8000 Maryland Ave., Suite 950
St. Louis (Clayton), M0 63105
Phone:(314) 727-7289
Fax:(314) 727-2230

Jeffrey S. Schechter
Partner
E-mail: jeff@schechterlaw.com


Mr. Schechter is an AV-rated* attorney and partner in the Firm.

Primary Areas of Practice:

  • Dissolution of marriage (divorce)
  • Division of marital assets
  • Protection of nonmarital property
  • Maintenance (alimony)
  • Child custody
  • Child support
  • Motions to Modify (changing existing orders)
  • Paternity
  • Appeals
  • Enforcement of existing orders
  • Motions for Contempt
  • Orders of Protection
  • Adult abuse
  • Child abuse
  • Legal separation

Education:

  • J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1985
  • B.A., Washington University, 1982

Memberships:

  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Missouri State Bar Association
  • Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
  • Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Family & Juvenile Law Section
  • St. Louis County Bar Association

Other Distinctions:

  • Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
  • Lecturer
    • "Litigating Money Modifications" (2008)
    • "Family Law Litigation in Missouri" (2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 1996)
    • "Child Custody and Shared Parenting in Missouri" (2001)
    • "Child Custody and Visitation in Missouri" (2000, 1999)
    • "Tax Aspects of Divorce in Missouri" (1996)
  • Co-Author, "Antenuptial Agreements" with Michael Schechter, Fall, 1995, St. Louis Bar Journal


* The highest ranking in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory



The Schechter Law Firm, P.C., 8000 Maryland Ave., Ste. 950, Clayton, MO 63105 (314)727-7289