knowledge in the field of family law. I admire his professionalism. I highly recommend and endorse Lance.

Timothy Follett, Family Attorney on Feb 1, 2016
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Brenda Lopez, Family Attorney on May 8, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer. Lance is a very competent and compassionate professional.

Michael Waddington, Family Attorney on May 22, 2014
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I endorse Lance. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community.

James Dicks, Family Attorney on Nov 29, 2013
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This attorney works very hard for the clients and keeps up with the law by attending legal seminars to assist them in this regard. I endorse this attorney.

Michael Shemtoub, Administrative law Attorney on Sep 19, 2013
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Your resume speaks for itself and I consider you a valuable member of the attorney community. I would recommend you to anyone and everyone who needs your services. I whole heartedly endorse this lawyer!

Joseph Land, Family Attorney on Apr 16, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Claery is an incredibly aggressive and zealous attorney who loves to fight for his clients. As his former employee I gained incredible experience under his tutelage in the areas of Family Law and the business side of running a law practice. I praise Mr. Claery's desire to take on modest means clients and fight for their needs as wells as those with means to successfully fight a family law matter. I would recommend Mr. Claery to anyone seeking a highly caring and realistic attorney.

Erica Brown, Family Attorney on Jan 15, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Claery was my employer at the start of my career. He was my mentor and helped shape the lawyer that I am today. His practice is limited to family law which brings much focus and compassion to all of his clients. His intelligence and knowledge of the law will serve you well.

James Ratzer, Family Attorney on Jan 15, 2013
Relationship: Worked together on matter

I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Claery is a competent caring lawyer who makes decisions that are focused on his client's best interests.

Kyle Puro, Family Attorney on Nov 16, 2012
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I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Claery was my employer and mentor early in my career. He helped develop my trial skills. Mr. Cleary has the knowledge, ethics, and compassion that are required when you hire a family law attorney. His sharp attention to detail will serve you well.

Andy Cook, Family Attorney on Nov 1, 2012
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

I have known Lance for about eight years. He is intelligent, honest, and experienced in all aspects of family law. He knows the San Diego area well and has many contacts here, but he now practices in Los Angeles and is experienced there as well. One of the great things about Lance is that his practice is limited to family law, so he knows the field well.

Karyn Boulais, Family Attorney on Aug 26, 2011
Relationship: Worked together on matter

Mr. Claery is professional and focused on acheiving client goals. Very knowledgeable of the law. I recommend this lawyer for all of your family law needs.

Nicole Boros, Family Attorney on Jun 1, 2011
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I endorse this lawyer and would recommend him in any family law matter.

James Green, Family Attorney on Nov 9, 2009
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I endorse this lawyer's work. He believes in true advocacy.

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Expert Attorney & Fought Hard for My Young Child! Ten Stars!

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Lance is THE BEST hands down, w/ child custody.

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I am thankful for Mr. Claery's assistance

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Lawyer Charlene Wong was excellent! !!

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Supple Matters

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Professional, Friendly & Knows The Law

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