The POWER List: Cynthia Garnholz

Garnholz | Sparks Family Lawyers, St. Louis

Cynthia Garnholz worked for the St. Louis County Counselor’s Office for a decade before going into private practice, and she continues today with a record of public service.

Garnholz served for 10 years as an alderman for Clayton as well as on several committees and commissions in that city. She also is a provisional judge for the city of Clayton and the St. Louis County Municipal Court.

She is a member-at-large of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’ Board of Governors and previously served as chair of BAMSL’s family and juvenile law section. She is a founding member of both WashU’s Women’s Law Initiative and the St. Louis Collaborative Family Law Association, and she is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Garnholz provides services in family law, estate planning and probate for clients in St. Louis, Clayton, St. Charles, Jefferson County and Lincoln County. She earned her law degree in 1980 from Washington University in St. Louis.