Our Practice
A practice built around the people who walk through the door.
Reun Counsel exists to offer calm, qualified legal counsel to families in Bangkok — at moments when calm is hard to come by.
How We Began
A quieter kind of legal practice
Reun Counsel was founded in Bangkok with a particular observation in mind: that the families who most needed careful legal guidance were often the ones least well served by the pace and manner of conventional law firms.
The name reun comes from the Thai word for home. That word shapes how we think about our work. Family law matters are not abstract disputes — they take place in the middle of people's lives, in the rooms where they live and raise their children. We try to approach them accordingly.
Our founding counsel had worked in larger practices before deciding that something smaller and more deliberate was possible. The office at Soi Ari was chosen for its quiet neighbourhood and its proximity to Phaya Thai — accessible from many parts of Bangkok, but removed from the noise of the commercial centre.
Our Mission
What we are here to do
We are here to help individuals and families understand their legal situation — clearly, honestly, and without pressure. Our role is not to steer clients towards a particular outcome but to ensure they have the information and legal support they need to make decisions they feel settled about.
Family law in Thailand involves a distinct body of statute and precedent. We maintain a current, practical knowledge of it — including how the Bangkok Family Court operates in practice, not only in principle.
We work in English and Thai. A number of our clients are expatriates resident in Thailand, or Thai nationals whose family circumstances involve international elements. We are comfortable with that complexity and prepared for it.
The People Here
Our counsel team
Praewa Wisutthipat
Senior Counsel — Family Division
Qualified at Thammasat University, Praewa has practised family law in Bangkok for over twelve years. She leads consultation sessions and long-form court matters, and reads every domestic agreement before it leaves the office.
Nattakorn Kaewsuphan
Associate Counsel
Nattakorn joined the practice after four years at a Bangkok civil litigation firm. He assists with hearing preparation, document drafting, and client communication throughout ongoing court engagements.
Siriporn Aumthong
Client Liaison & Administration
Siriporn manages appointments, correspondence, and the practical side of client engagements. She is most clients' first point of contact and ensures that the process of working with us is as straightforward as possible.
How We Work
Standards we hold ourselves to
Thai Bar Association Registration
All counsel hold current registration with the Lawyers Council of Thailand and maintain their continuing professional obligations as required under Thai law.
Confidentiality Protocol
Client information is handled under strict professional privilege. Physical files are secured; digital records are access-restricted. We do not discuss client matters outside the practice.
Transparent Fee Disclosure
Fees for each service are stated at the outset. There are no charges for routine correspondence within an engagement. We do not add items after the fact.
Named Counsel Continuity
Each client works with the same named counsel throughout their engagement. Matters are not passed between staff without the client's knowledge and agreement.
Senior Review of All Drafts
Every document — whether a domestic agreement, a court submission, or a formal letter — is reviewed by senior counsel before it is sent or filed.
Bangkok Family Court Practice
Our counsel attend the Bangkok Family Court regularly and maintain a current understanding of its procedures, scheduling practices, and judicial expectations — not as theoretical knowledge, but as active practitioners.
Our Perspective
Family law in Thailand — what we have observed
Thai family law draws on the Civil and Commercial Code, supplemented by a body of court decisions that have shaped how provisions are applied in practice. Family matters — including questions about children, marital property, and domestic agreements — are heard by specialised family courts, which operate with some procedural differences from ordinary civil proceedings.
What this means in practice is that knowledge of the statute alone is not a sufficient basis for representing a client effectively. Familiarity with how hearings are conducted, how particular matters tend to be viewed, and what documentation carries weight — these are things that develop through active court attendance over years, not through reading alone.
At Reun Counsel, we maintain that active connection to the Bangkok Family Court because we believe it serves our clients better than a more purely advisory approach. When we tell a client what is likely to happen in a hearing, we are drawing on direct and recent experience rather than general principle.
We are also attentive to the practical dimension of family matters — that agreements need to reflect how people actually live, not only what is formally correct. A domestic arrangement that is legally sound but practically unworkable does not serve the people who have to live within it. We try to hold both considerations in view.
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We're glad to answer initial questions
If you'd like to understand whether and how we might be able to help, a short call or a note to our office is a straightforward first step.