St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Tel. 314 727-2585
Fax. 314 727-6376
LICENSED IN MISSOURI & ILLINOIS
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7751 Carondelet Avenue ♦ Suite 401
St. Louis, Missouri 63105 Tel. 314 727-2585 Fax. 314 727-6376 LICENSED IN MISSOURI & ILLINOIS |
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I have been a practicing lawyer since 1974 when I first became associated with a small St. Louis law firm for six years followed by serving as corporate counsel with Monsanto and ITT handling litigation matters. My current civil litigation practice opened in 1989. Practice Areas: Family law - divorces; motions to modify; prenuptial and postnuptial agreements; paternity suits; child support; child custody; stepparent adoptions; Estate planning, trust and probate matters; simple wills; revocable living trusts; durable powers of attorney for financial matters; durable powers of attorney for health care; health care directive; Personal injury and wrongful death cases - automobile and truck accidents; motorcycle accidents; boat accidents; bike accidents; head injuries; brain injuries; brain injuries; spinal cord injuries; slip and fall cases; medical malpractice; product liability; nursing home negligence. Education: A. B. , History/Government, Illinois College, with Final Honors (magna cum laude), Phi Beta Kappa, 1971 J. D. Washington University Law School, 1974 Admissions: Licensed to practice in the States of Missouri (1974) and Illinois (1975) and before the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Rating: AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Directory Publications: 15 WEST’S MISSOURI PRACTICE, CIVIL RULES PRACTICE, 78-118 (M. Coffey 2d ed. 1997)
Public Office: St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners - appointed as Board member and Secretary on June 1, 2001 for a 4 year term by Governor Bob Holden to this four member commission which has responsibility for conducting public elections in St. Louis County. My term expired May 2005. State Board of Mediation - appointed by Governor John Ashcroft in April, 1990 to this five member commission which has responsibility for mediating and arbitrating labor disputes occurring in the public sector. My term expired in 1994. Professional Affiliations: Missouri Bar - active membership on Civil Practive and Fee Dispute Committees; Supreme Court Civil Rules Study Committee - appointed by Chief Justice Charles B. Blackmar to serve on this Committee of twenty-one lawyers and judges who completed a comprehensive (2 ½ years) review of the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure. Metropolitan Bar Association of St. Louis - active membership on Family and Juvenile Law Section and Fee Dispute Committee Women Lawyers’ Association, 1980 to present, past Board Member and Secretary Community Organizations: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, volunteer, 1987 to present Historical Society of University City, former President and past member of Board of Directors St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers’ Program - volunteer at Women’s Self-Help Center, 1980 to 1989, and with Advocate Services of Abused Women, 1987 to present Support Dogs for the Handicapped, member of Board of Directors, 1990 to 1997 Toastmasters International Club #1229, achieved ATM recognition (Vice-President 1990-1992) University City Rotary Club, Past President University City Residential Service, past member of Board of Directors University United Methodist Church, University City, member since 1995, past member of Staff Parish Relations Committee and Board of Trustees Personal: Born September 20, 1949; grew up on a farm in Wrights (Greene County), Illinois; married to Greg DiBlasi, teacher at DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis, MO |