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Paola Stange founded Stange Law Firm, PC in 2007 with husband, Kirk Stange. Since the opening of the first family law and divorce firm in St. Louis County, the solely practicing family law firm has grown into 14 office locations throughout Missouri and Illinois (11 full-time operating and 3 by appointment only). The firm can assist clients in the following: family law, divorce, high net worth divorce, paternity, guardianship, child support, child custody, father’s rights, and other family law issues.

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• Georgia
• Missouri

• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: Member, Moot Court Society
  • Honors: Semi-Finalist, Oral Argument Competition
  • Honors: James C. Pratt Award for Best Brief Submitted by all Contestants
  • Honors: Member, Lamar Inn of Court
• Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
  • B.S.
  • Major: Biology

• Super Lawyers – 2016 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, 2016
• Super Lawyers – 2015 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, 2015
• Super Lawyers – 2014 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, 2014
• Super Lawyers – 2013 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, 2013
• Outstanding DV Court Volunteer GAL Award, St. Louis County Circuit Court, 2011
• The American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) – Top 40 under 40 Missouri Lawyers for Family Law, 2014-Present
• AVVO Superb 10.0/10.0 Rating, 2013-Present
• National Academy of Family Law Attorneys – Top 10 Missouri Family Law Attorney Under 40, 2014-Present
• The National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40, 2014-Present
• Lead Counsel – Lead Counsel Rated for Divorce/Family Law, 2014-Present
• American Institute of Family Law Attorneys – 10 Best Family Law Attorney in Missouri Under 40, 2014-Present
• The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Top One Percent, 2015-Present
• The National Advocates – Top 40 Under 40 in Missouri, 2015-Present
• Rue Ratings’ – Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member
• American Institute of Family Law Attorneys – 10 Best for Client Satisfation Under 40, 2016

• St. Louis Collaborative Family Law Association, Member
• Mediator
• American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, Graduate, 2007
• Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law, 2016 – Present

• Commentator, Annual Law Update, Missouri Bar (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015)
• Persuasive Presentation Skills for Lawyers (Commentator – 3/15/13 in St. Louis), Missouri Bar
• International Child Abduction Risk: Hague Convention and Enforcement, Drafting Appropriate Parenting Plans (Speaker – 12/6/13 in Clayton), Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• International Families: Dilemmas in child custody and visitation (August 2, 2014), Missouri Bar Family Law Conference
• A Paralegal’s Guide: Divorce Cases from Start to Finish, Institute for Paralegal Education (11/5/2015 in St. Louis)
• Family Law and Same-Sex Marriages: Divorce, Custody, Support & Embryos – Where It Stops – Nobody Knows , Missouri Bar (1/11/17-1/13/17)

• Volunteer Guardian ad Litem
• St. Louis County Circuit Court Rules Committee, 2010
• Formerly on the Board of Directors, Kids in the Middle
• Making a Difference Award, Old Newsboys, 2015