Barbara
Blee Maille
Barbara
Maille leads Danna McKitrick's family law practice group representing
both men and women in a broad range of family disputes involving
complex interpersonal relationships and extensive financial holdings.
Her
primary focus is on domestic and probate litigation involving:
Barbara’s training and experience in clinical social work gives her an added
dimension as a caring advisor to her clients and as a trial attorney with a unique
perspective on psychological issues and family dynamics of child custody and guardianship litigation.
She has extensive experience speaking and providing estate planning services to those who want to provide financial protection for disabled family members.
Barbara’s interest in this area of the law began when she successfully argued the landmark case Tidrow vs. Missouri Division of Family Services, which held that a
person with special needs who is the beneficiary of a trust will still be able to
receive public assistance if the trust is properly written.
Prior to joining Danna McKitrick in 1992, Barbara was the Director of Mid-Central Legal Center for Developmental Disabilities—a center for legal training in developmental disabilities law in a four state region. This followed her roles as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Social Work Training at the Children’s Rehabilitation Unit of the Kansas University Medical Center.
Practice
Areas
Family Law; Probate
Litigation; Estate/Medicaid
Planning
Education
J.D., University of Kansas (1973)
M.S.W., University of Kansas (1974)
B.A., University of Kansas (1970), Mortar Board, Outstanding Senior
Woman, Hilltopper
Awarded post-graduate Fellowship at the Menninger Foundation in
the Outpatient Diagnostic Unit and Law and Psychiatry Department
Admissions
Kansas
Missouri
U.S. District Courts, Eastern
and Western Districts of Missouri
U.S. District Court of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Professional Associations
The Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Publications
Co-author: "Family Law: Understanding It, Working Through It, Moving On"
Community
Involvement
Young Audiences of St. Louis, board of directors
St. Louis Counts, former board member and president
Pathways to Independence, former board member and president
Association on Aging with Developmental Disabilities, past board
member
