- Divorce
- Child SupportWe provide the personal attention needed to arrive at solutions that work best for our clients and their circumstances. We strive to resolve matters efficiently and cost-effectively. We understand the emotional and financial strain litigants experience in these cases and treat our clients with respect, dignity and compassion. Meet Attorney Elaine Pudlowski, who practices extensively in the field of domestic relations where she represents both men and women in matters pertaining to divorce, paternity, child custody, child support and spousal support. If you have any question regarding Family Law in Missouri, please do not hesitate to give us call.
- Child Custody and VisitationOur lawyers are dedicated to serving our family law clients in dissolution of marriage (divorce), legal separation, modifications of previous judgments, child custody, child support, relocation, adoption, guardianship, paternity and domestic violence cases. Our attorneys are highly skilled in the areas of mediation and parent coordination as well as serving as court appointed guardian ad litem.
- Adoption
- Paternity
- GuardianshipThese allow you to appoint someone you know and trust to make your personal health care and financial decisions even when you cannot. If you are incapacitated without these legal documents, then you and your family will be involved in a probate proceeding known as a guardianship and conservatorship. This is the court proceeding where a judge determines who should make these decisions for you under the ongoing supervision of the court.
- Spousal Support
- Legal Separation
- Criminal DefenseWe pride ourselves in being a full service law firm. We represent small businesses in their corporate, transactional and litigation needs. We represent individuals in all types of matters including marital and post-marital issues, civil disputes, estate planning and criminal defense matters in State and Federal courts. Our philosophy is simple and straight forward – to serve our clients with the highest quality of legal representation at a reasonable cost. To accomplish this we have partners with many years of legal experience who can perform required tasks taking less time than others and highly qualified associates who are billed at lesser hourly rates.
- Assault
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and AcquisitionsIn addition to the area of long term care within healthcare law, our law firm has considerable experience in and assists with business planning, organization, and mergers and acquisitions, with particular emphasis upon the representation of long term care developers and providers, physicians and physician groups, the home health sector, and other specialized healthcare service providers.
- Business FormationStarting a company in Missouri has many moving parts. From selection of entity, state registrations and ongoing compliance, the process may be overwhelming and certainly time consuming. The impact of the initial decisions when starting a company in Missouri may be tremendous! The Business Law department at Frankel Rubin can handle all areas of your business formation and beyond. In order to safeguard our client’s corporate protection status remain intact long after formation, we offer a Corporate Maintenance Package to assist all entities with yearly filings, resolutions, corporate minute book and more.
- Business Disputes
- Limited Liability Companies
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair CompetitionRepresenting employers or executives in lawsuits relating to breach of non-competition agreements, unfair competition, or the disclosure and use of trade secrets.
- Wrongful TerminationRepresenting employers and executives in lawsuits relating to wrongful discharge, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery, tortious interference with business relations, breach of contract, whistle blowing, and retaliatory discharge.
- Employment ContractPreparing and reviewing employment policies, handbooks, application forms, performance evaluation forms, offer letters, employment agreements, and other documents governing the relationship between an employer and its employees.
- Sexual HarassmentRepresenting employers and executives in lawsuits relating to discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour law violations, and breaches of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Security Act.
- Real Estate LitigationAt Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C., we offer clients the advantages of a combination of a concentrated healthcare law practice with emphasis in the area of the representation of developers and providers of long term care along the continuum of care spectrum, including, but not limited to the various levels of assisted living, independent senior living, intermediate and skilled-care nursing facilities, and long term acute care hospital care, along with accessory provider services, such as dialysis centers, therapy, and business and real estate law practices, so that our lawyers can offer all services from the assembly and acquisition of real property, zoning, certificate of need, construction, licensing and ongoing operation of long term care facilities.
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Transactions
- Land Use and Zoning
- Personal InjuryAt Frankel, Rubin, Klein, Payne & Pudlowski, P.C., we help our clients solve their toughest challenges. Our attorneys based in St. Louis have experience in a multitude of practice areas from business litigation, dispute resolution, personal injury and family law. If you would like to find out more about each legal service, you may select one of the helpful links below. Led by a qualified team of attorneys with many years of experience, each practice area delivers the perfect combination of knowledge and service.
- Estate PlanningOften times the “purpose” of estate planning is identified as “probate avoidance” or “succession planning.” However, those are results of good estate planning. The “purpose” of estate planning is to achieve the unique plan created to transfer property to the people you love. The “purpose” of estate planning may be to address a specific health care concern you have and how it impacts your estate and your loved ones. Identifying your purpose allows us to use our experience and knowledge to solve the problems, address the concerns and create an estate plan to achieve your purpose.
- WillsYour last will and testament is just one part of a comprehensive estate plan. If a person dies without a Will they are said to have died “intestate” and state laws will determine how and to whom the person’s assets will be distributed. Some things you should know about wills...
- TrustsThis is an agreement with three parties: the Trust-makers, the Trustees (or Trust Managers), and the Trust Beneficiaries. For example, a husband and wife may name themselves all three parties to create their trust, manage all the assets transferred to the trust, and have full use and enjoyment of all the trust assets as beneficiaries. Further “back-up” managers can step in under the terms of the trust to manage the assets should the couple become incapacitated or die. Special provisions in the trust also control the management and distribution of assets to heirs in the event of the trustmaker’s death. With proper planning, the couple also can avoid or eliminate death taxes on their estate. The Revocable Living Trust may allow them to accomplish all this outside of any court proceeding.
- Power of AttorneySometimes called an Advance Medical Directive, a living will allows you to state your wishes in advance regarding what types of medical life support measures you prefer to have, or have withheld/withdrawn if you are in a terminal condition (without reasonable hope of recovery) and cannot express your wishes yourself. Oftentimes a living will is executed along with a Durable Power of Attorney for Health care, which gives someone legal authority to make your health care decisions when you are unable to do so yourself.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawTrusts come in many varieties, they can be simple or complex, and serve a number of different legal, personal, investment or tax planning purposes. At the most basic level, a trust is a legal entity with at least three parties involved: the trust-maker, the trustee (trust manager), and the trust beneficiary. Oftentimes, all three parties are represented by one person or a married couple. In the case of a revocable living trust, for example, a person may create a trust (the trust-maker) and name themselves the current trustees (trust managers) who manage the trust assets for their own benefit (trust beneficiary).
- Debt CollectionThe debt collection law is complex, and our attorneys know what conduct is permissible, what is not, and how best to defend against debt collection claims and defeat class certification. Our firm forms early and effective strategies that produce optimal and cost effective outcomes for clients who have been sued for allegedly violating consumer statues.