Missouri Lawyers

For two decades I've provided high quality legal representation to people going through divorce and custody cases in St. Louis, St. Charles, and all surrounding counties. Prior to becoming a lawyer, I earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in 2000 and law degree from Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. During and after law school I worked at the Internal Revenue Service and for a law firm representing Fortune 500 companies. But my passion is helping working class people. In 2006 I opened my own firm, The Smith Law Firm, LLC. Since that time...

Kevin Puckett is a Family Law Trial Attorney who earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (graduating with pro bono honors) with an emphasis in child and family law.  Kevin has dedicated his legal career to helping his clients rebuild their lives through knowledgeable and aggressive legal representation. He is admitted to the respected Missouri Bar and the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. Call the office today and set up a free consultation!

Jennifer R. Piper practices in all areas of family law. She received her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law and graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.A. in political science.

She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association. Ms. Piper was named a Rising Star, Up and Coming Lawyer for the State of Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for 2009; a Rising Star, Up and Coming Lawyer for 2010-2015 by Missouri Super Lawyers; and was named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2017-2020 in the practice area of Family Law. Ms. Piper recently received...

Neil Sader is a Kansas City bankruptcy attorney. A University of Kansas law school graduate, Neil has been practicing law in the Kansas City area since 1984. Though born in Connecticut, Neil spent most of his childhood in the Midwest and is proud to call Kansas City home. He maintains several professional distinctions: the highest rating possible from Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers Awards in both Missouri and Kansas from 2006 through the present, and a 10-year nomination for the Better Business Bureau. Neil is the managing partner The Sader Law Firm, which is located across from Union Station in downtown Kansas...

Chris Faiella is a leading American Midwest-based trial lawyer and author who helps people catastrophically injured by the negligent or reckless actions of others recover money damages. His multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements include high-profile victories against large corporations and soulless insurance giants that wrongfully deny claims.

Lawyers refer difficult high-stakes cases to Chris Faiella because of his reputation for zealous advocacy, as well as his team’s innovative legal preparation and in-depth factual investigation. Jurors justly reward his clients because he’s walked the accident scene, knows the family, learns the medical procedures, masters the law, and thus gives credible voice...

The Law Office of David S. Schleiffarth, LLC is an estate planning law firm located in Webster Groves, MO. We are passionate about protecting the people and things you care about! Estate planning helps you care for loved ones, make financial & health care decisions, manage the distribution of your property, and minimize unnecessary taxes & expenses. Let us make your goals our goals! Call, text, or email today!

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My name is Shelly Reneé Reece and I have been an attorney in Springfield, MO and the Southwest Missouri area since 1998. As a wife and a mother of two children, I understand your family is the most important aspect of your life. I know you are going through a difficult time. You have made the right decision to seek legal advice and our family law, criminal defense, estate planning, civil litigation, and mediation lawyer teams look forward to assisting...

Whether it is representation in a legal matter or just some legal advice, The JMH Law Firm, LLC is here to help. Although specializing in criminal defense, The JMH Law Firm Criminal Defense Attorney can help you with any sort of legal issue which may arise, including felony and misdemeanor charges, traffic tickets, personal injury, or any other legal concern which you may have. Call today to speak with an Experienced St. Louis Criminal Defense Lawyer with Offices in St. Charles and St. Louis, Missouri.

Mr. Davies has extensive experience with defending the criminally accused including DUI, felony DUI, drug possession, felony possession with intent, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, robbery, burglary, and a multitude of other misdemeanors and felony charges. Mr. Davies is dedicated to defending the rights of the accused from the multiple felon to the first time violator. Mr. Davies’ trial experience and results has caused the National Trial Lawyers Association to name him as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Mr. Davies has experience handling high profile cases that receive national media attention and will combat the negative...

I am a personal injury, estate planning, family law, and traffic ticket attorney, and graduated from the William H. Bowen School of Law, in Little Rock, Arkansas. I received my Bachelor of Arts at a small Christian private school, College of the Ozarks, in Point Lookout, Missouri. I currently practice law in Springfield, Missouri, and I enjoy spending time with family in my free time.

PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, ESTATE PLANNING, AND UNCONTESTED FAMILY LAW FIRM IN MISSOURI. Alfano Law Firm, LLC helps families with probate, elder law, estate-planning, guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, and various uncontested family law matters. We know that life changing events happen and we want to help you when they do. Alfano Law Firm will guide you through the legal process with compassion and professionalism at an affordable cost. We work with our clients on probate administrations, asset administration, claims, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deeds, living wills and advanced directives, guardianship for both children and adults, termination of guardianship, conservatorship, adoption, step-parent adoption, third-party...

