Paola A. Stange, Esq.

MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, & OKLAHOMA FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS

Here to Help You Rebuild Your Life™

Practice Areas

Family Law
Collaborative Family Law
Mediation
Guardian ad Litem
Divorce
Child Custody
Paternity
Child Support
Grandparent Visitation

Bar Admissions

Missouri
Georgia (inactive)

Education

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- Juris Doctorate
- Honors: Member, Moot Court Society
- Honors: Semi-Finalist, Oral Argument Competition
- Honors: James C. Pratt Award for Best Brief Submitted by all Contestants
- Honors: Member, Lamar Inn of Court
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- B.S.
- Major: Biology

Paola A. Stange, Esq.

Founding Partner

Paola Stange handles family law cases with knowledge and passion. She is a trained mediator, collaborative law attorney and guardian ad litem. Paola was one of five guardian at litems selected by St. Louis County Circuit Court Judges in 2011 to receive the Outstanding Volunteer Domestic Violence Guardian ad Litem Award.

Paola is a hard-working individual and with her husband and Founding Partner, Kirk, keeps Stange Law Firm, PC consistently growing. Paola received her Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia and is licensed in Missouri and Georgia (inactive).

Paola has been recognized for numerous awards for her experience in family law, including:

Super Lawyers – Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars for Family Law, 2013 – Present

Paola enjoys giving back to her community through volunteer work. Paola and Kirk received the 2016 Golden Plate Award from Old Newsboys as well as the 2015 Making a Difference Award. In Spring of 2020, it was announced that Paola and Kirk would serve as co-chairs for Old Newsboys for 2020-21. Old Newsboys is a non-profit organization that has raised millions of dollars for hundreds of St. Louis area children’s charities. Additionally, Paola is on the Board of Directors for the Mid-County YMCA and on the Board of Trustees for Endangered Wolf Center. The Mid-County YMCA focuses on offering programs and services that focus on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. The Endangered Wolf Center was founded more than four decades ago to focus on the recovery of the endangered wolf population so that they can be returned to their native habitats.

Further, Paola was part of the 2017 Emory University School of Law Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques where she served as an adjunct professor in the role of a trial skills instructor. In 2019, Paola was nominated and received an invitation to serve as a member on the Emory Law Alumni Board.

Paola was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia when she was three and relocated to St. Louis, Missouri in 2007. Paola is fluent in both English and Spanish. She and Kirk are married and have two children

Paola, a former high school and college cheerleader, enjoys dancing and staying active. Incapable of sleeping late, even on the weekends, her family accuses her of being unable to sit still. Horseback riding and yoga are her favorite activities. Mrs. Stange recently returned to her cheerleading/gymnastic roots and is practicing acro-yoga skills at the local jams. When Paola does stop moving, she enjoys binge watching “Criminal Minds” or “The Vampire Diaries” on Netflix. She is also regular at her favorite Shell gas station where she gets her signature 44oz Polar Pop.

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Classes/Seminars

The Ethics of Social Media and Electronic Discovery, CLE by the SEA (3/8/18)
Family Law and Same-Sex Marriages: Divorce, Custody, Support & Embryos? Where It Stops? Nobody Knows, Missouri Bar (1/11/17-1/13/17)
A Paralegal’s Guide: Divorce Cases from Start to Finish, Institute for Paralegal Education (11/5/2015 in St. Louis)
Commentator, Annual Law Update, Missouri Bar (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015)
International Families: Dilemmas in child custody and visitation (August 2, 2014), Missouri Bar Family Law Conference
International Child Abduction Risk: Hague Convention and Enforcement, Drafting Appropriate Parenting Plans (Speaker – 12/6/13 in Clayton), Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, – December 6, 2013
Persuasive Presentation Skills for Lawyers (Commentator – 3/15/13 in St. Louis), Missouri Bar, – March 15, 2013

Honors and Awards

Super Lawyers – Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, 2013 – Present
Outstanding DV Court Volunteer GAL Award, St. Louis County Circuit Court, 2011
The American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) – Top 40 under 40 Missouri Lawyers for Family Law, 2014 – Present
AVVO Superb 10.0/10.0 Rating
National Academy of Family Law Attorneys – Top 10 Missouri Family Law Attorney Under 40, 2014 – Present
The National Trial Lawyers – Top 40 Under 40, 2014 – Present
Lead Counsel – Lead Counsel Rated for Divorce/Family Law, 2014 – Present
American Institute of Family Law Attorneys – 10 Best Family Law Attorney in Missouri Under 40, 2014-Present
The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Top One Percent, 2015 – Present
The National Advocates – Top 40 Under 40 in Missouri, 2015 – Present
Rue Ratings’ – Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member
American Institute of Family Law Attorneys – 10 Best for Client Satisfaction Under 40, 2016
American Jurist Institute – 2016 Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Missouri, 2016
Top American Lawyers – Lifetime Charter Member
The Lawyers of Distinction – 2016
America’s Greatest Attorneys – 2017
National Academy of Family Law Attorneys – Top 10 Missouri Family Law Attorney, 2017 – Present
Attorney & Practice Magazine – Top 10 Attorney in Missouri for Family Law – 2018
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2018