Every day we work to take care of family, business, and social responsibilities.  The
                                             trust we develop with our clients is the foundation of our relationships.  
At Margaret Elise Branyan Barker, P.C., we help our clients by offering premium legal
                                             services.  I obtained my undergraduate degree from Smith College, in Massachusetts and my law degree from Washington
                                             University, in St. Louis. Missouri.  
I
                                             have been licensed to practice law in Springfield, Missouri, since 1983.  I represented the poor in Southwestern Missouri
                                             as a State Public Defender for 8 years, a Federal Public Defender for  years and have been in private practice since
                                             2004. 
My practise is concentrated on
                                             representing families with issues involving the juvenile courts, as well as adoption and guardianship cases.  I
                                             also represent clients charged with traffic offense, misdemeanors and felonies, in Municipal, State and Federal
                                             Court.