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The unique combination of having been on both sides of the bench makes Judge Block an invaluable resource to her clients and her colleagues. Since becoming an active trial lawyer, she has quickly built a reputation as a compassionate and zealous advocate for her clients, taking on the most complex cases and thinking “out of the box” for creative solutions and impressive results.. Judge Block has received numerous local awards for her work in child advocacy, prevention of domestic violence, and innovative programming for the Family Court. They include the St. Louis Bar Foundation Award, Missouri Coalition for Domestic Violence-St. Louis Region Person of the Year Award, Public Citizen of the Year award given by the National Association of Social Workers Missouri Chapter, Metropolitan St. Louis YWCA Racial Justice Award, CASA Community Award, World of Children Award, National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section Founder’s Award and was honored by the Missouri Supreme Court for her outstanding service to the St. Louis County Circuit Court.. An innovator and visionary, she was a founding member of the Washington University Project for Children and Youth, 2002-2005, and served on the first Board of Directors for the National Truancy Prevention Association and Lawyers for Equality. Judge Block was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to its Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, juvenile sub-committee, with a special focus on referrals to the court and alternative to detention and commitments to the Department of Youth Services.. Well published, Judge Block authors the “Bench to Bar” monthly column for theSt. Louis Lawyer magazine published by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Recently, she co-authored “Grandparent Visitation Rights: History, Constitutionality, and Practice,” in the April 2009 St. Louis Bar Journal. Following her presentation at the First International Conference on Domestic Violence in Rome, Italy, she wrote “Domestic Violence: A Problem Concealed. A Civil Response to Domestic Violence in the United States,” California Western School of Law, Journal of Law, 1997. She has been a contributing writer for the St. LouisPost-Dispatch on Family Law Issues from 1997-2003, authoring “In Search of Safety Coordination Efforts.”. Judge Block’s teaching experience ranges from law school instruction to international forums. She has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Washington University, St. Louis University and Emory University Schools of Law, specializing in pre-trial practice, trial practice, and trial technique courses. She has been sent abroad by the United States Department of State to instruct and advise countries on domestic violence laws and procedures, including the countries of Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, and Russia. Locally she has given presentations on family law to the United States Arbitration and Mediation, Inc., the American Jewish Congress, and the Midwest School of Paralegal Studies. She was a veteran faculty member of the Missouri Judicial College and the National Judicial College. In addition, she provided private tutoring for law graduates preparing to take the Missouri Bar Examination in all areas of the law.. Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal is a full-service Firm that benefits our family law clients by having attorneys in the Firm with particular expertise in business organizations, real estate, tax matters, corporations, immigration, intellectual property, civil litigation, and high net worth estate planning. This allows cost effective handling of complex and high net worth cases involving business valuations, business issues, real estate issues, trust and estate matters, and tax problems, unlike boutique-style Firms specializing only in family law.. Judge Block’s community involvement ranges from having served on the boards of Food Outreach, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Caring for Kids, the Missouri Children’s Service Commission, the National Association of Women Judges and the St. Louis County Domestic Violence Council. Most recently, Governor Jay Nixon appointed her to serve on the board of the Missouri Children’s Trust Fund, which seeks to prevent child abuse and educate the community on this important issue.. Judge Block is a graduate of Penn State University and the St. Louis University School of Law. She was also a participant in the John F Kennedy School of Government for Senior Executives in Local Government. She is the mother of four children and the grandmother of four. Her colleagues view her as a lawyer’s lawyer and often seek out her advice in dealing with the Family Court.

Sam Hais received his J.D. in 1973 from Saint Louis Univeristy School of Law. He has practiced law for 34 years as a family court judge and since 2002 as a family law practitioner specializing in complex divorce cases. he has received the Missouri Supreme Court Award of Service, Missouri Senate Award of Honor, Lawyers Association Award of Service and County Bar Association Award of Achievement.

Prior to joining Growe Eisen Karlen, Meg practiced domestic law and estate planning with a small firm in St. Louis.. Meg rows with the St. Louis Rowing Club and Washington University Crew. She is the treasurer of the Northwestern University Alumni Club of St. Louis.. Meg attended law school at Saint Louis University School of Law. During her final year, she served as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association. She did her undergraduate work at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she majored in History. Meg played for the Northwestern University Women’s Rugby Football Club, and served as its president and match secretary.

