Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Complex Property Division
- Marital Torts
- Asset Tracing
- Divorce Finanical Recovery
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Visitation
- Modifications and Relocation
- Prenuptial Agreements
- After Marriage Agreements
- Pre and Post-divorce Planning
- Enforcement of Orders
- Hague Convention
- Mediation
- Collaborative Family Law
- Paternity and Support
Raggio & Raggio
3316 Oak Grove Ave., Ste. 100,
Dallas, Texas
TEL: 214.880.7500
FAX: 214.880.7506
Email:@raggiolaw.com
History and Philiosophy
Raggio & Raggio, P.L.L.C., of Dallas, Texas, is a nationally-recognized leader in divorce and family law, providing quality legal services as well as influencing law-making at the highest policy levels. Founded on a tradition of integrity, common sense and technical expertise, the firm strives for timely resolution of difficult family situations with a minimal level of confrontation, particularly when children are involved.
With the "client's interests at heart," the firm handles divorce and property cases, child custody and support, visitation, adoption, wills and estate planning, and other family law legal matters. Through effective use of state-of-the-art technology, Raggio & Raggio, P.L.L.C., specializes in financially complex cases requiring extensive research and analysis, including cases involving tracing of marital assets.
The law firm roots date to 1956 when Louise Raggio left her job as Dallas County's first female assistant district attorney to join the law practice of her late husband, Grier Raggio, Sr. In later years, all three sons -- Grier, Jr., Thomas and Kenneth -- joined the firm now Raggio & Raggio PLLC The total legal experience of the lawyers with the firm is over 125 years.
Louise Raggio
Louise Raggio, (1919-2011) was considered a "pioneer in marital and family rights." She formed the firm in 1956 with her late husband, Grier H. Raggio,Sr. She has been called the "Mother of Family Law in Texas." Her involvement in the Marital Property Act in 1967 "brought Texas into the 20th century." As chair of the State Bar of Texas' Family Law Section, she spearheaded the Family Code project in 1979, making Texas the first state with a unified family code. For that effort, she received the State Bar of Texas' highest honor and was the first woman elected Director to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas in its more than 100-year history. On the national level, she served in influential leadership positions with the American Bar Association and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She received the Sandra Day O'Conner award from the Texas Center frrom Professionalism and Ethics and received the Dallas Bar Association's Morris Harrell Lawyer of the Year Award.
Mrs. Raggio was an inductee in the Texas Women's Hall of Fame and a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the first recipient of the Dallas Bar Association Outstanding Trial Lawyers Award, the prestigious Margaret Brent Award from the American Bar Association, a listing in The Best Lawyers in America, as well as having Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas found a Lecture Series in her name. A video introduction used at the Lectures that outlines some of her accomplishments is here. Her sons carry on their mother's tradition. Her longer form resume is here. Her book Texas Tornado been well received by several generations of Texans who look up to Louise as an icon and role model. A documentary about her was featured on PBS Channel 13 in March, 2008. Texas Tornado is profiled in Google Books and is available in local bookstores.
Kenneth Raggio
Kenneth is a past Chairman of the American Bar Association's Family Law Section, the world's largest family law organization. He is credited with increasing involvement and revamping the 15,000-member section, especially in areas to help family law attorneys render better services at reasonable cost to their clients, including divorce mediation. Ken is also one of six private practitioners in the U. S. named to the Board of Advisors for the American Law Institute's Restatement of Family Law Project. The Project had the formidable task of recommending changes to carry family law into the 21st century, and published its authoritative Principles in 2002. A frequent author and lecturer on Family Law topics to state, national and international family law organizations, and selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Best Lawyers, Ken is a quoted source of legal information in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Times, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Child, Canada's National Post, and The Texas Lawyer, among others. He was selected to be a 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Texas SuperLawyer. He is a Master in the Annette Steward American Inns of Court. Email him at kenneth at the firm's website raggiolaw.com (This is intentionally NOT a hotlink. Like everyone else we need to be careful to avoid spammers who methodically troll websites for email addresses No attorney client privilege with emails) Ken is known as a formidable and effective advocate on behalf of his clients.
Click here for the "long form" about Kenneth Raggio - including a mug shot.
Thomas Raggio
Tom is noted for his exceptional rapport with clients and diplomatic negotiating skills. A past chairman of the Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar, Tom has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, and Texas Best Lawyers and also featured in D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas in its biennial listings in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. He has been selected as a 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Texas SuperLawyer. He has been a Master in the Annette Steward American Inns of Court. Contact him by email at tom at the firm's website raggiolaw.com. (This is intentionally NOT a hotlink. Like everyone else we need to be careful to avoid spammers who methodically troll websites for email addresses. No privilege with emails sent)
More information about Tom is here.
Grier Raggio, Jr.
Grier, Jr., a Texas lawyer since 1968, returned to Dallas eleven years ago from Manhattan where he practiced family law for over 20 years. A Harvard College graduate, he has written numerous articles on family law and two books, the more recent titled How to Divorce in New York. He has been selected as a 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Texas SuperLawyer. Louise, Ken, Tom, and Grier have all been selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has handled several international family law and international child custody cases. Contact him by email at grier at the firm's website raggiolaw.com. (This is intentionally NOT a hotlink. Like everyone else we need to be careful to avoid spammers who methodically troll websites for email addresses No privilege with emails.)
Barbara G. VanDuyne
Barbara Geddis Van Duyne practices exclusively in the area of family law. She received her J.D. decree from Southern Methodist University. She previously was a psychiatric nurse (B.S. R.N.). She is a member of the College of the State Bar, the State Bar of Texas (member of the Family Law Section, she has been on the State Bar Grievance Panel - past PEP Chair), Dallas Bar Association (member of the Family Law Section, Fee Dispute Committee, Ethical Committee-past chair, and Judicial Committee). She currently serves as President of the Dallas Bar Association's Family Law Section. Although she litigates all family law matters, she is also a mediator and a member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of Texas. She been on the Board of Texas-Our Kids and is an active member of Target Kids in Court. She is a frequent speaker and lecturer on family law and ethical matters. She is also a Barrister in the Annette Stewart American Inns of Court. She has been selected as a 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Texas SuperLawyer. Reach her by email at barbara at the firm's website raggiolaw.com. (This is intentionally NOT a hotlink. Like everyone else we need to be careful to avoid spammers who methodically troll websites for email addresses. No privilege with emails).
Julie Krenek
Julie Krenek, a 2008 graduate of SMU School of law, had an extensive background with banking and spreadsheets prior to her coming to Raggio & Raggio that makes her adept in "mining" discovery responses to find out "where the money went" or in many cases, "where is money is lurking."
