Anita's Background in Family Law
Anita is an active member of numerous professional organizations relating to family law, including the Missouri Bar Association Family Law Section, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas City Bar Metropolitan Bar Association (Family Law Chair 1988). For over 28 years she has been a fellow in the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). Anita is currently Treasurer of the Missouri Chapter AAML and serves on the Advisory Committee to the AAML Foundation (President 2015-2017). Anita also serves as Treasurer and Board Member of the International Commission of Couples and Family Relations, an international multi-discipline organization of professionals.
Anita has been honored with many awards in the field of family law including the 2017 Roger Krumm Family Law Practitioner of the Year (Missouri Bar Family Law Section), and Best Lawyers in America 2015 Family Law Practitioner of the year – Kansas City. She has been annually recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers each year since 2005 in the field of Family in addition to being named in Kansas City Magazine’s Super Lawyers of Missouri and Kansas as one the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in Missouri and Kansas. Anita was honored to receive a special recognition award for her outstanding commitment to youth and families in the Jackson County, Missouri Family Court.
Anita is particularly known for experience in the Appellate Courts where she has briefed and argued more than 40 appeals of family law cases. In addition, Anita provides consultation assistance to attorneys in family law litigation and appellate matters.
