Allison Schreiber Lee
Top rated Family Law attorney in Clayton, Missouri
Lee & Decker Family Law, LLC
Practice areas: Family Law
Licensed in Missouri since: 1996
Education: Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Lee & Decker Family Law, LLC
120 S Central AveSuite 1400
Clayton, MO 63105 Phone: 314-549-8284 Email: Allison Schreiber Lee Visit website
Allison Schreiber Lee is a seasoned trial attorney who focuses her practice on family law and domestic relations. Allison has extensive experience in representing men and women in high-conflict custody and high-asset property division matters. Allison has counseled clients in matters involving mental health and addiction concerns, and emotional, verbal, and physical abuse issues. She has represented individuals who have themselves or have spouses with personality disorders (including narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder), mental health challenges, and a history of addiction. She has also worked with many families on custody issues related to children who have special needs; considering a child’s special needs or challenges is an important consideration in any custody dispute.
Allison’s representation includes divorces, paternity matters, motions to modify child support, child custody, and maintenance, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and in seeking and defending against Orders of Protection. Her representation of both husbands and wives allows her a distinctive understanding of what the other side is planning in litigation.
Allison’s prior employment as a child abuse prosecutor also provides her with insight into the investigation and allegations of child abuse. She has worked with clients both to protect their children from abusers, and to protect the rights of those wrongfully accused of both physical and sexual abuse in Children’s Division matters. Allison has defended clients who are being investigated by the Department of Social Services, Children’s Division, including appearing before the Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board (CANRB) and trials de novo in the circuit court.
Allison is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). In April of 2025, Allison was elected as the Missouri delegate to the House of Governors of the AAML, an honored distinction for family law attorneys. The Academy Fellows are highly skilled negotiators and litigators who represent individuals in all facets of family law.
A consummate professional through and through, Ms. Lee has been lauded by her peers and many prestigious legal organizations for her trailblazing work in getting her clients the respite they deserve after going through a tumultuous family ordeal. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest rating, and has been a top 100 Missouri Attorney, as well as a top Missouri Family Law attorney, as recognized by Missouri Lawyers' weekly. Ms. Lee is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for her work in family law.
A 1993 B.A. degree graduate of American University, Ms. Lee attended the Washington University School of Law and received her Juris Doctor in 1996.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
First Admitted: 1996, Missouri
Professional Webpage: https://sandbergphoenix.com/people/allison-schreiber-lee/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Missouri Bench and Bar, CLE presenter. Getting your case ready for trial: the perspective of a litigator and Guardian Ad Litem. , 2022
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Moderator of Missouri Bar CLE "Evidence at Trial: Everything You Do Matters, So It Should Be Genuinely Valuable and Evidentiary Rules Affecting Experts", 2018
- Florida, 1997
- Florida Bar Association
- Women’s Lawyer Association
- Missouri, 1996
- The Missouri Bar
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board Certified in Family Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Approximately 3 percent of American lawyers are board certified. There are only 24 attorneys in the entire state of Missouri who are certified by the NBTA, and Allison is the only one who is Board Certified in the area of Family Law. *Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor The Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. , 2019
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 2015
Pro bono / Community Service
- Kids in the Middle Advisory Coucil, Member, 2016
- Washington University School of Law, Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants Association
- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Kids in the Middle Advisory Coucil, Member, 2017
- Haven House St. Louis
Educational Background
- The American University, B.A. (Washington, D.C.)
