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Michael L. Schechter |
Mr. Schechter is an AV-rated* attorney and partner in the Firm.
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
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- 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:
- Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Lecturer
- "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
* The highest ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory
The Schechter Law Firm, P.C., 8000 Maryland Ave., Ste. 950, Clayton, MO 63105 (314)727-7289
