The district at a glance
- Chief Judge Bonnie L. Clair, with Dana C. McWay as Clerk of Court; the plan form prints the St. Louis courthouse address at 111 S. 10th Street
- Consumer filings: 6,059 total — 3,666 Chapter 7 and 2,392 Chapter 13, a 39.5% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is Local Form L.F. 13, revised 6/1/25 — not Official Form 113
- The form is published in PDF, Word and WordPerfect, with an older December 2019 version still posted alongside it
- The plan caption asks for the division and carries the hearing date, time and courtroom
- Six parts: notices, plan payments and length, disbursements, other standard provisions, nonstandard provisions, and certification
- Direct payment of post-petition mortgage payments is an express checkbox election in Part 3
Official court website: moeb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, E.D. Mo. or anywhere
$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with L.F. 13 drafted. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
District details verified August 2026 against the court's Local Form L.F. 13 Chapter 13 Plan (revised 6/1/25) as published on its Chapter 13 local forms page, and the court's published chief judge and clerk; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data. An older December 2019 version of the plan form remains posted, so confirm the revision date before use. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at moeb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.