Schuchat, Cook & Werner
Employment Law | Serving St. Louis, MO
314-732-1127Schuchat, Cook & Werner is experienced handling Employment cases in the St. Louis area.
Details Attorney James I Singer
Attorney Dean L. Christianson
Attorney Rhona S. Lyons
Attorney Loretta K. Haggard
Attorney George O. Suggs
Attorney Christopher N. Grant
Attorney Clare R. Behrle
Attorney Matthew B. Leppert
Attorney Patrick K. Shinners
Attorney Natalie J. Teague
Attorney Amanda K. Hansen
Attorney Luke Klein
Attorney Sally E Barker
Attorney Christie R. Deaton
Over 70 Years of Providing High Quality Legal Services
The attorneys at Schuchat, Cook & Werner are dedicated to providing strong advocacy and attentive service to employees, unions and employee benefit plans in a wide variety of labor, employment, workers’ compensation and benefits law matters. Founded by Stanley Schuchat in 1947 as a sole practitioner representing a handful of labor unions, the firm has grown to sixteen attorneys advocating on behalf of labor unions, employee benefit plans, workers compensation claimants, individual employees, and long and short-term disability claimants in Missouri, Illinois, and the Midwest. Throughout our history, the attorneys at Schuchat, Cook & Werner have consistently been recognized for their excellent representation and dedication to their clients.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Election Campaign & Political Law
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Workers' Compensation Law
Call 314-732-1127 today to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney James I Singer
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (Charter Fellow)
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (Past Officer)
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (Past Board Member)
- 2002 National Summit on Retirement Savings (Delegate)
- American Bar Association (ABA), Employee Benefits of the Labor and Employment Law Section Committee, 1990 - 1993 (Union Co-Chair)
- Senior Editors of the Second Edition of Employee Benefits Law, an ABA/BNA publication (Co-Chair)
- U.S. Department of Labor – ERISA Advisory Council, 2013 - 2015 (Appointed Member)
Attorney Dean L. Christianson
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 1982
- J.D.
- J.D.
Attorney Rhona S. Lyons
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Education:
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 1986
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Published an article on environmental law
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999
- LL.M.
- Major: Tax
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American Bar Association (ABA), Employee Benefits Committee
- American Bar Association (ABA), Technology Committee of the Labor and Employment Section (Past Union Co-Chair)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Employee Benefits Committee (Member)
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC) (Member)
Attorney Loretta K. Haggard
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Education:
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993
- J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Washington University, 1993
- M.S.W.
- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, 1986
- A.B.
- Honors: summa cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Missouri Bar Association, Education Law Committee (Co-Chair)
Attorney George O. Suggs
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 1981
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member)
- Missouri Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Attorney Christopher N. Grant
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- University of Illinois College of Law, Illinois, 2001
- J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
Attorney Clare R. Behrle
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1991
- J.D.
- J.D.
Attorney Matthew B. Leppert
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- Honors: Certificate in Health Law
- Honors: President of the Public Interest Law Group
- Honors: St. Louis University Law Clinic
- Law Journal: Journal of Health Law, Senior Articles Editor
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Board of Governors, 2010 - 2014 (Member-at-Large)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Employee Benefits Section, 2009 (Chair)
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) (Member)
- Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC) (Member)
Attorney Patrick K. Shinners
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri, 2005
- Illinois, 2006
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005
- Honors: Certificate in Employment Law
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- AFL-CIO's Union Lawyers Alliance, Board of Directors
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), Labor and Employment Law Section (Chair)
- ABA Committee on Practice and Procedure under the National Labor Relations Act (Co-chair)
Attorney Natalie J. Teague
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, 2001
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Labor and Employment Law Section, Chair
Attorney Amanda K. Hansen
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
- California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Education:
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 2010
- Honors: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee’s (AFSCME) Office of the General Counsel, Peggy Browning Fellow Intern
Attorney Luke Klein
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri, 2021
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2021
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2021
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2021
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Saint Louis University's Student Bar Association, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
- Honors: Dean’s Scholarship
- Law Journal: ABA Journal of Labor and Employment, Editor
Attorney Sally E Barker
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1976
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
Attorney Christie R. Deaton
Bar Admissions:
- Missouri
- Illinois
Education:
- University of Missouri School of Law (Columbia), Columbia, Missouri, 2001
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Bar Association of St. Louis (BAMSL) (Member)
- Illinois Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)