Mr. Schechter is an AV-rated attorney and partner in the Firm.

He was also voted into The Best Lawyers in America® in 2012.

Primary Areas of Practice:

• Dissolution of marriage (divorce)
• Division of marital assets
• Protection of nonmarital property
• Maintenance (alimony)
• Child custody
• Child support
• Motions to Modify (changing existing orders)
• Paternity
• Appeals
• Enforcement of existing orders
• Motions for Contempt
• Orders of Protection
• Adult abuse
• Child abuse
• Legal separation

Education:

• J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1991
• B.A., Washington University, 1985

Memberships:

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Missouri State Bar Association
• Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Family & Juvenile Law Section
• St. Louis County Bar Association
• Chesterfield Arts, Chesterfield, MO, Board Member

Other Distinctions:

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Family Law
• Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
• Lecturer
• "Advanced Family Law" (2011)
• "Current Challenges in Family Law" (2010)
• "A Road Map Through Missouri Divorce Proceedings" (2009, 2004)
• "Financial Settlement Strategies For Your Divorce Clients" (2007, 2006)
• "Negotiating Favorable Divorce Settlements" (2007)
• "Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorce" (2006)
• "Getting the Best Financial Settlement For Your Divorce Client in Missouri" (2005)
• "Complex Issues in Divorce for the Missouri Practitioner" (2003)
• "Family Law Litigation in Missouri" (2001)
• "Child Custody and Shared Parenting in Missouri" (2001)
• "Child Custody and Visitation in Missouri" (2000,1999)
• "Child Custody and Time Sharing in Missouri" (1998)
• "Tax Aspects of Divorce in Missouri" (1996)
• "Family Law Litigation in Missouri" (1996)
• Co-Author, "Antenuptial Agreements" with Jeffrey Schechter, Fall, 1995,St.Louis Bar Journal