Atty. Debra Schuster
Debra K. Schuster has practiced Elder and Disability law since 1999, having practiced health law since 1991.
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Debra Schuster is a elder law attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal PC. Educated at Saint Louis University (J.D., 1991). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Elder Law (2026). Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Debra K. Schuster has practiced Elder and Disability law since 1999, having practiced health law since 1991
- Ms. Schuster’s practice focuses on elder law issues, a growing area of law with few experienced practitioners
- Ms. Schuster works with and advises social workers, geriatric and care managers, financial planners and accountants, psychiatrists and geriatric physicians about incapacity issues and financial exploitation
- Ms. Schuster’s practice focuses on multi-disciplinary collaboration with these professionals to address the complex, myriad age and disability issues her clients face
- Ms. Schuster’s personal experience with her mother and grandfather, both of whom had dementia, has given her insight into the stresses that caregivers and families endure when caring for a loved one with dementia, which led her to become a certified Elder and Adult Mediator
- Ms. Schuster assists families with facilitated conversation about difficult end-of-life issues when someone should stop driving, move to assisted living or a skilled nursing facility, delegate financial matters to someone else to high conflict matters involving contested guardianship, financial exploitation and the removal of appointees under Durable Powers of Attorney and trustees
- Ms. Schuster is passionate about volunteering in the community
- She is past president of the Breakthrough Coalition, a multidisciplinary group of senior care and disability community providers
- She is the past Vice President of Operations for Memory Care Home Solutions, past Board member for Brith Shalom Kneseth Israel, was the Co-chairperson of the BAMSL Elder Law Committee
- Ms. Schuster was a finalist as “Best Lawyer of the Year” in 2016 by St. Louis Magazine and is the “Face of Elder Law” in the June 2017 issue of St. Louis Magazine
- Since 2014, Ms. Schuster has been the chairperson of an ad hoc committee of the Missouri Bar Association that has authored proposed legislation for the passage of the Designated Healthcare Decisionmaker Act
- Ms. Schuster is the mother of two wonderful sons, one who is an attorney in Boulder, Colorado and the other who is completing a Masters of Engineering in Biomedical Robotics at the University of Washington in Seattle
- Her dog Yadi, is working as a touch therapy dog and can be seen every day at work, where he provides support, comfort and dog toys to Ms. Schuster’s clients
- Ms. Schuster listens with empathy and seeks to understand the unique circumstances each of her clients is going through to provide them with the representation, advocacy and advice specific to their individual situation
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Debra Schuster's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Debra Schuster handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Elder law attorneys for Medicaid planning, long-term care, guardianship, conservatorship, and elder abuse.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Missouri
Practicing law in Missouri. Legal matters in Missouri are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Louis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Missouri state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Missouri brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Missouri courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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