Preeminent-Rated Missouri Appellate Attorney, Business and Estate Planning Lawyer

I am a native of St. Louis. As an attorney, I have been engaged in private as well as public practice. I served as an attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1980 to 1981 and as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri from 1981 to 1985. I then joined Schramm & Pines, L.L.C. in 1985 and spent the next 15 years there. I worked for nearly two years with Edwards, Singer, Schramm, Watkins & Spoenman, L.L.P., and then opened my solo firm in 2001. I joined the firm of Timothy E. Hayes & Associates, LC in 2007, leaving in 2010 to re-launch my solo practice.

My peers have graciously endorsed my legal abilities and adherence to ethical standards with a peer review of “preeminent.” My clients have responded similarly.

The most unique aspect of my practice is my commitment to preparing persuasive trial and appellate briefs. I have written LinkedIn Pulse articles on the subjects of appellate brief writing and drafting a motion for summary judgment.  I also have written articles on other legal topics. Please see the Sample Publications page for examples of my articles.

Practice areas

• Appellate law
• Business formation
• Estate planning

Bar admissions

• Missouri, 1978
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2008

Education

• J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1978
• B.A., magna cum laude, Colgate University, 1975

Awards

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• 5.0 out of 5.0 Client Rating in Litigation, Trusts and Estates

Professional memberships

• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association
  • Judicial Division, Council of Appellate Lawyers
• Legal Writing Institute

Adjunct faculty

• Maryville University, Simon School of Business, 2000 – 2006; 2011 – 2014
• St. Louis University School of Law, 2001 – 2016
• University of Missouri — St. Louis, College of Business Administration, 2000 – 2007

Reported cases

• Barbieri v. Barbieri, 2021 Mo.App. LEXIS 820 (Mo.Ct.App. Aug. 31, 2021)
• Batka v. Batka, 171 S.W.3d 757 (Mo.Ct.App. 2005)
• Blue Pool Farms, LLC v. Basler, 239 S.W.3d 687 (Mo.Ct.App. 2007)
• Courtney v. Courtney, 550 S.W.3d 522 (Mo.Ct.App. 2017)
• Courtney v. Courtney,  458 S.W.3d 462 (Mo.Ct.App. 2015)
• Dept. of Soc. Service, Div. of Medical Services v. Little Hills Healthcare, L.L.C., 236 S.W.3d 637 (Mo.banc 2007)
• Driemeyer v. Leahy, 471 S.W.3d 402 (Mo.Ct.App. 2015)
• Hill v. Hill, 53 S.W.3d 114 (Mo.banc 2001)
• Hughes v. Hughes, 505 S.W.3d 458 (Mo.Ct.App. 2016)
• M.L.G. v. R.W., 406 S.W.3d 115 (Mo.Ct.App. 2013)
• Panzau v. JDLB, Inc., 169 S.W.3d 122 (Mo.Ct.App. 2005)
• Perez v. Abbott, 140 S.W.3d 283 (Mo.Ct.App. 2004)
• Ponz v. Guirl, 794 S.W.2d 699 (Mo.Ct.App. 1990)
• Scott Family Props. v. Mo. Hwys. & Transp. Comm’n, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1693 (8th Cir. Jan. 31, 2017)
• Spirco Environmental, Inc. v. American Intern. Specialty Lines Ins. Co., 555 F.3d 637 (8th Cir. 2009)
• State ex rel. M Humphrey v. Provaznik, 854 S.W.2d 810 (Mo.Ct.App. 1993)
• T.D. v. St. Louis County Circuit Court, Div. 13, 2022 Mo.App. LEXIS 815 (Mo.Ct.App. Dec. 20, 2022)
• T.J.E. v. M.R.M., 2020 Mo. App. LEXIS 45 (Mo.Ct.App. Jan. 14, 2020)
• Ullrich v. CADCO, Inc., 244 S.W.3d 772 (Mo.Ct.App. 2008)
• Woodard v. Woodard, 201 S.W.3d 557 (Mo.Ct.App. 2006)

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Knowledge. Communication. Persuasion.

Let Daniel R. Schramm, L.L.C. handle your appellate, business law and estate planning matters. Call my Chesterfield, MO law firm at 888.353.3211 or contact me online to discuss your case. I look forward to speaking with you.