Mary M. Beck

Mary M. Beck
  • Family violence
  • Advocacy, family violence and public policy
  • Client interviewing and counseling
  • Child adoption law
  • Putative father registry law
Director of the Domestic Violence Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law

BSN (1970), MSN (1971), St. Louis University School of Nursing
JD (1988), University of Missouri

  • Phone Number: (573) 882-7872
  • Room Number: 104 Hulston Hall
  • E-Mail Address:
  • Web Address: http://law.missouri.edu/beck/
  • Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Professor Beck joined the faculty in 1993 as director of the Domestic Violence Clinic. Her work history includes a private law practice consulting in adoption, assisted reproductive techniques, surrogacy; serving as a faculty member and administrator in schools of nursing and medicine; working as certified family nurse practitioner at the Free Clinic, at publicly funded walk in clinics, and at Missouri University Hospital and Clinics; and drafting multi state and federal legislation involving birth parents’ rights, adoption of children and domestic violence. She has participated in domestic violence clemency advocacy and litigation and collaborated on multidisciplinary domestic violence research.

Presently, Mary and her students represent parties in civil, juvenile and probate courts in rural Missouri Counties. In the law school, Mary teaches the Family Violence Clinic; Advocacy, Family Violence and Public Policy; Client Interviewing and Counseling; Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Techniques and Guardianship; and Pretrial Litigation.

Mary Beck is married to Niels Beck and they have 4 children in 3 states, 2 sons in law, one daughter in law, and 4 grandchildren.

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