Trisha McCulloch Joins The Center for Family Law
Michelle Hagan • September 1, 2020
Trisha McCulloch joins The Center for Family Law as an Of Counsel Attorney.
Trisha joins the firm after successfully running her own family law practice, TEM Law, LLC, in St. Charles since 2015. Prior to that, she practiced family law with her father-in-law in St. Charles as part of Todt Ryan & McCulloch, LLC. In 2014, Trisha was appointed as a contract Guardian ad Litem for the St. Charles County Juvenile Center. She has also served as a provisional judge for Cottleville Municipal Court since 2015. Trisha is an active member of the St. Charles County Bar Association, St. Charles County Family Resource Center, and Young Lawyer’s Section of the Missouri Bar.
Trisha was born and raised in Wisconsin. She moved to Missouri in 2009 to attend UMKC School of Law, where she graduated with honors and an emphasis in family law. After graduating from UMKC, Trisha and her husband moved to the St. Louis area to start her legal career. They now have three children and enjoy going on adventures as often as possible.
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