Vernon R Dawdy
                                    

DAWDY LAW FIRM 14 Green Valley Dr., Fenton, MO  63026                              located in Fenton - High Ridge         636 343 4414                                                  
                
                                                             

                                            FAMILY LAW  AND  CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Educated at:
U.S. Military Academy, West Point
University of Missouri, St Louis
University of Missouri, Columbia

CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE:                  
                        Former St Louis City Police Officer - 7th District
                                 Former Instructor of several Police Departments
                           Former 1st Assistant Trial Prosecuting Attorney

                             Member - Missouri Bar Criminal Law Section
                            Member - American Bar Association - Criminal Justice Section

    Extensive Criminal Defense and
Jury Trial experience       
 "Criminal defense requires both reason and  aggression
."
     
                                 

               Everyone in society deserves  fairness.                                    Fairness may mean an aggressive trial or a fair sentence.                                  Fairness is the hallmark of American justice.


                                DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW EXPERIENCE:
    Has handled over 1000 family law, domestic relations cases with 100s of trials

The question people ask themselves in domestic cases: 

"Do I need an experienced trial lawyer, after all I hope that my case will be uncontested."        But what if the case becomes contested?  Its better to have a hammer and not need one than to need a hammer and not have one. (a quote from either Confucius or my brother).

Family Law includes: divorce, modifications, child custody, child support, paternity non-support payment matters.


PRACTICING IN Jefferson County Missouri;  St Louis County Missouri, St. Louis City, MO and the surrounding areas.

                             CONTACT: 636-343-4414; EMAIL: dawdylaw@gmail.com
                                            MAIL: 14 Green Valley, Fenton, MO 63026.

                                                        An attorney with a mac.

      In the practice of law it is always important to keep one's feet on the ground. Mr Dawdy is an award winning artist, portrait painter and yes, ... the owner of the St Louis House of Rock nightclub.

Governor Nixon appointed Mr Dawdy to the Missouri Ethics Commission  for the 2010- 2014 term


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