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Dean has been practicing and trying cases in the areas of personal injury, complex trucking, medical malpractice, product liability, and general civil litigation for the past 20 years. Dean has successfully represented clients as lead counsel in complex multimillion-dollar jury trials to verdict in Missouri and Illinois. Dean uses his extensive experience in the courtroom to develop an aggressive approach to resolve cases in favor of his clients.

David J. Howard is a compassionate and results-driven attorney who works collaboratively with clients to develop effective strategies and action plans. With a focus on family law, David handles divorce cases and related issues, including modifications, enforcement, contempt of court, guardianships, and paternity. He graduated from the University of Missouri—Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and earned his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1995. David began his legal career at Gibbons & Gibbons, P.C., where he became a partner in 2002. In 2004, he joined Todt, Ryan & McCulloch, L.L.C. to concentrate on domestic relations before founding the Law Office of David J. Howard, LLC in 2013. David has served as a Guardian ad Litem and has significant trial experience, including civil jury trials, family law bench trials, and appellate work. In addition to family law, his practice areas include criminal defense, business transactions, personal injury, estate planning, and probate. David’s commitment to his clients and his extensive legal expertise make him a trusted advocate in a wide range of legal matters.

Chris has over two decades of successful litigation experience serving a history of diverse client and has tried cases in multiple jurisdictions. He has successfully represented clients in complex multimillion-dollar personal injury, insurance and product liability matters including catastrophic injury and death claims, premises liability, professional liability, first and third-party insurance claims, and toxic torts cases.In 2004, Chris was the recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Trial Lawyer Award, which is an award given annually by the Missouri Bar/Missouri Bar Foundation to a lawyer who demonstrates outstanding trial work and unusual proficiency in the art of trial advocacy. In 2008, Chris was also honored as the recipient of the John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award, which is awarded annually by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis to a lawyer who most exemplifies the tenants of professionalism. Chris has also been recognized by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers as a Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney and Rising Star for multiple, consecutive years, an honor bestowed on no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas. Chris also has an AV preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, meaning he has been peer rated for the highest level of professional excellence.Chris has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© list for 2019, 2020, and 2021 in the area of product liability. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession and has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals and the list is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys.

Chesterfield divorce attorney Erin Zielinski finds family law to be as interesting and complex today, as it was when it all began for her as a law clerk years ago.. “There is no other area of practice where the human and, often emotional, side of the case is just as important as the complex, legal side,” Ms. Zielinski said. “Both components of the family law case deserve equal attention and zealous representation.”. The complexity of the financial components of a highly contested divorce is often matched with the complexity of the emotional toll it takes on an individual. Ms. Zielinski is constantly challenged to ensure she navigates both sides of the case with the experience and knowledge she has acquired after years of experience in family law.. Family law, and divorce in particular, demands a balance between being assertive and aggressive on behalf of your client while also finding the compassion and understanding for her clients to ensure she can get them through this often tumultuous process.. “This is balance that has taken years to cultivate and pass onto my clients, so I can represent them to the best of her ability,” she said.. Ms. Zielinski always tells her clients that this is a journey that will be handled day-by-day. It is often simply too overwhelming to try and figure it all out at once and predict the future. “I find this will often result in pure panic for the client,” she said. “I have been hired to make sure I get them through this emotionally-trying ordeal by taking it one step at a time.”

Attorney James B. Day began his career representing insurance companies and creditors. He has also worked for a bankruptcy trustee. In this positions, Day learned invaluable information about the processes of bankruptcy and collection, which he uses today in his own legal practice.. Currently, lawyer James B. Day is helping people in difficult financial situations find swift and just resolutions to their issues.

Attorney Craig G. Kallen has been serving clients throughout the St. Louis area for more than 20 years. He has handled numerous cases that require specialized experience. This includes cases that have been appealed before the Missouri Supreme Court. As a St. Louis family law attorney, he works with clients from every background—from high asset divorce cases to clients who are on tight budgets. He wrote the book “The Secret to Saving Legal Fees” to help lower-income clients and offers flexible payment plans and payment options. His goal is to provide valuable, empathetic, and effective services into individuals facing complex family law cases. Call today to set up a meeting with the Kallen Law Firm, LLC.

Attorney Christopher Cox is a native of St. Louis and has lived here his entire life.  He attended DeSmet Jesuit High School, and graduated from St. Louis University with a B.A. in Psychology.  Mr. Cox went on to receive his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 1988.  After completing law school, Mr. Cox practiced both civil and criminal law with a small firm in Clayton, Missouri, for the next 8 years.  In 1996, he formed his own law firm and in 2012 moved that office to the Chesterfield, Missouri, area.    Mr. Cox is a highly-experienced attorney who has been practicing law for over 30 years.  He has helped countless individuals and families with their estate planning and probate/trust administration needs.. Mr. Cox is admitted to all Missouri and Illinois state Courts and is an active member of several area bar associations.  In addition, he volunteers extensively, regularly providing pro bono legal work to needy families through local charities, and also actively works for the humane treatment and legal protection of animals.. Mr. Cox is married, has one child, and lives in Chesterfield, just minutes from his law office.  He's very involved in his son's growth and education and has coached grade school baseball and basketball, was a Cub Scout den leader, and is currently an Assistant Scoutmaster in his son's Boy Scout Troop.  Mr. Cox loves various sports, movies, travel, metal-detecting, and target shooting.

An Eagle Scout and Army brat, Chuck has lived in St. Louis for over eighteen years. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Notre Dame in 1990, Chuck served in Germany with the US Army engineers. Working as an engineer in Kansas City, he earned the professional engineer license in MO and three other states. Chuck worked on the Matt Blunt for Secretary of State campaign for Gravois township. Drawn east, he graduated from St. Louis University law school in 2001 with a Juris Doctor degree. Chuck ran for State Rep. in 2002 for district 66, Affton and South City. Chuck has had a private law practice for nearly sixteen years. The practice includes patents, trademarks and related matters. Chuck served as treasurer for the Bertlesen for Congress campaign during 2006. Presently, Chuck serves as the treasurer for the Inventors Association of St. Louis.  Chuck has been a Pachyderm member for at least eleven years and St. Louis county Pachyderm president. Chuck is also an active Rotarian with Clayton Ladue club and a member of the Missouri Venture Forum and Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce.

A. Melissia Riddle, Esq. is the founding member of the Riddle Law Group located in Chesterfield, Missouri.  She received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993.  Ms. Riddle’s practice primarily focuses on estate planning, special needs planning, probate and trust administration, and fiduciary litigation, with an emphasis on trust and estate litigation.  Her practice also includes officer and director liability, real estate litigation, and appellate practice.. Ms. Riddle’s experience in trust and estate litigation brings a wealth of insight to assisting clients with their planning needs, as she often understands and recognizes areas which could potentially lead to protracted litigation if not properly addressed in the planning stages.  In approaching an estate plan, one of her main objectives is maintaining familial relationships which are easily and catastrophically damaged without a customized, well-tailored plan in place which takes into consideration varying family dynamics.. Ms. Riddle has written and lectured extensively on the topics of trust and estate litigation, trustee liability, and probate practice and procedure.  Ms. Riddle is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, and the Texas Bar Association.  She has been named as a National Association of Professional Women’s Executive Woman of the Year for 2013.  Ms. Riddle also previously served on the Board of Directors for CASA, for OASIS, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Adam Morgan Foundation, a nonprofit organization which provides resources, equipment and interventions to families raising children with Autism Spectrum Disorders at little or no cost.