Craig D. Ritchie

Craig D. Ritchie is the founding partner of Ritchie Law Group in St. Joseph, Missouri, and has practiced law for more than 35 years. His practice is devoted almost exclusively to family law. He handles divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, adoption, paternity, modification, and mediation matters. His work is heavily litigation-oriented and focuses on domestic disputes that require careful preparation and experienced courtroom advocacy.

Ritchie earned his J.D. from the University of Missouri Law School in 1989 after attending Culver-Stockton in Canton, Missouri. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1989. His legal education and decades of family-law practice provide a foundation for handling complex domestic cases involving contested facts, financial issues, parenting concerns, and changing family responsibilities. He has also taught Domestic Relations in a legal studies program.

Ritchie has built extensive experience in family-law litigation, with approximately 95 percent of his practice devoted to litigation. He has handled contested divorce and custody matters, support disputes, adoptions, paternity cases, modifications, and mediation. He has also taught Domestic Relations at Missouri Western State College and has frequently presented continuing legal education programs, reflecting sustained involvement in the professional development of family-law practitioners.

Craig D. Ritchie brings decades of focused family-law experience to clients facing significant domestic disputes. His courtroom background, teaching experience, and long concentration in family law support a practical understanding of Missouri family-law procedure and contested case strategy. He helps clients address difficult issues involving children, finances, and changing family relationships while pursuing solutions through negotiation, mediation, or litigation as appropriate.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, The Ritchie Law Group
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Executive Committee and Former Director, American Legion Missouri Boys State

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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