Amy M. Cloud

Amy M. Cloud is of counsel with Ritchie Law Group in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her practice includes family law and criminal law, supported by more than two decades of criminal-law experience spanning defense and prosecution. Her family practice includes divorce, custody and visitation, child support, paternity, modifications, guardianship, and adoption. She has also served as a court-appointed guardian ad litem for children in family-related proceedings.

Cloud earned her undergraduate degree from Columbia College in 1999 and graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law in 2002. She was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2003. Her education and early legal experience provided a foundation for courtroom work involving criminal cases and domestic disputes, areas that require careful factual analysis, knowledge of procedure, and direct advocacy for clients and children.

Cloud has more than 20 years of experience in criminal law and more than 18 years of family-law experience. Her work covers criminal defense and prosecution as well as family cases involving support, parenting arrangements, divorce, paternity, modifications, guardianships, and adoptions. Her guardian ad litem service adds experience focused on the interests of children in contested proceedings and other matters requiring careful assessment of family circumstances.

Amy M. Cloud brings substantial courtroom and family-law experience to clients facing criminal charges or important domestic disputes. Her background on different sides of criminal cases gives her a broad understanding of case development and prosecution strategy, while her family practice addresses the legal issues that arise during major household changes. She provides representation grounded in long-term litigation experience and familiarity with Missouri court procedures.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, The Ritchie Law Group
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Board Member, YWCA
• Board Member, Junior League
• Board Member, Optimist Club
• Board Member, Savannah Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• Columbia College
  Bachelor’s degree

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