Pingelton Law Firm - Columbia, MO
Pingelton Law Firm is a premier family law, criminal defense, and trial practice in Columbia, Missouri, founded in 1985 by veteran attorney Dan Pingelton. Author of the authoritative Missouri Practice legal treatise on family law and past president of the Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association, Dan Pingelton delivers over thirty-five years of proven courtroom advocacy across Boone County.
Four Decades of Authoritative Legal Advocacy in Columbia, Missouri
Experiencing a high-conflict domestic dispute, university disciplinary proceeding, or serious personal injury can destabilize your family and financial future. Situated at 28 North 8th Street in downtown Columbia, Missouri, Pingelton Law Firm delivers experienced, no-nonsense legal counsel throughout Boone, Callaway, and Cole counties. Founded in 1985 by trial lawyer Dan Pingelton, a graduate of the University of Colorado Law School, the firm is anchored by exceptional legal scholarship. Mr. Pingelton is the author of major volumes in Thomson Reuters' Missouri Practice series, writing the comprehensive legal reference guides that judges and practicing attorneys rely upon statewide. When legal challenges require decisive action, knowing how to find an attorney who literally helped shape state family law jurisprudence gives clients immense confidence. Operating as dedicated divorce and family law lawyers, the firm advocates tenaciously in state and federal courts.
Strategic Divorce, Custody Battles, and Support Enforcement
Marital dissolution involves delicate emotional dynamics paired with intricate financial calculations. Dan Pingelton provides strategic counsel to protect your children and secure your fair share of marital property. You can consult a lawyer at the firm to handle cases involving:
- High-Conflict Divorce: Strategic advocacy by experienced divorce lawyers handling complex asset division, closely held business valuations, and spousal maintenance disputes.
- Child Custody and Parenting Plans: Decisive representation from skilled child custody lawyers fighting for physical custody, legal decision-making rights, and interstate relocations.
- Child Support Calculations: Masterful guidance from child support lawyers, leveraging Dan Pingelton's leadership as past president of the Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association.
- Family Protections and Adoption: Trusted assistance from prenuptial agreement lawyers and adoption lawyers drafting premarital covenants and finalizing stepparent adoptions.
Criminal Defense, Student Rights, and Injury Litigation
Facing criminal allegations or sudden negligence requires an attorney who knows how prosecutors and insurance adjusters think. If law enforcement arrests a loved one or an administrative suspension looms and you need a lawyer urgently, Dan Pingelton moves rapidly to protect your rights. Practice areas include:
- Criminal Defense: Aggressive defense by criminal defense lawyers handling drug offenses, assault charges, domestic violence allegations, and student defense for University of Missouri students.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions: Zealous representation from accident and injury lawyers, car accident lawyers, and truck accident lawyers securing financial recoveries for crash victims.
- Fatal Incident Advocacy: Compassionate representation by wrongful death lawyers assisting surviving family members in obtaining justice and financial closure.
- Education Law: Defending college students, faculty, and minors in Title IX hearings, administrative disciplinary panels, and academic appeals.
Why Hire a Lawyer at Pingelton Law Firm
Choosing to hire a lawyer at Pingelton Law Firm means working directly with one of Missouri's most recognized legal authorities. With an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, published legal scholarship, and over thirty-five years of trial verdicts, Dan Pingelton provides focused, honest counsel. Unlike large volume firms that hand clients off to inexperienced associates, Mr. Pingelton oversees your case personally. Contact the Columbia office today to schedule your free consultation.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Situated in the active downtown district of Columbia, Missouri, known as The District.
Building Location
Located on the fourth floor of the historic, 5-story Guitar Building constructed in 1910 at 28 N 8th St, situated directly across the street from the Boone County Courthouse.
Parking Details
Paved on-site permissive parking is available, or clients can utilize the multi-level paid public Eighth & Walnut Plaza Garage located directly across the street.
Public Transit
Served by GoCOMO Transit Route 3 Gold (Wabash Station Loop); nearest stop is at 3 Gold/4 Orange.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the street-level front doors of the historic Guitar Building on 8th St, and take the elevator up to the fourth floor to locate Suite 408.