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    37 family lawyers serve Columbia, MO. Compare the best based on 108+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Boone County are listed below.

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    Randall Brown Johnston

    Randall Brown Johnston

    5.08 reviews
    Randall B. Johnston PC
    2800 Forum Blvd., Suite 3B, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Business, Real Estate and more
    Bio: Compassionate, assertive, and dependable, Randall Johnston is a wonderful attorney to have on your side as you deal with the complications of Missouri’s legal system. He has a long history of professional success and is eager to use the knowledge ...
    Rating:  10
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    Chad Scott Hager

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    Chad Scott Hager

    3.19 reviews
    Stange Law Firm, PC
    1506 Chapel Hill Rd., Suite H, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Divorce & Separation, Mediation and more
    Bio: When you’re going through a family law matter, you need someone you can trust. Chad Hager will be there to help you in your time of need. Using his family law experience, he will help you through the difficult time in your life. Chad is Partner/Ge...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Tana Sanchez Benner

    Tana Sanchez Benner

    4.513 reviews
    Benner Family Law
    29 South 9th Street, Suite 211, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Divorce & Separation, Uncontested Divorce and more
    Bio: Tana Benner is an attorney and founder of Benner Law. She has worked exclusively in family law matters for more than a decade. She started her legal career by serving as the court-appointed guardian ad litem in child order-of-protection cases, man...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Elisha Gilmore

    Elisha Gilmore

    5.03 reviews
    Gilmore Law Group
    3700 Interstate 70 Dr SE, Suite 100-102, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Personal Injury, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Review: "I have been the recipient of an angry ex who has dragged me and our children thru the court "ringer" for over 2 years. I started with attorneys that touted many awards and years of experience. I wrongly associated high hourly rates with superior s..."
    Rating:  7.3
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    Brian Daniel Sleeth

    Brian Daniel Sleeth

    4.47 reviews
    Rutter and Sleeth Law Offices
    201 West Broadway Suite 3F, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Columbia lawyer Brian D. Sleeth of Rutter and Sleeth Law Offices delivers thorough and personalized family law counsel for our local community. He handles cases involving divorce and dissolution of marriage, child or spousal support, custody and v...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Jeffrey Kyle Basinger

    Jeffrey Kyle Basinger

    3.86 reviews
    Cline, Braddock & Basinger LLC
    224 N 8th Street, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Family
    Review: "Jeff is a fantastic attorney. He was very professional and knowledgable and I felt confident that he was ready and prepared for my hearing."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Matthew Lawrence Dresner

    Matthew Lawrence Dresner

    5.03 reviews
    Shurtleff Froeschner Harris Dresner, LLC
    300 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Juvenile, Bankruptcy & Debt and more
    Bio: SHURTLEFF FROESCHNER HARRIS DRESNER, LLC IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED LAW FIRM LOCATED IN COLUMBIA OPERTATING SINCE 1983 We work tirelessly to meet the legal needs of our individual clients and their families We have a proven track record and our attorne...
    Rating:  6.5
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    John M. Roodhouse

    John M. Roodhouse

    4.712 reviews
    Roodhouse Law Firm
    108 E. Green Meadows, Suite 8, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Personal Injury, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: John is a former Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri. As an Assistant Prosecutor, John established a reputation as an aggressive trial attorney, successfully trying both misdemeanor ...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Richard Berkley Hicks

    Richard Berkley Hicks

    5.03 reviews
    Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor, and Bacon, P.C.
    1103 East Broadway, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Litigation, Criminal Defense
    Bio: I have been practicing law since 1995. My focus of practice is in litigation, family law, and criminal law. I have been both a criminal defense attorney and a prosecutor. I have tried over 100 cases before juries. As a prosecutor, I have prosecute...
    Rating:  6.5
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    Matthew Ryan Welshon

