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Legal Advice in Jefferson County , MO

John S, Appelbaum is a strong advocate specializing in family law and criminal law. He's been serving the needs of families in Jefferson County, Missouri and the surrounding area for over 30 years. You can trust him to provide efficient and respectable legal representation whatever your case. He has experience handling everything from custody issues. adoption procedures, juvenile law, and serious criminal matters.

In his more than fifteen years of practice, Matt S. Stone has represented members of the Jefferson County and St. Louis County community in a multitude of family law cases, focusing on child custody, complex divorces, modifications and enforcement of custody orders, adoptions, guardianships, and juvenile matters involving the Missouri’s Children’s Division



Matt’s tireless, knowledgeable, and comprehensive approach enables him to assist his client’s in navigating, and adapting to, the ever-changing conditions that regularly develop in litigation.


Matt is an alumnus of John Burroughs School in St. Louis and Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio, where he graduated magna cum laude. He obtained his law degree from the St. Louis University School of Law, where he received the prestigious Select Dean’s Scholarship.

Haley E. Taylor received her Juris Doctorate from St Louis University School of Law in May 2023, and was admitted to the Missouri Bar in September 2023.  Throughout Law School Haley gained valuable experience working with a Firm specializing in Family Law.


Haley spent much of her childhood living in Jefferson County, and is passionate about helping clients navigate the challenges of Family Law matters.  haley@appelbaumlawoffice.com

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