I decided to become a lawyer in honor of my friend, Sgt. Jessie Davila, who was killed in action while we were deployed to Iraq. My initial focus in the law was to help other Veterans navigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability system as a Veterans lawyer. However, I discovered that many of the Veterans I was helping obtain VA disability benefits also needed help with estate planning and elder law concerns. This realization led me back to law school, where I earned my Masters in Law (LL.M.) in Elder journey in the legal profession started with internships...

Mr. Joseph represents individuals and businesses during the investigation and prosecution of criminal charges in federal and state courts. He also represents businesses and individuals in complex civil litigation, primarily in federal court. He leads the firm’s criminal and civil asset forfeiture practice groups.

Mr. Joseph received his juris doctorate in 2000 from the University of Kansas School of Law. He was invited to membership in the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates with exceptional academic achievement. Mr. Joseph graduated summa cum laude from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Hello, my name is Joe Piatchek. I was born in Springfield, Missouri, where I attended elementary, middle school, and high school. In fact, I have lived here in Springfield my entire life, except for seven years spent in Columbia, Missouri: four years undergraduate and three more in law school at the University of Missouri – Columbia.

After graduating from Mizzou with my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I returned to Springfield to work at Lakeland Regional Hospital, where I worked with adolescents who were suffering from various forms of mental illness, abuse, and neglect. I also worked at The Burrell Center in...

Born in Kansas City, Missouri
Raised in Richmond and Kearney, Missouri
Graduated Suma Cum Laude from William Jewel College in Liberty Missouri
Graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City-School of law
Numerous Dean’s List and Honors in Academic Career
Multiple Awards
Practicing law for over 10 years
Licensed in Missouri and Oklahoma.
Regional Kansas City, Missouri attorney; situated in historic “Rockhill Ridge” Brookside community specialized in amending traffic tickets in the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan area

Legal advice you can trust at a price you can afford. Call (417) 859-4430 for a free consultation.

Teresa Rieger Housholder, J.D. graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City Law School in 1997 (where she was published in the Matrimonial Law Journal), Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) in 1992, and Marshfield High School in 1988. She is a proud native of Southwest Missouri.

Her practice focuses on Family Law (Dissolutions, Paternity actions, Modifications & Child Support); Adoptions (both agency and private), Registration of Foreign Adoptions; Criminal Law; Probate Law (Parental Delegations, Guardianships, Estate Administrations, Wills, Healthcare POA);...

Jason Korner provides high level criminal and DWI defense to clients in the St. Louis area and throughout Missouri. Although Mr. Korner defends all criminal cases, he specializes in the defense of Sex Crimes, DWI Offenses, and Federal Crimes. The best results in criminal defense are achieved through investigation and preparation of cases. Mr. Korner believes in fighting cases for his clients. Call today to speak with Mr. Korner so he can begin the investigation and preparation for your case.

Rachel established Foley Law which is also known as KC Bankruptcy. She dedicates over 90% of her time to the practice of consumer bankruptcy law. Her undergraduate training was mainly in the sciences and medicine. However,it was the freedom of debt described in Deuteronomy 15:1-2 that called her into the ever evolving world of bankruptcy. Rachel’s passion is to achieve freedom from debt for her clients enabling them to obtain a fresh start. She uses this fact! Walt Disney filed bankruptcy in the Western District of Missouri, without this bankruptcy Mickey Mouse may never have been...

Education B.S. Computer Engineering, Cum Laude (2005) Juris Doctorate University of Arkansas at Little Rock, High Honors (2010) Licensed to Practice Arkansas U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas Practice Area Emphasis Small & Large Business Law Real Estate Law Corporate Law Civil Litigation & Personal Injury Law Business & Real Estate Transactions Professional Affiliations Arkansas Bar Association Pulaski County Bar Association

Ryan M. Paulus represents clients in a variety of contexts, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, consumer rights, personal injury, severance, wage and hour disputes and class and collective actions. Ryan’s confidence, perseverance, and attention to detail are invaluable to furthering his clients cause. He has won his clients over sixteen million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements and developed a record of success in significant and complex litigation. Ryan is also a combat veteran who served with distinction in Afghanistan as a SAPPER Company Operations Officer, earning both the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge before resigning from...

Mr. Smith is a trial attorney and zealous civil litigator practicing primarily in the areas of employment and disability discrimination, whistleblower litigation, governmental liability, catastrophic personal injury and property damage, wrongful death, tractor-trailer crash litigation, insurance defense, and business and commercial litigation. He aggressively defends the rights of clients in high-stakes litigation and decisively leverages cutting-edge trial technology in the courtroom to maximize understanding and persuasion while minimizing complexity. Mr. Smith is equally adept as a litigator outside of the courtroom. He is a prolific writer and has had notable success with summary judgment motions, complex motion...

