Marta J. Papa's Resume
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Marta J. Papa, Attorney at Law

Marta received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston and obtained a post-graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy Training from the prestigious Menninger Psychiatric Institute. She has extensive training in negotiation and divorce mediation, and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, the Association of Missouri Mediators, the International Association of Collaborative Professionals, and the Collaborative Family Law Association. Marta has taught Mediation, Dissolution of Marriage and Civil Litigation at Webster University and St. Louis Community College and is currently adjunct faculty at St. Louis University in the Graduate School of Social Work. She also conducts family law mediation training seminars for lawyers, judges, and mental health professionals, as well as seminars for individuals considering divorce. Marta has published numerous articles on family law and mediation, and as a regular guest speaker at conferences, on television and on radio programs, Marta has helped establish mediation and collaborative law as an alternative to divorce litigation in the St. Louis area.  Marta was recently elected to “The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers” by Martindale-Hubbell and her peers. The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register is limited to only the most distinguished law practices; those that have achieved the AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  The “A” signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the “V” denotes “very high” adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.

Beth Lewandowski

Beth Lewandowski joined the law office of Marta J. Papa, P.C. as a litigation associate and mediator, focusing her practice on family law.  She received her BA in political science from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and her JD degree from St. Louis University School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri and is an experienced litigator and negotiator.

She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association and the Association of Missouri Mediators, and participates on the ADR and Solo and Small Firm Committees of the Missouri Bar. She has received her certification as a Guardian Ad Litem and serves as a GAL on domestic relations cases involving custody disputes. She has extensive experience planning Continuing Education classes for attorneys and mental health professionals, and is the editor of the Spring edition of the newsletter of the Family Law Section of the Missouri Bar. In addition to practicing law, she is president of Civil Litigator, Inc., which provides an online database of civil jury trials for a three state area, weekly newsletters, and special research for the Midwest legal community.

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