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What does it mean to be Board Certified in Family Law?

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You know, the significance of Board Certification for a client coming in is that you know that that Board Certified lawyer has an extra level of experience in the area of family law. To be able to achieve that you’re going to have to have practiced for a certain number of years. You’re going to have had to have a certain number of family law trials, a certain number of family law mediations, certain number of hearings. Basically, you know, you don’t find too many people that are Board Certified in family law that that is not almost exclusively what they do.

So you know that that attorney has a heightened level of experience to be able to help you through what is the most – one of the most difficult times of your life. I mean one of the things that I would always recommend to someone is you ought to go out and check out a Board Certified family lawyer, because you know that not only do they have that experience, but then they’ve had to take an additional test that goes beyond anything that was asked on the bar to show their proficiency in this particular practice area. So you know that they know that they know what they’re doing.

Dallas high-net-worth divorce attorney, Mark Scroggins, reflects on his board certification in family law. He points out that the significance of Board Certification for a client is that it guarantees the attorney has an elevated level of experience in family law. To achieve Board Certification, a lawyer must have practiced family law for a set number of years, handled numerous family law trials, mediations, and hearings. In most cases, Board Certified family lawyers focus almost exclusively on this area of law.

This certification signals to a client that the attorney is highly experienced and capable of guiding them through one of the most challenging times of their life. He often recommends that clients seek out a Board Certified family lawyer because not only do they bring extensive practical experience, but they’ve also passed an additional rigorous examination beyond the bar, demonstrating true proficiency in family law. This ensures the client that their lawyer genuinely knows what they’re doing.

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