Alan E. DeWoskin
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Alan E. DeWoskin
Alan E. DeWoskin, P.C.Total Records: 1Biography
Alan E. DeWoskin is the principal of Alan E. DeWoskin, P.C., St. Louis, MO. He has a general practice with emphasis on family and military law. He was previously certified as a mediator by the Family Court of St. Louis County, Missouri and as a Guardian Ad Litem in the State of Missouri. Alan is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and are rated 'A/V' in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.
As a member of the American Bar Association, Alan E. DeWoskin was a Member and Assembly Delegate of the ABA House of Delegates, Vice Chair of the ABA Task Force on the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner, Chair of the ABA General Practice Section (General Practice Solo and Small Firm Division) and a founder and the second chair of the Military Law Committee, Section of General Practice. In addition, he is a recipient of the Founder's Award and Sole Practitioner of the Year Award of the Section of General Practice. He was a writer of ABA Model Rule 1.17 and Missouri's Rule 4.1.17 regarding Sale of A Law Practice. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Association.
On the local level, Alan E. DeWoskin served as chair of MoBar General Practice Committee and the Bar Association of St. Louis (BAMSL) Section of Sole and Small Firm Lawyers. He was a member of the Executive Committee of BAMSL and received the BAMSL President's Award. He is a member of the Missouri Bar Foundation and a Distinguished Fellow of the St. Louis Bar Foundation.
Mr. DeWoskin received his A.B. in 1962 and his J.D. in 1965 from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Before entering his law practice, he served 2 years on active duty with the United States Army. He continued his reserve activities and retired in 1992 with the rank of COL. Among his decorations, he was awarded the United States Legion of Merit.
Bar Admission
Illinois
Missouri
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
American Bar Association, 1988 - 1991 (Assembly Delegate At Large, House of Delegates)
American Bar Association, 1990 - 1992 (Vice-Chair, Task Force on the Solo and Small Firm Practitioner)
American Bar Association, 1988 - 1991 (Member, Standing Committee on Assembly Resolutions)
American Bar Association, 1988 - 1991 (Member, Standing Committee on Military Law)
American Bar Association, 1986 - 1987 (Member, House of Delegates elected by Section of General Practice)
American Bar Association, 1983 - 1986 (Member, Consortium on Professional Competence)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1985 - 1986 (Chair)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1981 - 1985 (Officer-Secretary, 2nd Vice-Chair, 1st Vice-Chair, Chair Elect)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1977 - 1981 (Council Member)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1988 - 1990 (Chair, Professionalism and Professional Responsibility Committee)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1987 - 1988 (Chair, Professional Responsibility Committee)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1979 - 1981 (Chair, Sole Practitioners and Small Firms Committee)
American Bar Association, Section of General Practice, 1975 - 1979 (Founder & Chair, Military Law Committee)
The Missouri Bar (Chair, Military Law Committee)
The Missouri Bar, 1987 - 1990 (Chair, General Practice Committee)
The Missouri Bar, 1987 - 1990 (Founder & Chair, Computer Interest Groups)
The Missouri Bar Foundation (Fellow)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1993 - 1994 (Executive Committee)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1994 - 1995 (Board of Governors)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1993 - 1995 (Founder & Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practitioner Section)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practitioners' Conference)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Travel & Tours Committee)
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, CLE Institute)
Illinois State Bar Association
Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers
Association of Trial Lawyers America
Boy Scouts of America, New Horizon's District, St. Louis Area Council (Former Assistant Direct Commissioner)
Boy Scouts of America, St. Louis Area Council (Life Member of the Eagle Scout Association)
Grand Lodge of Missouri (Master, Cosmos Lodge No. 282, A.F. & A.M.)
Grand Lodge of Missouri, 2006 - 2007 (District Deputy Grandmaster, Master, Cosmos Lodge 282)
Scottish Rite, Valley of St. Louis, Southern Jurisdiction
Shrine, Moolah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., St. Louis, Missouri
National Sojourners, Inc., St. Louis Chapter No. 22 & Heroes of '76
United Hebrew Congregation (Member, Board of Trustees)
Reserve Officers Association, 1979 - 1980 (President, Missouri Department)
American Legion
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, ABA Convention and Site Selection Committee)
Education
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Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1965 ABMajor: Political Science
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Washington University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri, 1965 J.D.
Honers
- Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory legal ability and general rating "av"
- Meritorious Service Medal
- U.S. Legion of Merit
- Army Commendation Medal
- Army Achievement Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Army Forces Reserve Medal
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Service Ribbon
- Recipient, Founders Award, ABA Section of General Practice (General Practice Solo and Small Firm Division), 1994
- Recipient, Sole Practitioner of the Year Award, ABA Section of General Practice (General Practice Solo and Small Firm Division), 1986
- St. Louis Bar Foundation, Distinguished Fellow
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in the Midwest
- Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in Finance and Industry
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation