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From economic or personal injury to commercial and business litigation in Missouri and beyond, St. Louis attorney David Corwin is dedicated to providing you the aggressive yet caring representation you want and deserve. Each step of the way, Mr. Corwin and his team will fight to help you achieve justice and a monetary recovery through a practical, proven approach.. For 30+ years, countless individuals and small business owners in the St. Louis and Eastern Missouri community have trusted Mr. Corwin to resolve disputes. If you have been injured in a serious car, motorcycle, or truck accident, call our firm at  for a free consultation. Let us put our experience and knowledge to work for you in your case.

For over 20 years, Chris has successfully litigated serious accident cases throughout the region. He relentlessly advocates for injury victims from all walks of life. After a  long career helping accident victims at a high volume law firm, Chris started his own firm, Allen Injury Law, LLC to give his clients the personal service they deserve. With extensive trial experience, he has expertise across the entire spectrum of personal injury law including truck and auto accidents, industrial accidents, premises liability, products liability, nursing home malpractice and workers' compensation. He has helped his clients in everything from small to serious million dollar injury cases.. Chris is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubble. The AV/Preeminent Rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous peer review rating process that is managed and monitored by the world’s most trusted legal resource, Martindale-Hubble. This is the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards. He is selected as a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer, an honor reserved for the top 5% of lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyer, a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the American Association for Justice and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. He is licensed in Missouri, Illinois and in Federal Courts.. Chris was born in Mexico City, Mexico and moved to the United States in 1977. He is fluent in Spanish. After attending Chaminade College preparatory in St. Louis, he completed his undergraduate degree at Creighton University. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Law. While in law school, he served as a Faculty Fellow and also clerked for the Honorable Clifford J. Proud, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois.

For more than 30 years Ken Chackes has been representing individuals whose legal rights have been violated. Ken’s current practice is focused on sexual abuse law, employment law, and disability rights.. SEXUAL ABUSE – Ken has represented over 100 individuals who have been sexually abused, mostly as children, by priests, other clergy, or family members.. EMPLOYMENT – He represents employees in a wide variety of workplace disputes involving discrimination and whistleblower protection.. DISABILITY RIGHTS LAW – Ken also represents people with disabilities seeking equal access to education and other services.. MEDIATION – He also serves as a mediator in special education disputes and all types of civil litigation.. Ken graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1976. In addition to his private law practice he served as a full-time Assistant Professor at Washington University School of Law from 1984-88, teaching litigation and negotiation skills, and from 1988-92 he was a Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney for Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, a state-wide disability rights organization.

For more than 20 years I’ve focused my practice on plaintiff’s personal injury. A native to St. Louis, I’m passionate about my family and community. I am active in multiple charitable organizations, including BackStoppers and my church. I also volunteer my time for legal associations that aim to protect the legal rights of individuals, as well as maintain ethics and integrity in the judicial system.

For more information, visit Attorney Cavanagh's page at:. Jack Cavanagh graduated from St. Louis University School of Law and began his career handling Personal Injury cases.. From there, Jack worked at the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, where he gained invaluable experience handling complex criminal cases including drug offenses, violent crimes and sex crimes.. After leaving the Prosecutor's Office, Jack opened his own law practice. Over the years, Jack has handled a wide variety of legal matters including Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Business Law.. Jack also has extensive experience in the area of Municipal Law, and presently serves as Legal Counsel for the Metro West Fire Protection District.. Jack has more than 50 years of legal experience, and he has tried hundreds of cases to judge and jury. He has the knowledge and experiene necessary to handle your legal matter and provide you with the individualized, quality representation you deserve.. *The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements.

Focusing his law practice on the litigation of wills, trusts, and estates, Michael George represents both plantiffs and defendents in will contests, trust contests, estate claims, and breach of fiduciary duty cases. Michael George works tirelessly to acheive the results a client wants.

Experienced litigator with a practice focused on defending corporations and individuals in wrongful death, product liability, premises liability, toxic chemical exposure, construction defect and motor vehicle collision cases.  Additional extensive experience in representing political subdivisions and applying the doctrines of sovereign immunity and official immunity.. Also a licensed real estate agent who counsels realtors in every aspect of real estate transactions and has experience in a myriad of real estate transactions.

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Experienced Attorney with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in Personal Injury Litigation, Estate Law, Estate Administration, Powers of Attorney, and Civil Litigation. Strong legal professional graduated from Duquesne University School of Law.

Experienced and ardent litigator and advisor of employers concerning employment law with an emphasis on defending employment litigation nationwide in state, federal, and appellate courts and administrative agencies.  Dedicated to cost- and risk-minimizing solutions for employers.  Graduated in the top 20% of the class, with a certificate in employment law at Saint Louis University School of Law.  Published member and editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal.

Eric specializes in defending employers and insurers against workers’ compensation claims throughout Missouri.. Eric has litigated denied claims before the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation and argued appeals before the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and the Eastern District Court of Appeals. He provides counsel to employers and insurers regarding compliance and risk management issues under the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act. Eric values frequent and meaningful communication with his clients as essential to best serving their unique needs.. Eric is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. He serves on the scholarship committee and board of directors of Kids’ Chance, an organization that provides scholarships to the children of severely injured or deceased workers.

Eric is a member of Husch Blackwell's Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation industry team. He concentrates his practice on toxic tort, mass tort and product liability litigation, with specific experience advocating for business clients in premises and product cases alleging exposure to asbestos. Having practiced law for almost two decades in small, midsize and multinational law firms, Eric brings to the table an attentive, client centered ethic reflective of small firm experience, blended with a thorough understanding of the technology, processes and wide-ranging support afforded by large firm practice.. Eric has extensive experience focused on insurance coverage questions, extra contractual liability claims, construction litigation and commercial disputes. Many of the insurance coverage questions he has handled involve complex, multimillion-dollar claims. In addition, Eric has experience in state and federal intellectual property litigation, employment law, trucking law and personal injury defense.. Admitted to practice law in Missouri and Illinois, Eric has appeared before state and federal courts and administrative bodies throughout those states, and has tried cases in multiple jurisdictions. He is a member of the Missouri Bar (Litigation, Insurance, and Construction Law Committees), the Illinois Bar Association and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.. Specifically, Eric's recent work experience includes:. Eric joined the firm in 2015.

Employment Attorney - Strategic partner to employers and management; 100% employment law, 100% of the time.. Falon M. Wrigley, a member of the Employment and Labor group, represents management in litigation and provides practical, sophisticated advice aimed at resolving complex legal problems unique to the workplace.. On the litigation side of her practice, Falon defends and advises employers with respect to state and federal employment laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – as well as their state law equivalents.  With a deep knowledge of employment law policies and an eye on the ever-changing economic reality, she routinely handles administrative charges and litigation in connection with claims of failure to hire, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, breach of employment and separation agreements, and alleged wage and hour violations.  By following the maxim that “the best defense is a good offense,” Falon works to put clients in the driver’s seat whenever a dispute arises.. In another part of her practice, Falon provides valuable day-to-day preventative and best practices counseling, reviews and drafts employment-related agreements and contracts, and collaborates with employers in the development of client and industry-specific employee handbooks and policies.  Falon also conducts human resources audits for clients who range in size from family-owned regional businesses to publicly-traded, global entities. In this capacity, she reviews selection, hiring, orientation, compensation, benefits, employee relations, performance management, career development, compliance and separation, providing a comprehensive report and suggesting next steps.  Falon then works in tandem with clients to implement cost-effective changes aimed at both decreasing liability and bolstering the employers’ myriad other interests.. Falon has authored numerous articles and educational materials in the area of employment law. She also regularly presents to corporate counsel, human resources professionals and business owners regarding employment law best practices and emerging trends nationwide.

Ed Herman is the Business Development executive with Brown & Crouppen. Ed works with injured people to help get them the compensation they deserve for their injuries.

Dudley, a founding Member of the Firm, received the 2008 Foundation Award from the Fellows of the St. Louis Bar Foundation for his outstanding contributions to the St. Louis community and legal profession. He is also the recipient of the Lou Czech Award from the Missouri Municipal Attorney’s Association for his competence, professionalism, and contributions to municipal law (2003). Further, he is a past President of the Missouri Bar (’92-’93) and the St. Louis County Bar Association (’86-’87). In addition, Dudley is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the recipient of the Purcell Professionalism Award from the Missouri Bar (award to acknowledge outstanding professionalism by a Missouri lawyer, who consistently demonstrates an exceptional degree of competency, integrity and civility in both their professional and civic activities, 2001) and the Geyer Award from the University of Missouri-Columbia (bestowed for his services to higher education in Missouri) (2004).. He is also a multi-year recipient of the Missouri Bar Foundation’s W. Oliver Rasch Award, given annually to the author of the most outstanding substantive article published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar (1985, 1989, 2006). Having tried cases in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and in the Missouri Circuit Courts, Dudley is rated “AV” (the highest rating possible) by Martindale-HubbellSM, and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014® in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation – Construction.  Dudley has been on The Best Lawyers in America since 2001.. Dudley received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Knox College in 1972, and in 2013 received the Alumni Achievement Award from Knox College.  Dudley received his J. D. degree in 1975 from the University of Missouri–Columbia.  Dudley currently serves as the President Elect of the Mizzou Alumni Association.  His practice is concentrated in the areas of civil litigation, construction litigation and municipal law. He has authored many published articles on the topics of construction law, municipal law and civil litigation.  Dudley has also been named as a Missouri-Kansas Super LawyerSM in the areas of Business Litigation and Construction Litigation.. Dudley is active in many charitable and civic organizations. He served on the Board of the Children’s Trust Fund of Missouri, on the Board of the Parkway School District, the Missouri Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse, and was Chair of that organization from 2001 to 2003. He is currently serving on the  Advisory Board of the St. Louis Crisis Nursery. He has been on the faculty of the Missouri Trial Judges College every year since 1997.. Dudley and his wife Elizabeth, who is also an attorney, have three children: Katherine, Elizabeth, and Emily.. Dudley’s legal assistant is Mary Perkins (Ext. 223). You may contact Dudley at ext: 226, or at

Dr. Millard's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law. Her work focuses primarily upon technologies in the biotechnology, biochemical, and pharmaceutical areas, and involves patent preparation and prosecution, invalidity and infringement opinions, and counseling related to patentability and freedom to operate.

Dr. Hendrickson's practice specializes in patent related issues, including the development, management, and enforcement of worldwide patent portfolios. She has experience in counseling pharmaceutical, chemical, and food science companies, including Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up companies and universities. She works closely with her clients to protect their commercially important products and to help them achieve their business goals while avoiding infringement of competitors' patents.  Before attending law school, Dr. Hendrickson taught Organic and Inorganic Chemistry at the College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas, where she won an Excellence in Teaching Award. Prior to teaching, she worked as an analytical chemist in the agricultural products division of DuPont Company.

