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One of the things that I think is critical to being a quality lawyer is to enjoy what you do.  I am very thankful that since I graduated from law school 15 years ago, I have always enjoyed being a lawyer.. As a lawyer, I spend lots of hours preparing cases for trial, holding the State to their burden of proof and researching whatever evidentiary issues all my cases may have.  In fact, most of my blog entries focus on the in-and-outs of these issues.  However, I learned very early in my career nothing is more valuable than the time you spend meeting with the client.  Quite frankly, it’s the part of the career that I enjoy the most.  It’s during these meetings that I feel I can make the most difference.  It is my opportunity to get to know my client.. When my clients come to the office, it is usually during the most difficult time in their life   As one can imagine this is usually not an easy time for people when they are accused of a crime.  Often there is a lot more going on than just the stress of a pending criminal case, whether it’s an addiction issue, going through a difficult loss, or simply trying to navigate the emotional aftermath following an accusation.. These are sometimes difficult discussions but they are well worth the time.  As our society becomes more and more computer oriented clients ask if it is truly necessary to spend the time meeting in my office.  They will always be necessary and can never be replaced by a phone call, email or quick conversation in the courthouse hallway.  The personal connection is the foundation of a strong attorney/client relationship.. When I am arguing to a judge at a final sentencing, I am amazed how many times I reference back to something my client and I discussed in my conference room several months earlier at the beginning of the case.  If I spend the time getting to know my client, I can then in turn paint my client as a person, not just a “Defendant” to the State, to the Jury, or to the Judge.. Throughout my career I have had many former clients approach me and tell me how well they have been doing the last several years.  I have been blessed to see many people get their life back on track and live productive successful lives.  When I see people take advantage of these second chances it is a living example of the part of my criminal defense work that I find most satisfying.  It is why I enjoy doing this work.. A lot of people think that the accused do not deserve a second chance or could not possibly pull it together to take advantage of a second chance.  My experience shows otherwise.  As a lawyer, my relationship to my client is often the same we have to close family members – they may have their flaws, but I am not going to sit back and watch someone else push them around.

Mr. Good was born in St. Louis and raised in Jefferson County.  Mr. Good, his wife Wendi, and daughters Aliana and Parker live in Cedar Hill, Missouri.  He graduated cum laude from Hillsboro High School in 1992.. After attending one year at Southeast Missouri State University, he attended and graduated from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri with degrees in criminal justice and computer information systems.  At MSSU Mr. Good was active in various student organizations, primarily within the honors program and his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Order.. After graduating from MSSU Mr. Good returned to the area to attend St. Louis University’s graduate school.  He graduated from SLU earning both a Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration in 2001.  While in graduate school he served in leadership positions in several organizations and represented St. Louis University Law School at the Regional Moot Court Competition.. Mr. Good joined the firm in 2000 as a law clerk and has continued with the firm since he graduated from law school.  Mr. Good is active in the Young Lawyers Association of Jefferson County and is a member of the Jefferson County Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, the American Association of Justice, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the Missouri Republican Attorneys for Civil Justice, and the Republican National Lawyers Association.. Mr. Good is very active in the community, being a founding member and President of the Hillsboro Jaycees, a member of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Directors for the Jefferson County Pregnancy Care Center, Sunny Hill, Inc., and has served on several committees for his local church and for the Jefferson Baptist Association.  He is a member of the High Ridge Elk’s Lodge #2455.    In 2006 Mr. Good was named Catholic Legal Assistance Ministries’ Volunteer of the Year by the Arch Diocese of St. Louis.   He is also active politically, having served as the President of the Jefferson County Republicans and on the Republican Central Committee.  In 2008 Mr. Good served as a Co-Chair of the Jefferson County Charter Commission.  Also in 2008 Mr. Good was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers–Rising Stars Edition 2008, an honored reserved for no more than 2.5% of the attorneys in the state.. Mr. Good concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury law, including wrongful death suits, motor vehicle accidents, general litigation, juvenile law, estate planning, corporate, and business law.

Juli Hand was born and raised in southern Minnesota in a farming community. After graduation from high school and completion of a technical school program, Juli moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the Veterans Administration and then for a large private law firm as a legal secretary. Juli married and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1984, where she worked as a paralegal with a large Omaha law firm for two years. She then followed her husband to Chicago, where she returned to school to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Again relocating with her husband, she moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma, where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Management at Oklahoma State University in 1990. Juli graduated in the top 8% of her undergraduate class at Oklahoma State University, receiving High Honors.. Juli graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1993 in the top 15% of her class. While in law school she interned for two Oklahoma Supreme Court justices, a U.S. District Court judge and an Oklahoma Court of Appeals judge. She also served as an editor of the Tulsa Law Journal, was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Phi, and the Student Bar Association. Juli received a full Merit Tuition Scholarship and she received the American Jurisprudence Award in both Legal Writing and Health Law.. Following law school, Juli worked for Wilkinson & Monaghan in Tulsa, where she wrote many appellate briefs, in addition to practicing in the areas of business litigation, medical malpractice and personal injury, school law and condemnation proceedings and administrative and employment law. She then relocated to Madison, Wisconsin, where she opened the law firm of Waddell & Hand with her partner, Lan Waddell. There Juli focused on domestic relations and bankruptcy law. After several years in Wisconsin, Juli and her family relocated to Missouri. Juli worked with the Thurman Law Firm in Hillsboro for over a year, narrowing her practice to family law. Juli joined Alice in 1999 to form the law firm of Kramer & Hand LLC Attorneys at Law. Since the firms creation, Kramer and Hand has expanded under Juli's leadership to become Kramer, Hand, Buchholz & Partney.  The firm now consists of six attorneys with a variety of specialties and seven support staff.. Juli and her husband, Larry, live in rural Jefferson County on a small acreage where they raise their three children, 50+ head of registered Hampshire sheep, two champion horses, a Great Pyrenees dog, several cats and chickens, plus the occasional rabbit and pet mouse.

