Matters the Firm Can Handle
- Temporary restraining orders
- Final restraining-order trials
- Applications to modify or dissolve orders where appropriate
- Family-court overlap involving custody, support, and contact issues
Additional Practice Areas
Domestic Violence / TRO-FRO
Temporary restraining orders and final restraining-order hearings move fast and carry real consequences. They can affect where you live, who you see, whether you can return home, firearm rights, custody posture, and how the court views everything that follows.
These are not casual hearings. A TRO can be entered quickly, often on limited information, and the FRO hearing that follows can shape the case permanently. Whether you are seeking protection or defending against allegations, the presentation of facts has to be disciplined, credible, and immediate.
Domestic-violence matters also overlap with family court more often than people expect. Parenting time, custody disputes, financial support, possession of the home, communication restrictions, and related motion practice can all be affected by what happens at the restraining-order stage.
What Needs to Happen First
Texts, calls, photos, medical records, prior reports, witnesses, and family-court history need to be organized immediately. In these matters, hesitation helps the other side. Clean preparation is what keeps an emergency order from turning into a permanent strategic loss.
Direct, Controlled Advocacy
These are emotionally charged cases. The value of direct attorney access is that the facts can be sorted without noise, the hearing can be prepared with precision, and the client knows exactly who is standing up in court.
If a TRO has already been entered or a domestic-violence hearing is coming fast, do not walk into court underprepared. Early control of the facts can change everything.