Tim McDuffey is the principle attorney of the McDuffey Law Firm, LLC and the Work Comp Center. Tim grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks, graduating from Camdenton High School. He attended college at Missouri State University on a football scholarship. Tim was an outstanding student athlete. He received honors as an All American football player and was honored by the ESPN Academic All-American Football Team. He also received Missouri State University’s highest honor by being awarded the Virgil Cheek Award recipient for the University’s top student athlete.Tim received his Juris Doctorate degree from...

Jason Krebs founded The Krebs Law Firm LLC after prior experience in large law firms as an insurance defense attorney and a position of General Counsel for a successful publicly traded company. While defending insurance companies he learned how these companies approached a personal injury, wrongful death or product liability case; what they looked for in awarding settlements to those injured on the job or in an accident; and when they decided to actually go to court. This experience is now applied to the other side of a case - your side. Jason Krebs was personally asked to take on Social Security...

Wyatt Wright handles trucking and auto accident cases and other consumer related matters. Mr. Wright is licensed to practice law in eleven states (Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming) plus the District of Columbia. Mr. Wright has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a life member of both the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Wright also serves as a leader in providing legal services to pro bono programs, such as the American Bar Association’s Military...

Christopher J. Finney received his law degree from St. Louis University. Upon graduation, he accepted a position as an assistant circuit attorney in the Circuit Attorney’s Office in the city of St. Louis. While at the Circuit Attorney’s, Chris handled a variety of issues, including Grand Jury indictments, felony gun and drug crimes. After the CAO’s, Chris then accepted a job at a large insurance defense firm where he handled cases ranging from dog bites to premises liability to auto collisions to wrongful death. He gained an insight into how an insurance company and defense team analyze and handle claims...

Jeff chairs the Firm’s construction and design practice group. Since 1994, Jeff has had the privilege to represent owners, design-builders, design professionals, general contractors, construction managers, and subcontractors of all types and sizes, ranging from publicly-traded international companies to small local businesses, on a wide variety of projects, including: petroleum and bio-fuel refineries; fossil-fuel and geothermal power plants; industrial and food processing facilities; military facilities and government housing; earthen dams; sports stadiums; commercial office towers; heavy highway, transportation, and civil; distribution facilities; retail developments; and condominium developments. Although Jeff assists clients at all phases of a construction project, litigation...

My name is Summer Masterson-Goethals and I am a family law and divorce attorney in Springfield, Missouri. My firm serves all of Southwest Missouri and is committed to providing excellent legal service at an affordable price. I take a great interest in my clients and often provide assistance beyond your legal issues. This level of specialized attention from a family lawyer in Springfield, Missouri is unique.

No matter your family law issue, we are here to help. With over 20 years of legal experience, we have the background and work ethic to help you in any situation. I take pride in...

I practice criminal defense, and immigration law. I represent criminal defendants in cases at the state and federal level involving DWI, assault, drug offenses, theft, and sexual offenses. My expertise encompasses all areas of immigration law, with special focus on deportation defense, family immigration, appeals and federal court litigation.

I am highly experienced in counseling immigrants and criminal defense attorneys about the immigration consequences of criminal activity. This sets me apart from most criminal defense attorneys, who have a very limited understanding of the immigration consequences for their clients.

I practice law with BurnettDriskill, Attorneys in North Kansas City, Missouri. We handle caims before the Social Security Administration at all stages of the process. We also focus on short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claims. The majority of these claims are governed by ERISA. However, many are traditional breach of contract, breach of trust, bad faith, and vexatious refusal claims. If you are looking for help with any kind of disability claim, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you. Our firm represents clients in all kinds of disability matters. If your disability claim has been...

Tory Leavitt Attorney is skilled in Criminal defense, Divorce, & Family Law. With over 12 years of prosecutor experience in Jackson County, Missouri, Troy Leavitt Attorney has the knowledge and trial skills to be a hard-hitting advocate on your side. From traffic violations, DUI/DWI, drug cases, and other criminal matters to all domestic matters including divorce, modifications, paternity, orders of protection, or any other matters, Troy Leavitt attorney has the experience and will devote the time necessary to zealously protect your rights and strives to keep you informed of all stages of your case and care about you making...

MEET YOUR LAWYER I started my legal career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Charles B. Blackmar, a Justice with the Missouri Supreme Court and former professor at St. Louis University School of Law. I went on to practice as a trial attorney for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Following this position, I served as a Federal Prosecutor with an emphasis on prosecuting white collar crime, including bank fraud. After leaving the government, I practiced law at Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis, the third largest law firm in...