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Barbara has been practicing law in the St. Louis Metro East area for over 27 years, concentrating in the areas of family law, real estate law, criminal defense and general civil practice.

She completed both her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. During law school, she clerked on the Court of Appeals in Eastern Missouri and worked at a personal injury law firm.

After graduating, she worked at the Law Firm of Lucco, Brown, and Mudge in Edwardsville, Illinois. Additionally, Barbara was the lead attorney in the Domestic Violence/Child Support Enforcement Unit of the Madison County...

My interest in property started in the 1980s with my family’s restoration of dilapidated apartment buildings in Brooklyn. My parents taught me the landlord-tenant relationship is more than just a contract on paper, but a relationship of mutual trust and obligation. After law school and passing the bar in 2009, I participated with the Unified Court’s Volunteer Lawyers for a Day program to provided pro-bono representation for tenants in housing and civil court cases. In December 2010, I was hired as Legal Counsel and Senior Property Manager for Community Access, a large non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing and mental health...