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Laurence A. DePlaza

Laurence DePlaza

DePlaza & O'Connor
5172 Village Creek Drive, Suite 103
Plano, TX 75093

Plano

Texas (TX)

T: 972-380-4222
F: 972-380-4229

Practice Areas

Family Law

Selected To

• Texas Super Lawyers 2011
• Texas Super Lawyers 2010
• Texas Super Lawyers 2009
• Texas Super Lawyers 2008
• Texas Super Lawyers 2005
• Texas Super Lawyers 2004
• Texas Super Lawyers 2003

Profile

At the law firm of Laurence A. DePlaza, PC, in Plano, Texas, clients find a family law attorney with 20 years of experience in handling complex legal issues. Mr. DePlaza's practice is focused on finding positive resolutions to the difficult problems that can arise during the dissolution of a marriage. He regularly handles cases divorce cases involving significant disputes over child custody, visitation rights, the division of family business assets and other issues.

Rated as an AV Preeminent* attorney, Mr. DePlaza also holds a board certification in family law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He uses his education, skills and energy to provide strong and strategic representation for his clients throughout Dallas and the surrounding areas.

Mr. DePlaza earned his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1986. Since then, he has been a member of multiple legal associations, including serving as co-director of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute in both San Antonio, Texas, and in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has also been honored as a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.


*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Laurence DePlaza

Law School: University of Florida Levin College of Law

Admitted: 1987, Texas

Honors and Awards:

  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow, Texas Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Various Committee Leadership Positions)

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Family Law, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  • Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Child Custody Battles Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • American Bar Association
  • College of the State Bar
  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Association for Justice
  • Board of Directors, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 1998 - 2001
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section
  • Florida, 1987
  • Texas, 1988
  • Co-Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000
  • Co-Director, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 2002

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Visiting Master, 255th District Court
  • Volunteer Attorney Ad Litem, 254th District Court

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • "Closing the File", Dallas Bar Association Pro Bono Project, 1994
  • "Trial Techniques", American Bar Association, 1995
  • Paternity-Termination, Dallas Bar Association Pro Bono Project, 1996
  • "Happy Father's Day - Paternity Issues", Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas, 1996
  • "Preparation, Preparation, Preparation", Winning Trial Techniques - Mastering the Challenge, 1998

Educational Background:

  • University of Florida, B.S. in Finance, May, 1983
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