I was born in Washington, Indiana in 1957 and was raised in Eureka, Missouri, graduating from EurekaHigh School in 1975.  I attended ColumbiaCollege, Columbia, Missouri where I majored in history and government, and from which I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979.  While attending ColumbiaCollege, I participated in student government, Young Democrats’ Club, and other various student activities.  I became a member of Alpha Chi, Missouri Epsilon Chapter.  While a student in ColumbiaCollege’s first oral history class, I collected several oral histories from former Missouri Justices of the Peace, some who later became Magistrate Judges.  I was recognized by ColumbiaCollege as the outstanding graduate in government for 1978-79.. Following completion of my BA, I enrolled in and attended  the Universityof Missouri, Columbia School of Law, and graduated with my Juris Doctorate degree in 1982, the same year I was admitted to the Missouri Bar Association.  While a law student I was a member of the editorial staff of the Missouri Law Review in 1980-82.  My case note “Removal and the Child’s Best Interest in Change of Custody Disputes” was published in the Missouri Law Review, Volume 47, in 1982.  I also prepared a comment regarding structured settlements, then a new concept in personal injury law, under the supervision of Elwood Thomas, a practicing attorney who later was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court.  In Law School I was a member of the Order of the Coif, which is restricted to the upper ten percent of the graduating class.. I joined the Thurman Law firm in 1982 as an associate and became a partner in 1987.  While a member of this firm I have represented numerous clients, including matters concerning real estate and land law, business and corporate law, contracts, wills, trusts, estate planning, probate law, personal injury law, workers’ compensation law, social security disability law, domestic law and juvenile law.  I have and continue to represent various real estate developers, contractors, subdivision associations, real property owners regarding real estte and development matters; public water, sanitary sewer and fire districts regarding municipal matters; individuals and companies organizing business entities and selling or buying businesses and business assets;   owners of rental property, residential and commercial, including mobile home parks, apartment complexes, houses, store front buildings, strip centers and malls; and individuals in estate planning and probate estate and Trust administration matters. I hve represented various clients in each of these matters in litigation.. In addition to all Missouri Circuit and Appellate Courts, I am licensed to practice in the United States District Court and United States Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.. I became a member of the Missouri and Jefferson County Bar Associations in 1982.  I have served as president and as secretary of the Jefferson County Bar Association.  I am also a member of the American Bar Association.. I was married in 1981.  My wife, Jan, attended ColumbiaCollege and majored in social work.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in 1981. We moved to festus in 1982 and remain a part of that community. We have three children who have graduated high school and college.. I have been  active in his community.  I have served as Cub Master, Charter Committee Chairperson, Treasurer and Den Leader of Cub Pack 482, and as an adult leader and Treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 426.  I have served as a member of the Board of Directors, President and Treasurer of the Twin City Little League and as a coach for Little League regular season and All-Star teams.  Jan and I served at First Baptist Church of Festus-Crystal City as Sunday school teachers, and I also served as a member and chairperson of its nominating committee, and as a member and President of its Board of Directors.  We presently atend adn serve as teachers at Good News Community Church. I have served as a member of the Board of Directors of Jefferson County Growth  Association, including two years as president.  I assisted the organizers who organized the Twin City Youth Football Association and the Jefferson County Parks Foundation.  I am a member of Elks Lodge #1721.. I have addressed various groups and organizations on legal topics including real estate, estate planning, and estate administration.

I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from the Academy of Math and Science High School in 1990. I then served a term of enlistment in the United States Air Force as an Electronic Warfare Technician. Upon returning to the St. Louis Metropolitan area, I completed my undergraduate studies and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri St. Louis in 1998.. I attended St. Louis University School of Law, and graduated in 2001, the same year I was admitted to the Missouri Bar. During Law School, I was a member of the National Moot Court Team for St. Louis University and took numerous classes emphasizing my interest in civil litigation. Also, during Law School, I interned at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and provided legal services under my Rule 13 Certification to many disadvantaged clients throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan area.. Upon graduating from Law School I did civil defense work for a well respected St. Louis Firm. I concentrated in defending first and third party claims on behalf of insurance companies and their insureds for a period of almost 10 years before joining the Thurman Law Firm.. I concentrate my practice in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Worker's Compensation and Social Security Disability.

