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Peter A. Lauzon 
Los Angeles, California,
Founding Partner
phone (310) 277-7117
fax (310) 286-9182
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"The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor" -- Christian Bovee
 
Adept at handling all aspects of family law, Peter A. Lauzon is well known for his expertise in litigation of international and interstate custody matters. He has been partnered with Stacy Phillips since 1997.
 
Mr. Lauzon served as the lead attorney in an international custody suit involving a famed film director and has successfully litigated court cases involving the countries of Canada, Mexico, Finland, France, Norway, Italy, Australia and Hungary. He is an expert in international laws regarding child custody and child abduction, known as the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.  In 2010, Mr. Lauzon was successful in two different cases, whereby the court awarded the children to the mothers residing with the children here in the United States. 
 
Over the years, Mr. Lauzon has represented clients from the business community and entertainment industry. He and his partner, Stacy D. Phillips, successfully obtained one of the highest litigated child support awards ever ordered in the State of California .
 
Mr. Lauzon has been featured in law journals, association publications and consumer magazines and newspapers as a top law expert. He is often called upon by news agencies (including CNN) to comment on International Custody issues. In 2010, he was one of the guest speakers at a symposium on International Divorce Issues given in Los Angeles and San Francisco. He currently sits on the Parks Advisory Board of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Voluntary Neighborhood Oversight Committee.
 
He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, and the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. Mr. Lauzon served in the United States Navy for four years and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He received his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

AV rated with Martindale-Hubbell
Named to the Southern California Super Lawyers List, by Super Lawyers (A Thomson Reuters Business) -  2004 - 2012

Areas of Practice:
Interstate Custody
International Custody
Family Law
Bar Admissions:
California, 1991
Education:
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1990
J.D.


University of California, 1986
B.A.
Major:  Political Science


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member


State Bar of California
Member


Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Navy


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