Top Rated Lawrence, KS Family Lawyers

45 family lawyers serve Lawrence, KS. Compare the best based on 105+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Douglas County are listed below.

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Lawrence Has 45 Family Attorneys with 105 Reviews

Law Office of David Brown LLC
120 East 9th Street, Ste 103, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: ● Selected as Best Lawyer in Lawrence, Kansas three years in a row (2013, 2014, and 2015 -- top 10 since 2013) by readers of the Lawrence Journal World. David Brown began his law practice in Lawrence in 1992, and in the decades since has developed...

Rating: 9.0

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The David Law Office
123 W 8th St Ste 100, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family

Review: "Timothy O’Keefe is professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about helping his clients. He provided excellent legal guidance at a fair price and made the entire process easy to understand. Highly recommend!"

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Family Lawyers in Lawrence, KS

Family lawyers advise and represent clients in matters like divorce, custody, adoption, prenuptial agreements, and the civil aspects of domestic violence. They draft agreements, negotiate settlements, appear in family court, protect parental and financial rights, help enforce orders, and provide emotional and procedural guidance through sensitive family transitions.

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Riling Burkhead & Nitcher
808 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Family, Business, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: Bobbie lee Riling grew up in Lawrence and has lived here most of her life. She comes from a long family history of attorneys. She is the fourth generation of Riling attorneys to practice in Lawrence and first female. She has a wide range of practi...

Rating: 7.1

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Stevens & Brand LLP
Po Box 189, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Family

Bio: Ms. Loveland is an attorney practicing in family law, with focuses on divorce and child custody matters. Sherri is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is a member of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee and the Kansas Bar A...

Rating: 8.3

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Law Office of Jody M. Meyer
4106 W 6th St Ste B, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Family

Review: "She is the best, at least in Lawrence for family court issues. She's confident and competent and advocates for her clients. If ANYONE in lawrence EVER asks about a good family court attorney, I say she's the only one. "

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719 Massachusetts Street, Suite 126, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and more

Review: "A lawyer that's easy to talk to! One of the most painless lawyer interactions I have ever had. Branden is quick to respond to phone calls/emails. He is knowledgeable and trustworthy and wont burn through your retainer for personal gain."

Rating: 7.6

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Lee & McInerney, LLC
719 Massachusetts, Suite 114, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Family, Litigation, Elder Law and more

Review: "I hired Lee and McInerney for my Protection from Abuse/Divorce case. SO glad I did! Both Michael and Lara are compassionate, kind, prompt, understanding, and efficient. I directly dealt with Michael for much of my case however Lara was included on..."

Rating: 7.5

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Riling, Burkhead & Nitcher, Chtd.
Po Box B, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Family, Litigation, Real Estate and more

Rating: 7.8

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Sloan Law Firm
Po Box 766, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, Juvenile and more

Review: "Emily has been our lawyer for quite some time now but she got us in quickly and wrote pages of information based on the situation. She also was able to keep us from going to court through her expertise and knowledge. We were grateful for her exped..."

Rating: 8.6

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Connors Law LLC
5200 Bob Billings Pkwy, Suite 303, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Debt Collection and more

Bio: It is a truth universally acknowledged that no matter where he shows up, Thomas (“Tommy”) Connors is fully equipped to do battle. When Tommy takes on a case, his clients reap the benefit of his considerable knowledge, intense personal investment, ...

Rating: 6.4

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Riling Burkhead & Nitcher, Chtd.
808 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody

Bio: For Catherine, being a family law attorney means offering her clients candid and supportive counsel to help guide them through difficult periods of their life. She brings a genuine sense of compassion, reasoning and fearlessness to her practice, a...

Rating: 8.1

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Franzenburg Law, LLC
901 Kentucky, Suite 107, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: After growing up in Iowa, I moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 to attend the University of Kansas. Upon graduation, I became a police officer in Prairie Village, Kansas for four years before going back to school to get my law degree, again at KU. I...

Rating: 7.8

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Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
5200 Bob Billings Pkwy., Suite 201, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Hannah Wittman is a family law attorney based in Lawrence, Kansas. She assists clients in matters of divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, and spousal maintenance. She also prepares prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, wills, and dur...

Rating: 7.3

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Barber Emerson, L.C.
1211 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce and Separation, Mediation and more

Review: "Ms. Roberts has a very compassionate demeanor and was considerate of my financial constraints, but she was neither assertive nor attentive to detail in handling my case. She let the other attorney set the tone and pace of the case and missed impor..."

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Douglas County District Court
111 E 11 Th St, Juvenile Court Pro Tem Divison, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Litigation, Mediation, Criminal Defense and more

Review: "He got me from a felony to a misdemeanor. He was fast, informative and friendly he is a really good lawyer "

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Law Office of Julia V. Butler LLC
4106 W 6th St Ste B, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Family

Review: "Julia was one of the worst attorneys I’ve ever seen. She was completely ill prepared, couldn’t even remember her clients name on the stand (called her client by different names at least 10 times), was rude and unprofessional to the judge, and com..."

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John Bodle Law
928 Rhode Island St, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Family, Bankruptcy & Debt, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: John Bodle grew up in Lawrence and has lived here most of his life, earning both undergrad and law degrees from the University of Kansas – bachelor of arts (linguisitics, with distinction) in 1985 and jurisdoctor in 1989. He began his legal career...

Rating: 7.5

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Hurst Legal Services, LLC
PO Box 1364, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Appeals

Rating: 6.9

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Riling, Burkhead & Nitcher Chartered
808 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Family

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Kathryn S. Barker Atty At Law LLC
Po Box 3496, Lawrence, KS

Family Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Family

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Which Family lawyers have been licensed the longest in Lawrence, KS?

Mary Susan Ellmaker 48 years licensed
John W. Nitcher 47 years licensed
William Joseph Skepnek 47 years licensed
Sherri E. Loveland 43 years licensed
Margie Wakefield 40 years licensed
Timothy George Riling 37 years licensed
Michael Thomas Jilka 37 years licensed
John Lawrence Bodle 36 years licensed
David James Brown 36 years licensed
Juanita Carlson 34 years licensed

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Which Lawrence, KS Family lawyers are newest to the area?

Kylee Ann Tokoi 3 years licensed
Hannah Renay Wittman 9 years licensed
Thomas Joseph Connors 9 years licensed
Kimberly Michelle Hurst 12 years licensed
Adam Thomas Carey 12 years licensed
Jennifer Ann Thomas 13 years licensed
Casey Elizabeth Forsyth 14 years licensed
Samara Louann Miller 14 years licensed
Bobbie Lee Riling 16 years licensed
Paul Randolph Klepper 16 years licensed

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Lawrence, KS Family Lawyers

Lawrence Has 45 Family Attorneys with 105 Reviews

David James Brown