I have grown up in Jefferson County my entire life and truly enjoy serving this community. I lived with my parents in Pevely until I graduated from Herculaneum High Scool as valedictorian of my class in 2004. After high school, I attended the University of Missouri - Columbia for three and half years and received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in December of 2007. I then moved back home to attend Law School at St. Louis University. I now live in the northwest corner of Jefferson County in Pacific with my wife and two children.. Prior to joining the Schnaare Law Firm, I worked on my own for a couple years handling small civil  matters and local appearances for other firms in just about any county south of Interstate 44. While working on my own, I also worked part time at Bass Pro Shops in St. Charles, Missouri as an Archery/Hunting associate. Working in retail has taught me a great deal above customer service and how to work with clientele.. Outside of work, I am an avid outdoorsman that loves hunting and fishing. I primarily like to hunt deer and squirrel. I am also registered with the Boy Scouts of America where I serve as an associate crew advisor to Crew 2720 and am also a Trial Guide that takes out horse back rides at the Beaumont Scout Reservation.

Forrest was born and raised in Jefferson County. He grew up in DeSoto and graduated from St. Pius X High School in Festus. He eventually ventured to the east coast and graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania with his bachelor’s degree in 1990. Forrest earned his juris doctorate from St. Thomas University Law School in Miami, Florida in 1994. While attending law school, he was a member of the honor council and interned in the Broward County Public Defender’s Office. Forrest started his law career at Lehnen Law Office in Richmond, Missouri during which he was also the Assistant Ray County Prosecuting Attorney. In 1999, he returned to Jefferson County as an assistant prosecuting attorney. Then, he left the prosecutor’s office and went to work for a local law firm in 2001. After learning the ropes, he eventually hung his own shingle by starting Wegge Law Office in 2005 and was appointed DeSoto municipal judge. In 2006, Forrest was elected as the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney and served for twelve years making him the longest serving prosecuting attorney in county history. During his 12 year term, he taught as an adjunct professor at Jefferson College, chaired various boards and advisory committees, and oversaw the longest student intern program in the history of the office. Once he accomplished the 12 year mark, Forrest decided to open Wegge & Casey, P.C. on the courthouse square and currently serves as the municipal judge in Crystal City. Forrest resides in Arnold with his wife, Heather, and daughter, Miranda.

Charlie, a partner since 2008, graduated in 1998 with a B.A. from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. Charlie received his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia Law School in 2001. Charlie was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2001, as well as the United States District Court in 2001. Charlie began his legal career in private practice in Jefferson City, Missouri. Following a move to the St. Louis area, Charlie worked in the practice area of insurance defense at a downtown St. Louis law firm.. Charlie focuses his legal practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, social security disability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, general civil litigation, and employment law. Charlie served as Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Crystal City from 2004-2007. Charlie has been a guest speaker and lecturer for various civic organizations and educational programs, serving as an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis Community College and guest lecturer and Adjunct Professor at Jefferson College at various times.. Charlie is a member of the Missouri Bar, Missouri Bar Workers' Compensation Committee, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, American Association for Justice, Hillsboro Community Civic Club and Hillsboro Rotary Club.  Charlie is a fellow of the Missouri Bar Foundation.  Charlie has served as the President of the Jefferson County Bar Association and the President of the Hillsboro Rotary Club. Charlie is on the Board of Directors of Pony Bird, a residential care facility that provides 24-hour care for developmentally disabled, non-ambulatory children and adults. Charlie also serves on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.. In 2013 Charlie was honored by the Missouri Bar, in being selected as the 2013 recipient of The Tom Cochran Community Service Award. The Tom Cochran Community Service Award is presented annually by the Young Lawyers' Section of The Missouri Bar to a lawyer whose service and professionalism have significantly enhanced his or her community.  Charlie has also been selected to the Super Lawyers-Rising Stars list of attorneys for Missouri and Kansas in 2011-2015. Charlie was named to the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list in 2016.  The Super Lawyers listing is an annual multi-stage process that includes surveys of attorneys from the two states to identify attorneys with a high degree of both professional achievement and peer recognition, independent evaluation and peer review. In 2014, Charlie became a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. In addition, Charlie has attained an AV® Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. AV® Preeminent Rating is the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV® Rating signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for a number of years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

"AV" Peer Review Rated (Martindale-Hubbell) -highest rating as established by other attorneys for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability.  St. Louis Magazine,"Best Lawyers" edition, (2007-present).  Emphasis on complex Domestice Relations litigation including sopisticated/substantial property investigation/valuation/allocation, spousal support and child-related issues.  Represented clients in over 2750 domestic cases during past 37 years. Frequent referral of complex cases by other attorneys. Substantial mediation experience in "high net-worth" cases (working with tax and finacial consultants).  Appointed by Circuit Court to serve as Master in  complex cases. Member-Family Law Section, Missouri Bar.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Hillsboro and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Hillsboro and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Hillsboro and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Hillsboro and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Hillsboro and surrounding areas.