Mr. Schechter is an AV-rated attorney and partner in the Firm.
He was also voted into Super Lawyers® in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
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 in St. Louis School of Law, 1985
- B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1982
Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Missouri State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Family & Juvenile Law Section
- St. Louis County Bar Association
Other Distinctions:
- Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Super Lawyers® (2021 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers)
Lecturer:
- 'Ethics in Family Law' (2016)
- 'Advanced Issues in Family and Divorce Law' (2016)
- 'Combating Dirty Tricks of the Trade' (2013)
- 'Divorce Law Guide from A to Z' (2013) (2010)
- 'Family Law from Start to Finish' (2012)
- 'Litigating Money Modifications' (2008)
- 'Family Law Litigation in Missouri' (2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 1996)
- 'Child Custody and Shared Parenting in Missouri' (2001)
- 'Child Custody and Visitation in Missouri' (2000, 1999)
- 'Tax Aspects of Divorce in Missouri' (1996)
- Co-Author, 'Antenuptial Agreements' with Michael Schechter, Fall, 1995,St. Louis Bar Journal


