Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Kathleen DuBois is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in legal services, primarily focused on the rights of parents and families in crisis. As the Managing Attorney of the Parental Justice Program at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri since 1985, DuBois has developed a prototype for wraparound legal support services since its inception in 1999. Previous roles include instructing legal studies at St. Louis Community College, practicing law at Bryan Cave LLC in securities compliance, and representing Arizona in securities legislation enforcement. Experience also includes felony litigation at Pima County Legal Defenders Office and Pima County Public Defenders Office. DuBois holds a JD from the University of Arizona and an undergraduate degree in English from Grinnell College.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri advances justice through legal representation, education and supportive services. We partner with the community to improve lives, promote fairness and create opportunities for those in need. With offices in St. Louis, Clayton, Union and Hannibal, Legal Services serves 21 counties in eastern Missouri with a range of legal programs including: Advocates for Family Health, Children's Legal Alliance, Community Economic Development Program, Connecting Kids to Coverage, Consumer Law Program, Education Justice Program, Elder Law Program, Family Court Program, Housing Law Program, Immigration Law Program, Lasting Solutions Family Law Program, Legal Advocates for Adults with Mental Illness Program, Marketplace Assistance Program, Medical-Legal Partnership, Public Benefits Program and the Youth & Family Advocacy Program. In 2016, Legal Services helped more than 31,000 Missourians, with over 12,000 helped through direct case work and an additional 19,000 helped through outreach, education, publications and referrals. 15,791 volunteer hours were provided by more than 520 individuals. Legal Services of Eastern Missouri is proud to be a Legal Services Corporation (LSC) grantee, and we comply with all LSC conditions and prohibitions in acceptance of all funds.