St. Louis Divorce Attorney - Center for Collaborative Law & Mediation

As a St. Louis divorce attorney, I strive to provide personal attention to my clients is a prompt and courteous manner — after all, the most important part of my law practice is my clients.

While I do handle contested divorces in court, I also work with clients in two non-adversarial settings: divorce mediation and collaborative divorce.

The goal of both these processes is resolution and problem-solving, not fighting and blaming. In mediation and collaborative law, the focus in on the future, not the past. Negotiations are based on meeting both parties’ needs, in a win-win model, rather than the win-lose model (“if you get more, that means I get less”). In mediation and collaborative law, we look at the pie as expanding, rather than contracting.

In both mediation and collaborative law, the divorcing couple is encouraged to explore options and come to agreements in a process that provides respect, dignity and privacy to their discussions. The couple makes their own decisions without turning to a third party like a judge to make decisions for them and their family.

I offer a free 30-minute consultation with prospective clients in the St. Louis area to explain the different processes for getting divorced and to the discuss the fee structure for your particular matter