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Presentation on preparing a case for trial, including factors to consider when presenting to a jury vs. a bench trial. , speaker, Evidence at trial: how to make your case, 2024
- Presentation of factors to be considered when drafting prenuptial agreements, including perspectives depending on whether you represent the party with assets to be protected, or the party with fewer assets. , speaker, Prenups: I do, or do I?, 2024
- Discussion of issues including separate vs. marital property, division of assets in divorce, awards of child support and maintenance, and how those can effect, or be effected by, non-family law matters , co-presenter, Family Law Issues That Can Impact Your Non-Family Law Practice, 2024
- CLE presented on preparing for, taking, and defending depositions; as well as how to prepare your client to be deposed. , Speaker, Depositions: Preparing for Them, Taking Them, Preparing Your Client for Them, Handling Objections at Them, and Handling Expert Depositions - Part 2, 2023
- Learning to co-parent requires practice and patience. Going through a divorce is difficult enough, but having to stay in a co-parenting relationship to raise your child provides multiple and unique challenges. You simply can’t walk away from your ex when you have a child to raise. Co-parenting—working cooperatively to raise your child with your ex—is a learned process with many pitfalls (and tribulations) along the way. Learning to communicate effectively is essential to the most important job you will ever have: raising your child together when you are no longer a family. With helpful examples and practical methods about fixing—and avoiding—conflicts, this book is a guide to help you to effectively co-parent with your ex after your relationship is over., author, Co-parenting ABCs: Effective Tips from a Divorced Divorce Lawyer and Parent, 2021
- CLE presented on preparing for, taking, and defending depositions; as well as how to prepare your client to be deposed. , speaker, Depositions: Preparing for Them, Taking Them, Preparing Your Client for Them, Handling Objections at Them, and Handling Expert Depositions - Part 1, 2023
- This presentation will provide a general overview of family law including: Initial intake issues Different options for resolving divorce matters When and how to file for a modification of maintenance, custody, and child support Ways to enforce judgments of dissolution/modification for custody and child support When and how to file for an Adult Order of Protection and a Child Order of Protection Family law practice tips , presenter, Family Law Matters To Us All, Missouri Bar, 2020
- Violence in the home is an increasing concern of childcare workers, educators, and domestic violence advocates during COVID-19. This CLE will provide options for emergency Orders for adults and children, tips for defending against those Orders, and other non-emergency remedies available for these issues., speaker, Violence in the Home in the time of COVID, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Legal, 2020
- 4 people you need in a divorce: therapist, best friend, financial advisor, and an attorney , author, The Four People You Need in a Divorce, Facts & Findings, The Paralegal Association, Legal, 2020
- Speaker at BAMSL's annual Bench and Bar conference regarding Missouri's new shared custody law., Speaker, Missouri's New Shared Custody Law, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2017
- Presenter regarding overcoming hearsay objections related to social media and electronic evidence. , speaker, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide: Applying hearsay exceptions and overcoming relevancy issues, 2020
- Presenter regarding estabishing authenticity and addresing evidentiary issues related to social media and electronic evidence. , Speaker/Presenter, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email and Smartphone Evidence: The Ultimate Guide: Establishing authenticity and satisfying the best evidence rule, 2020
- One of three panelists discussing business development strategies for attorneys. , speaker, BAMSL panel: Client Development for Attorneys, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2019
- Speaker on addressing (proving and disproving) allegations of physical and/or sexual abuse in family law matters., speaker, Addressing Allegations of Abuse, 2018
- Author of a new supplement to the Missouri Bar's deskbook titled, "Discovery, Second Edition", Chapter 6, "Discovering Evidence for Trial Through Requests for Admission". , author, Missouri Bar, 2018
- Co-presenter at the Buckingham Asset Management conference in downtown St. Louis on the topic of Fincial Planning Consdierations in Divorce. In attendance were financial advisors from around the country. , Co-presenter, Financial Planning Considerations In Divorce, Buckingham Asset Management, 2018
- Speaker for CLE for new lawyers on family law topics, speaker, Stepping Up and Stepping Out, Missouri Bar, 2015
- Speaker on presenting evidence in civil litigation matters, speaker, Evidence for civil litigators, BAMSL, 2015
- Speaker at CLE for new attorneys on family law matters, speaker, Stepping up and Stepping out, Missouri Bar, 2014
- Speaker on family law issues surrounding violence in the home including Temporary Restraining Orders, Orders of Protection (Adult and Chlid) and fighting against false allegations of abuse , Speaker, Advanced Family Law: Violence in the Home, NBI, 2018
Other Outstanding Achievements
- The 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri (the City of St. Louis) has appointed Allison Schreiber Lee to serve as the special prosecutor for the indirect criminal contempt hearing against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner and one of her former assistant circuit attorneys., 2023
- Recognized by Missouri Lawyers' Weekly as a Top 100 Attorney in Missouri. , 2024
Honors
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power 100, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2023
- Best Lawyers - Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power List of Family Law Attorneys, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2023
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power List of Family Law Attorneys, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2022
- The staff of Missouri Lawyers Weekly has selected 30 Missouri family law attorneys whom they deem to be leaders and influencers. This is the first such list for family law published by MLW. THE POWER List was compiled by the MLW editorial team, which interviewed attorneys and other leaders around the state, reviewed court records, and consulted Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s archives., Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power30 Family Law attorney, Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, 2020
- One of 100 top attorneys in Missouri , Missouri Power List of 100 Attorneys, Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, 2022
- Missouri Lawyer's Weekly Power List of Family Law Attorneys, Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, 2021
- National Academy of Family LawAttorneys’ TOP 10 Attorney Award, Missouri, 2015
- Recipient of Women's Justice Awards for Litigation , Missouri Lawyers' Weekly, Women's Justice Awards, Litigation Practitioner, 2019
- Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly Up and Coming Attorney, 2009
- SuperLawyer, Missouri.
- Martindale.com/ Martindale Hubbell AV rated
- Washington University School of Law, International Women’s’ Day Celebration Honoree, 2013
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025
Top Lists
Top 50: Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2016, 2021 - 2025- Top 50: 2025 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2024 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2023 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers