GROWE EISEN KARLEN EILERTS - Key Persons
Aleksandra Y. Hudson graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia - School of Law in 2014. Her practice concentrates in the area of family/domestic law, including but not limited to dissolution of marriage, paternity, modification matters, guardianships and adoptions. Prior to joining Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts, Aleksandra practiced law and estate planning with a small family law firm, and was appointed and served as Guardian Ad Litem in domestic cases.
Allison F. Simmonds joined Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts in 2022 and is licensed to practice law in the states of Missouri and Illinois. She practices family and domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child custody, child support, and modification matters. She also has an extensive background in criminal defense as she represented hundreds of clients as a public defender in Madison County Illinois prior to joining Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts, LLC. Allison graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law, where she was President of the Women Law Students' Association and a member of both the Civil Advocacy Clinic and Mediation Clinic.
Ashley Shula joined Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts in 2019 and is licensed to practice law in the states of Missouri and Illinois. She concentrates her practice exclusively in family and domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child custody, child support, orders of protection, and modification matters. Ashley graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law, where she was the Vice President of the Family Law Association, and the President of the Public Interest Law Group. Her interest for family law began while interning at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid in Illinois, where she later worked as an attorney. Ashley remains involved with Land of Lincoln as a member of the Young Friends Board.
Christopher Karlen has tried and settled numerous complex family law cases. He also has drafted and negotiated many pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. He has been appointed as a special master in several dissolution of marriage cases. He frequently lectures in the area of family law. He concentrates his practice in the area of family/domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child support, child custody, modification matters, and pre/post-nuptial agreements.
Dzenana Delic joined Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts in 2022 and is licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri. Before joining GEKE, Dzenana gained litigation experience at a local boutique family law firm where she represented clients with complex divorce disputes. Dzenana has extensive experience in the practice of family law and domestic relations, including prenuptial agreements, adoptions, guardianships, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child custody, child support, orders of protection, and modification matters. Dzenana developed an interest and passion for family law immediately out of law school and has devoted her entire practice exclusively to family law clients. Dzenana is also fluent in Bosnian and takes great pride in representing her natives in the community.
Elizabeth C. Lillis joined Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts in 2018 and is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri. She concentrates her practice exclusively in family and domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child custody, child support, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and modification matters. Elizabeth graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and her passion for family law was fueled while working at Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry in the Family Law Unit, at Saint Louis University Legal Clinic, and at a boutique family law firm. Elizabeth is involved in the local community through several non-profit organizations and she also teaches PSR at her local parish.
Gary A. Growe is founding partner of Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts and has served as its managing partner since the inception of the firm.
His law practice has focused on complex personal injury and commercial litigation. He has represented small and large businesses in a variety of contract and business tort cases, including bank litigation, partner and partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, fiduciary responsibilities, franchisor/franchisee relationships, real estate transactions and security cases. In addition, he has represented well over 1,000 clients in personal injury litigation, including claims of medical negligence, product defect, automobile collisions, premises liability and employment related disputes.
Mr. Growe has also handled class action cases and has served on court appointed steering committees for national class action claims.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Growe earned a Bachelor's Degree in political science from Indiana University in 1974 and his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1977. He has served on numerous not-for-profit boards and served three terms as an elected member of the Board of Education of the Ladue School District. He was a member of the adjunct faculty at the Washington University School of Law between 2005 and 2015.
Mr. Growe' accomplishments as a civil trial lawyer, in the State of Missouri, has earned him recognition in The Best Lawyers in America in the categories of commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. He has an AD Pier Review Rating from Martindale Hubbel Law Directory, which is the highest professional and ethical recognition that can be given. Mr. Growe has been annually selected to Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (recognizing the top five percent of lawyers in Missouri and Kansas) since 2011 in the areas of personal injury and commercial litigation. He is recognized as one of America's Top One Hundred High Stakes Litigators.
Mat Eilerts has gained a reputation as a skilled and knowledgeable Family Law attorney in Missouri and Illinois. Having specialized in Family Law for almost 20 years, Mat has handled thousands of domestic relations cases in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, including high conflict and complex dissolution of marriage and custody matters. He possesses a unique style in the area of Family Law due to his experience as not only a successful litigator, but as a trained and experienced mediator and guardian ad litem. Along with the establishment of a successful career on both sides of the Mississippi River in Missouri/Illinois, his unique style of practicing law based on court litigation, mediation and protecting the best interest of children, allows him to advocate and easily adjust for the specific needs of each specific client depending on the nature of the case and the personalities of his client, the opposing party and counsel.
Mat's reputation and skill as a Family Law attorney has resulted in him being selected as a "top rated family law attorney" in "Super Lawyers" from 2014-2018 as well as a "Super Lawyers Rising Star" in 2009, 2011-2012. He was also recognized by "Best Lawyers" in Missouri for family law in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Mat is actively involved in local bar associations and was the President of the St. Louis County Bar Association in 2013 after having served on the bar's executive committee for 7 years.
Richard J. Eisen has tried and settled numerous complex family law cases. He frequently lectures and publishes articles in the area of family law. He is a certified divorce mediator and has been appointed by the Court as a Guardian ad Litem for children in custody disputes. He concentrates his practice in the area of family/domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child support, child custody, modification matters, enforcement, and pre/post-nuptial agreements. once again, Rick was nominated as a 2017 Super Lawyer.
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