Ms. Piper has practiced law in the St. Louis County Metropolitan area where she has exclusively handled family law matters for over 20 years. Ms. Piper currently serves as the Chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Section for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Parenting Coordination and Mediation Committee for the St. Louis County Circuit Court.. She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association. As an attorney, Jennifer has been distinguished by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as a Rising Star, Up and Coming Lawyer; she has been named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2017-2023 in the practice area of Family Law. Ms. Piper also recently received a Woman’s Justice Award from Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2019 and recognized by Missouri Super Lawyers for 2021-2023.. As a member and Past President of The St. Louis County Bar Association, Ms. Piper is still actively involved in the organization and helps organize Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Jennifer previously served as a member of the 2010 and 2011 inaugural class of Barristers in The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court.. Ms. Piper was appointed and served on a special committee of the Missouri Bar Association dealing with issues involving juvenile cases and immigration. Ms. Piper was appointed by St. Louis County Circuit Court, Judge Burton to serve on a special committee to improve the Family Court of St. Louis County that developed and implemented new local rules and procedures. Ms. Piper served on the Board of Directors for Caring for Kids, an organization developed and designed to provide essential resources to meet the urgent needs of children in foster care in St. Louis County. Certified as a Guardian Ad Litem, Ms. Piper is regularly appointed to represent and protect children by Judges and Commissioners in St. Louis County and St. Louis City. Ms. Piper volunteers as a Guardian Ad Litem for the St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court Docket. Ms. Piper is certified as a Mediator for civil and family law matters. Ms. Piper is also a certified Parenting Coordinator and is regularly appointed by the Court to assist families with the most difficult custody matters.

Kirk J. Wittner isa caring and capable attorney in St. Louis as well as a partner at STL Law Group. Backed by more than 16 years of in-depth legal experience, he primarily focuses his efforts in personal injury law, medical malpractice law, and general civil litigation. He has a comprehensive understanding of these practice areas and works hard to provide his clients with well-informed legal counsel and strong representation. Regardless of how difficult your situation may be, he has the legal understanding needed to help you resolve all your problems. Attorney Kirk Wittner will guide you throughout every step of the legal process while fighting for your best interests and making sure your rights are fully protected. You can trust him to provide the individualized and effective legal services you deserve. Call his firm today and set up a completely free case evaluation to get started.. Visit his attorney profile page on the STL Law Group website at:

Kathleen Shaul is a member of the Missouri Bar and the California State Bar. She is a solo practitioner concentrating her practice in Family Law. Kathleen received her B.A. in English Literature, cum laude, from Loyola University of Chicago and her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles. Since 1995, Kathleen has been certified as a Guardian ad Litem and is passionate about children’s issues. Prior to attending law school, Kathleen taught high school English in Chicago. Kathleen enjoys participating in the Women’s Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis, the St. Louis County Bar Association and the local and Washington D.C. activities of the World Affairs Counsel.. The choice of an attorney is an important decision and is not to be made solely on the basis of advertising. Access or the use of this website does not create an attorney-client relationship with The Law Office of Kathleen E. Shaul P.C. Confidential or time sensitive information should not be sent through the use of this website. This website is intended to provide the reader with a general understanding about select legal topics, not to provide legal advice or opinion. You should consult with an attorney before using any information contained on this site.