    Matthew Ryan Welshon

    3.33 reviews
    The Law Office of Matthew Welshon, LLC
    19 E Walnut Street, Suite C, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Criminal Defense, Juvenile
    Bio: Matt Welshon discovered his passion for justice and helping others at a young age. Having dreamed of becoming an attorney since childhood, Matt takes great pride in providing all of his clients with the compassionate, competent support they deserv...
    Rating:  6.6
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    Malia Taylor Parnell

    Malia Taylor Parnell

    3.02 reviews
    Smith & Parnell, LLC
    700 Cherry St, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: Malia Parnell is an unwavering advocate for Missouri families and injury victims, guiding them through the challenging personal issues they face and protecting them through strategic and ethical legal strategies. She approaches every family law an...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Kennedy Womack

    Kennedy Womack

    5.03 reviews
    Stange Law Firm, PC
    1506 Chapel Hill Rd., Suite H, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 2 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Adoption, Alimony and more
    Bio: Facing a family law matter can be overwhelming, and having a knowledgeable, empathetic attorney in your corner makes all the difference. Kennedy Womack is an Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm, based in the firm’s Columbia, Missouri office. S...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Daniel J. Pingelton

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    Daniel J. Pingelton

    2.33 reviews
    Pingelton Law Firm
    28 N 8th St Ste 402, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Appeals, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Dan got me a very good outcome from a excruciating divorce that look 2.5 years to finish. My ex was going out for blood, he even fired his first lawyer 1.5 years in because that guy was too decent and reasonable, and Dan managed it all with aplomb..."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Kayla Welch

    Kayla Welch

    5.04 reviews
    Welch Law Office, LLC
    3610 Buttonwood Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 3 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Adoption, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Kayla Welch founded Welch Law Office, LLC to focus on what first inspired her to become an attorney — helping children and families find stability, safety, and belonging. Her practice is dedicated to adoption, guardianship, and Guardian ad Litem r...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Myia Michelle Mckenna

    Myia Michelle Mckenna

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    Columbia Family Law Group LLC
    1200 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Estate Planning, Appeals
    Bio: Myia M. McKenna is an attorney with Columbia Family Law Group, LLC, where she specializes in family law, estate planning, and appellate practice. Myia’s areas of practice include dissolution of marriage, legal separation, post-dissolution matters,...
    Rating:  6.8
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    Benjamin Bradley Nelson

    Benjamin Bradley Nelson

    Not yet reviewedReview Benjamin
    29 E. Ash St., Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Personal Injury, General Practice
    Rating:  8.4
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    Josh Oxenhandler

    Josh Oxenhandler

    3.06 reviews
    Oxenhandler Law
    1001 E. Walnut, Suite 300, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation and more
    Review: "Was referred by several friends in Columbia. Offers a very realistic view on my situation, but still backs me up wherever I want to go. Does not frivolously waste time or charge for anything unnecessary. I HIGHLY recommend him."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Linda Gayle Harris

    Linda Gayle Harris

    Not yet reviewedReview Linda
    Shurtleff Froeschner Harris Dresner, LLC
    300 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Bankruptcy & Debt, General Practice and more
    Rating:  6.6
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    Ernest Samuel Ueligger

    Ernest Samuel Ueligger

    Not yet reviewedReview Ernest
    Nathan Jones Law
    2412 Forum Blvd., Suite 101, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: AREAS OF PRACTICEErnie Ueligger focuses his practice areas in personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and family law (divorce, child custody, paternity, adoption, ex parte/orders of protection). Consistent with the basic principles...
    Rating:  6.7
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    James L. Rutter

    James L. Rutter

    Not yet reviewedReview James
    Rutter and Sleeth Law Offices
    201 West Broadway Suite 3F, Columbia, MO
    Family Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Family
    Bio: Columbia trial attorney Jim Rutter has decades of professional experience in a variety of case types, including jury trial experience. Beginning his practice in 1979, Attorney Rutter has handled criminal defense issues from the other side of the c...
    Rating:  6.5
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