Doug Biggs is a Managing Partner and Founder of Longo Biggs, LC. He was born and raised in St. Louis, growing up in both the city and county areas. Mr. Biggs received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications, with a minor in Business, from Missouri Valley College. While in college, he was a four year scholarship member of the men’s basketball team.. Mr. Biggs received his Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school he was active in the Student Bar Association. Mr. Biggs received the “Excellence Award” for his performance in Criminal Procedure. He was also active in Saint Louis University’s Legal Clinic, where he worked in the Appellate Practice Group. Mr. Biggs obtained concentrations in Tax, Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense. While in law school, Mr. Biggs interned at a general practice firm in St. Louis City, where he helped defend serious criminal prosecutions, as well as assist clients in personal injury claims. He is a member of the Bar Association and licensed to practice in Missouri.. Throughout his career, Mr. Biggs has had experience in a wide range of legal matters, ranging from serious criminal charges to negotiations with Fortune 500 companies. On the criminal side, Mr. Biggs has experience defending serious criminal charges at trial. He has successfully helped obtain many “Not Guilty” verdicts, including a murder trial. High stakes trials with an individual’s freedom on the line require a meticulous focus and relentless effort in breaking down every last detail to successfully weaken the case of the prosecution. Mr. Biggs believes this approach can be used to successfully defend all criminal prosecutions, from minor misdemeanors to serious felonies.. Mr. Biggs also has experience in fighting for individuals in personal injury, accident, and products liability cases. In most instances, individuals are up against large insurance companies whose entire goal is to limit the amount of damages you are awarded. Mr. Biggs competitive nature has driven him to never back down from these opponents, and will not allow an insurance company to minimize compensation for an accident victim. Through past negotiations and additional research, Mr. Biggs knows the tricks and ploys large insurance companies will attempt to use during settlement.. In his free time, Doug likes to visit with family and friends. He remains competitive participating in multiple softball and basketball leagues.

Donald Mehan, Jr. is an AV rated attorney who graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1980. Mr. Mehan has been with Moline & Mehan, LLC and its predecessor law firm since that time. His practice has principally focused on the areas of transactional securities law, commercial transactions, and general corporate law.Mr. Mehan recently fulfilled the mediation training requirement set out in Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 at the University of Missouri School of Law, Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution.Mr. Mehan’s practice entails representation of broker/dealers and investment advisors in connection with registration and licensing issues before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Missouri Division of Securities, the Missouri Department of Insurance, and the Missouri Department of Financial Institutions, as well as compliance and other issues faced in the day-to-day operations of brokerage firms and investment advisors. This aspect of Mr. Mehan’s practice includes more than 32 years of the prosecution and defense of customer complaints and other inter-brokerage disputes in arbitration for individual investors, local brokerage firms, and the local branches of national firms.Mr. Mehan’s experience also includes complex commercial matters, mergers and acquisitions, and purchases and sales of assets and securities ranging from relatively small dollar size to multi-million dollar transactions. With considerable success in representing small to medium sized businesses, he has counseled clients in corporate and other issues encountered daily and in the long term.  Mr. Mehan has supplied legal advice in connection with private and public offerings of securities, including structuring the securities for offering, drafting appropriate prospectus and offering memoranda and securing compliance with federal and state registration and/or exemption requirements. His practice has also included compliance with the current reporting requirements as required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. His work relating to public company disclosure and reporting requirements has included not only the original disclosure requirements for a company’s offering of its securities, but also annual and quarterly required reports, as well as Form 8-K reporting requirements on a more current, on-going basis. This area of practice has expanded to advising directors and officers of companies to changing corporate governance rules and codes of business conduct and ethics.Mr. Mehan has also worked on behalf of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) as court-appointed attorney for the trustee in SIPC liquidation proceedings of brokerage firms.

Don Schlapprizzi is the President of Schlapprizzi Attorneys at Law and is one of the most highly regarded trial lawyers in the State of Missouri. In 1981 he founded Schlapprizzi Attorneys at Law, which he has continued to expand through the years, to ensure those hurt by another’s negligence or other wrongful act could obtain justice. He was the lead trial lawyer in the longest civil jury trial in the history of Missouri.. Don is honored with long standing memberships of some of the most prestigious “by invitation” only, legal organizations in the country, including the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the American College of Trial Lawyers. The latter’s elite membership comprises less than one percent of the lawyer population as well as every member of the Supreme Courts of both the United States of America and Canada.