In her over 37 years of practice, Alisse Camazine has become one of the leading family law practitioners in the St. Louis area, focusing on child custody and complex divorce and property litigation. She has been listed in Naifeh and Smith’s, The Best Lawyers in America, for Family Law, since 1993. She became a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 1988 and has been certified as an arbitrator by the Academy. She received the Women’s Justice Award for Trial Practice from Lawyers Media in April 2009, recognizing women who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice, and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and furthering the highest ideals of the legal profession. She is ranked annually by St. Louis Magazine as one of St. Louis’s “Top Lawyers” for Family Law. Since 2005, she has been listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine; she has been designated as one of St. Louis’s “Top Fifty Lawyers” and “Top Fifty Women Lawyers,” and was voted Missouri’s best divorce attorney in a poll conducted by the legal newspaper Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly, in October, 2007. In 2010, she was selected as “Lawyer of the Year—Family Law” by Best Lawyers.. Ms. Camazine, along with her long-time law partner Alan Freed, co-authored the book Divorce in Missouri, which was published in April 2009. It is the only book available containing comprehensive information on Missouri divorce issues written for the lay person. She has co-authored many articles for legal journals and continuing legal education programs, including a chapter in the Missouri Bar Family Law deskbook titled, “Enforcement of Judgments.” Ms. Camazine was also a contributing author to the textbook titled Employee Assistance Programs, including chapters on Legal Issues and Drug and Alcohol Testing, published in 1988.. Ms. Camazine has lectured on a wide range of family law topics for such sponsors of continuing legal education programming as The Missouri Bar, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the University of Missouri, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis County Bar Association on topics such as Property Division in Complex Dissolution Cases, Ethical Issues in Family Law, Psychological Testing in Custody Cases, and Ethical Issues for Psychologists in Custody Cases. She has co-authored many articles for legal journals and continuing legal education programs.. Ms. Camazine handles family law cases including division of complex property cases, spousal support, paternity and child support. She is well known for her handling of and complex child custody cases involving mental illness, addiction, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, orders of protection and adult abuse orders motions to modify. Ms. Camazine is well known for her trial strategies and her expertise in the courtroom and handles lengthy, complicated custody and divorce matters.. Ms Camazine is a member of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. She holds the “AV” rating of the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Director, the highest rating an attorney can achieve.. Paule, Camazine and Blumenthal is a full-service Firm that benefits our family law clients by having attorneys in the Firm with particular expertise in business organizations, real estate, tax matters, corporations, immigration, intellectual property, civil litigation, and high net worth estate planning. This allows cost effective handling of complex and high net worth cases involving business valuations, business issues, real estate issues, trust and estate matters, and tax problems, unlike boutique-style Firms specializing only in family law.. In addition to her practice, Ms. Camazine is a board member and founding member of Earthwide Surgical Foundation, an organization involved in providing medical and surgical care to third world countries. She frequently travels to Nigeria to assist in the operating room of a small village hospital. She is a founding member of Caring for Kids, Inc., an organization responsible for providing essential needs to children involved in the court system and foster care.

Hallie joined The Center for Family Law in 2016 as an associate and concentrates her practice in family law, including divorce, legal separation, paternity, modification, child support, and adoption.  Hallie has committed her focus to family law since beginning law school in 2009 and has confirmed her dedication to serving the needs of her clients since beginning her career. Hallie believes in establishing a partnership with her clients, involving mutual trust, respect, and communication.. Hallie graduated from Boston University School of Law in May 2012. While in law school, Hallie served as a Note Editor for the Public Interest Law Journal and focused on familiarizing herself with family law by completing an externship in the Middlesex County Probate and Family Court and conducting legal research for two family law professors. Hallie also served as a fellow in the family law division of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau where she became certified to represent clients in court to assist low income clients with divorces, orders of protection, and paternity matters. Strengthening her commitment to family law, Hallie helped to establish and then served as Treasurer of the Boston University Family Law Association.. Upon graduation from law school Hallie returned to St. Louis and worked as a fellow for Judge Michael Burton in the St. Louis County Circuit Court before beginning her career in private practice as an associate at a Jefferson County law firm in 2013.. Hallie grew up in Webster Groves and has now settled in Richmond Heights with her husband, two sons, and four dogs.

Bettisworth & Associates LLC is a St. Louis-based law firm focusing exclusively on family law. We know that in the periods of transition which accompany so many family matters, you have questions, your issues are emotionally charged, and you are looking to a team of professionals to provide you with prompt answers and guide you through the process as efficiently as possible. We will understand your goals and be attentive to your concerns about time and expense.. We make it our objective to proactively represent and protect your interests and rights while minimizing emotional and financial strain. Realistic expectations are key to the successful and efficient resolution of your family law matters. You can trust our firm to listen to your concerns and support you through this difficult process. We will help you determine the best way to conclude your case, whether that includes creative ideas for settlement or the need for aggressive litigation.

Alexandra D. Noll (Johnson) graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she was awarded the Certificate in Child and Family Law. She concentrates her practice on domestic and family law, including but not limited to dissolution of marriage, child custody and child support, maintenance, paternity, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and modifications of dissolution and paternity judgments. Alex has been recognized as a “Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star” for 2016-2022.