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About MO-AFCC

The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MO-AFCC)

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The Missouri Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MO-AFCC) was founded in 2003 by a committee of professionals who sought to bring the kind of cutting-edge educational programs for which AFCC is famous to our state. 

MO-AFCC has always striven to make its events accessible to members at the grassroots level. The chapter's signature free brown-bag seminars, called "Lunch and Learns,"  take place in St. Louis and Kansas City on a quarterly basis and less frequently in Columbia and Springfield.

​In addition, in 2004 MO-AFCC began offering a yearly spring conference featuring a nationally-known speaker in the field of high-conflict family court cases. Past conference presenters have included Christie Coates, Robin Deutsch, Joan Kelly, Marsha Kline Pruett, Leslie Drozd, Larry Fong, Arnie Shienvold and Mindy Mitnick.

Download a copy of the MO-AFCC Chapter bylaws.


Board of Directors

A committed group of professionals from across the state serve as board members for MO-AFCC. ​
Kevin Chafin
Kevin Chafin, MA, LPC, MO-AFCC President
Counselor and Mediator, Kevin Chafin, LPC, Inc.
Kansas City, MO

816-674-4782, kevin@kjclpc.com​
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Robert Boedeker, JD
Attorney, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Co-Manager, Lasting Solutions Family Law
St. Louis, MO
314-256-8703, raboedeker@lsem.org
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Honorable David Chamberlain, JD 
Circuit Judge​, Div. 4 of the Clay County Circuit Court
Kansas City, MO
816-616-3093, David.Chamberlain@courts.mo.gov
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MJ Crawford
M.J. Crawford, MAEd
Domestic Relations Services, Family Court of St. Louis County
St. Louis, MO
314-615-8045, ​m.j.crawford@courts.mo.gov
Lynne Harris
Lynne Harris, LPC, LCSW
​Counselor, Social Worker, Mediator
​Columbia, MO
2573-424-8220, lynneharris284@gmail.com
Simone Haberstock McCartney
Simone A. Haberstock, JD, LLM, MO-AFCC Past-President
Attorney, Law Offices of Simone A. Haberstock McCartney, LLC
​St. Louis, MO
314-431-0260, simone@haberstocklaw.com 
Anna Lingo
Anna Lingo, JD, MO-AFCC Vice President
Partner, Markel & Lingo Law Offices
​Columbia, MO
573-449-2740, lingo@markelandlingolaw.com 
Nicole Pace
Nicole Pace, LCSW, MO-AFCC Secretary
Mediator, Divorce Coach, and Parenting Coordinator,  Pace Mediation
​St. Louis, MO
​314-300-9873, nicole@pacemediationstl.com
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Shelly Renee’ Reece JD, MBA 
Attorney, Reece Family Law, LLC, and Defending Your Family
Springfield, MO
417-881-0881, info@reecefamilylaw.com
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Shannon Sorensen
Samantha I. Sader, JD
​Associate Attorney, Fisher Law LLC
​Kansas City, MO
816-471-7008, sammi@fisherlawkc.com
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Shannon Sorensen, JD, MO-AFCC Treasurer
Lawson Norris Sorensen LLC

​Kansas City, MO
​816-524-3838, shannon@lnslawkc.com​ 

Past Presidents

Past presidents of the MO-AFCC chapter have included the following:
  • 2018-2019 - Simone A. Habersock, JD, LLM
  • 2017-2018 - Charlene Berquist, PhD
  • 2015-2017 - Richard Scott, PhD
  • 2014-2015 - Art Nissenbaum
  • 2012-2013 - Rachael Kennedy
  • 2011-2012 - Michelle Henry
  • 2010-2011 - Mercedes Fort
  • 2008-2010 - Norman Steimel
  • 2007-2008 - Jane Rippetto
  • 2006-2007 - Larry Swall 
  • 2005-2006 - Andrea Clark
  • 2004-2005 - Ellen Cowell​
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
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~Anthony Brandt

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Email: MOAFCC@Moafcc.org


  • Home
  • About MO-AFCC
  • MO-AFCC Membership
    • Become an AFCC member
  • Events
    • Ellen Cowell Award
    • Past Events
  • Resources and Links
  • Members' Center
    • MO-AFCC News
    • Member Directory
  • Contact MO-AFCC