Despite its demanding nature, trial work is one of the things Daniel Bruntrager likes best about practicing law. Trial advocacy is also an area in which his firm, Bruntrager & Billings, excels. "We have a great group of results-oriented trial lawyers. We are dedicated to working hard, and we give our all to our clients," Bruntrager explains.. Bruntrager has been in practice for more than 25 years. After receiving undergraduate degrees in History and English from Saint Louis University in 1982, he attended the Saint Louis University School of Law, graduating in 1985. Then, like almost every attorney at Bruntrager & Billings, he began his legal career in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office, the chief prosecutor of state-level crimes in the city of St. Louis.. During his four-year tenure with the office, Bruntrager handled a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases, including the prosecution of one of the two men who held up a National Supermarket in 1987, killing five employees and wounding two others. In 1990, after prosecuting more than 70 jury trials to verdict, Bruntrager left the circuit attorney's office and joined the firm.. Bruntrager's private practice includes several types of civil litigation involving individuals. He also represents local and municipal governments, school districts and fire districts in an array of matters, including contract negotiations and employment issues.. One of Bruntrager's recent notable cases was Orf Construction, Inc. v. Black Jack Fire Protection District , 239 S.W.3d 685, 686 (Mo. App. E.D. 2007). Bruntrager represented the fire protection district in a dispute with a general contractor over a void contract.. Bruntrager, who also handles plaintiff personal injury cases, is pleased to have been able to help injured victims and their families recover multimillion-dollar settlements on several occasions. The cases have ranged from car crashes in which seat belts failed, leading to serious injuries, to the recovery of $6 million for the family of a man who drowned in an apartment complex swimming pool that lacked important safety equipment.. When a record store owner's insurance claim was denied after his building collapsed, Bruntrager sued the property's insurer, which had made its decision to deny the claim in just 15 minutes, for vexatious refusal to pay. A jury awarded the store owner his actual damages, plus attorney's fees and damages for vexatious refusal.. Bruntrager also continues to practice in the criminal defense arena, regularly handling high-profile matters. When several Palestinian men were tried in a federal arson case, Bruntrager's client was the only defendant who was not convicted.

Derek Sieck joined the Onder Law Firm as a clerk in 2014, and has been an attorney with the firm since graduating law school and passing the bar in 2017.. At the Onder Law Firm, Derek primarily handles pharmaceutical cases, general product liability matters, auto and trucking accidents, premise liability, and workers compensation cases.. Derek graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, in 2014. At the University of Iowa, Derek served as the Treasurer of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity.. Derek completed his education at Saint Louis University School of Law in 2017. At St. Louis University, Derek used his business background to earn a concentration in Entrepreneurship Law. While working in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic in law school, he worked with a number of St. Louis area entrepreneurs with trademark and small business issues. He also earned a concentration in Criminal Litigation skills.. Derek is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.. Derek is admitted to practice law in Missouri and Illinois.

Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman was born and raised in Chicago. She attended St. Elizabeth High School and DePaul University. She was a high school teacher and taught at Robert Morris College. She became interested in law when she went to work as a legal secretary for the law firms of Stratford, Lafontant, Fisher, Gibson, Cousins, and Wilman, Harold, Allen, & Dixon. She realized her dream of becoming an attorney when she graduated from St. Louis University Law school and began the practice of law in 1985. She became licensed to practice in Illinois in 1986.Denise Watson-Wesley Coleman has over 31 years of legal experience. She has represented governmental entities, financial institutions, businesses, and individuals. At the beginning of her career, she was an Assistant Public Defender and Prosecutor for the City of St. Louis as well as a Law Clerk for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. Her experience expanded to municipal law. In this position as bond Counsel and General Counsel to the Comptroller, she created municipal corporations to issue bonds and created 501(c)3 corporations and handled litigation. She was red book certified. She also was an Attorney for a municipality. Mrs. Coleman has legislative experience as an Administrative Assistant to a Senator in Missouri. She drafted and reviewed legislation and met with several department heads. One major issue during this time was partial birth abortion. Ms. Coleman was a Hearing Officer (like a judge on the municipal level) for several years and heard and decided public nuisance cases.Ms. Coleman's practice transitioned from the public sector to the private sector. She has represented clients in the areas of family law, criminal law, probate, personal injury, contracts, civil matters, real estate, traffic, tax and employment. Ms. Coleman's experience as a lawyer, law clerk, hearing officer, and legislative assistant is unparalleled and services to benefit her clients' needs from a broad perspective.Some of the major business accomplishments Ms. Coleman has experienced during her career includes: earning a law degree over a 21 year period while married, having and raising a family (including the death of her oldest child; opening the first all woman African American law firm in St. Louis; becoming the first certified bond counsel and underwriters counsel in the red book in St. Louis; becoming the first woman and African American Clerk and Legal Counsel for the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis; running for Mayor of the City of St. Louis.Ms. Coleman is committed to providing clients with exceptional representation while preserving personalized service and responsiveness to her client's needs.

