Erin E. Rathjen-Decker
Associate
Erin joined Green Cordonnier & House LLP as an associate in 2002. Erin received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Grinnell College in 1999 and her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law, 2002, cum laude.While at Saint Louis University, Erin was Managing Editor of Articles for the Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal during 2001-2002 and a recipient of an Academic Excellence Award in 2002. Erin practices exclusively in the area of family law and is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Women Lawyer's Association and the Missouri Bar. Her hobbies include reading, gardening and travel. She currently resides in St. Louis County with her husband and son.
Areas of Practice
- Family law
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Paternity
- Modifications
Litigation Percentage
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2002
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. (Cum Laude)
- Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
- B.A. - 1999
- Major: Political Science
Classes/Seminars
- Relocation with Kids, Missouri Bar, 2009
- Defining Marital vs. Non-Marital Property in Divorce, St. Louis University, 2011
Honors and Awards
- Missouri Kansas Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2009
- Listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2001 - 2011
- Lectured in the area of family law, 2009 - 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Member
- The Missouri Bar, Member, Family Law Section
- Women Lawyers' Association of St. Louis, Member