Dedicated to representing seriously injured individuals and their families in matters realted to medical malpractice, product liability, auto and truck accidetns, death cases and work place injuries.. Graduated from the University at Albany, with honors and served on the board the Law Review. Interned in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and was selected for the Honors Program with the Department of Justice, Executive Office of United States Trustees in Washington, D.C.. Member of The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and the American Association for Justice. In addition, I served as a Lawyer Volunteer offering free legal representation to victims and their families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and contributor to the Differential Diagnosis Litigation Packet, published by the American Association for Justice.. I also serve on several committees in the St. Louis community including the St. Louis Men's Group Against Cancer and City Academy.. Admitted to practice law in Missouri, New York and New Jersey.

Debra Schuster is the founder of Debra K. Schuster, P.C., a holistic, client-centered law firm, dedicated to assisting elderly and disabled individuals and their families with the complex legal and care challenges they face.  She is a passionate advocate and advisor to enable her clients to obtain the services they need and deserve and have their wishes honored.. Debbie Schuster is a native of Buffalo, New York and has lived in St. Louis, Missouri since 1985. Ms. Schuster did coursework at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor toward her B.A. in Physical Anthropology, received from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1985. Ms. Schuster received her Master of Health Administration from Washington University in 1987 and her Juris Doctorate degree from St. Louis University in 1991.. Ms. Schuster is a Partner Member of , a member of the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Missouri End-of-Life Coalition, the Missouri Association of Attorney Mediators, the Association for Conflict Resolution, and is a Board Member of The Huntington Disease Society of America, St. Louis Chapter and the VNA of Greater St. Louis. She is a Past President of the Breakthrough Coalition, a multi-disciplinary group of senior care providers in the greater St. Louis region. She is the State Coordinator of , Missouri chapter; a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; and the Missouri and Illinois Bar Associations. Ms. Schuster is licensed and practices in Missouri and Illinois.. Ms. Schuster’s passion and confidence in Life Care Planning are borne from her very experiences. Her very personal connection to her work and dedication to seniors stems from caring for her grandfather. Additionally, she now experiences many of the challenges faced by her clients in being a caregiver and Attorney-in-Fact for her mother.. Ms. Schuster is a volunteer speaker for the Alzheimer’s Association, the St. Louis Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill., The MS Society and various other groups. She has been a Board member for the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Past Co-Chair of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’s Elder Law Committee and is a past Board Vice President of Operations for Memory Care Home Solutions. She is a frequent, enthusiastic speaker who provides her time free of charge to a variety of professional and public groups, in that she believes in educating and assisting individuals to self-advocate for their needs.. Debbie enjoys long-distance running, live music, singing, theater, movies, reading and cooking. She loves being with her friends and family. She has two sons, one who is law student at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the other who is a sophomore in engineering at Virginia Tech. Debbie currently has two cats, but is much more of a dog-lover!