(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Administrative, Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Corporation, Estate Planning, Environmental, Government Contract, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Trademark and Copyright, Labor and Employment, Municipal Financing, Municipal and Urban, Partnership, Public Finance, Probate and Trust, Real Estate and Real Estate Development, Securities, Tax Exempt Financing and Tax Law. Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts.

Representative Clients:

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Arch Energy
Fox Associates
Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
Lutheran Senior Services
Regency Centers Corporation
St. Louis Equity Fund
U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation.

Address

7th Floor
911 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63101, ((Independent City))

Phone

Phone: 314-231-2800
Fax: 314-436-8400

Website

http://www.stolarlaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Christopher M. Blanton (Member) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1969); Washington University (J.D., 1975). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Business; Corporate.Email: Christopher M. Blanton

Jacqueline A. Dimmitt (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1989); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Charitable Giving.Email: Jacqueline A. Dimmitt

Doreen D. Dodson (Member) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1964); University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (M.Ed., with honors, 1965); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Employment; Health Care; Immigration Law; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Doreen D. Dodson

Michael A. Fisher (Member) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1971). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael A. Fisher

Kathryn J. Giddings (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1968); Washington University (J.D., 1980). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Kathryn J. Giddings

John B. Greenberg (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1990, Missouri. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.J., 1985); Washington University (J.D., 1989). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: John B. Greenberg

Sandra B. Greenfield (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.S.B.A., 1985; M.B.A., 1986); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Curator Scholar. Member, St. Louis University Public Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt and Non-Profit Organization Law; Commercial Real Estate; Tax Exempt Financing Law; General Corporate Law.Email: Sandra B. Greenfield

Harvey A. Harris (Member) born 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Missouri. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1958; LL.B., 1961). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Estate Planning; Executive Compensation; Succession; Banking; Finance; Business; Corporate.Email: Harvey A. Harris

Gregory F. Herkert (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, March 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Member: St. Louis County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Litigation.

Dale E. Hermeling (Member) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1987, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1983); St. Louis University (J.D., 1986). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Construction Law; Business; Corporate.Email: Dale E. Hermeling

William H. Hobson (Member) born 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1980, Missouri. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1966); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning.Email: William H. Hobson

Karl E. Holderle, III (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1975; M.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: The Missouri Bar; Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt and Non-Profit Organization Law; Health Care; Real Estate Law; Municipal Finance; Tax Exempt Finance.Email: Karl E. Holderle, III

David Jay Krauss (Member) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1973); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits.Email: David Jay Krauss

David B. Lemkemeier (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1992); Washington University (J.D., 1998). Author: "Withholding Qualified Immunity From Private Prison Guards: A Costly Mistake," Washington University Journal of Urban & Contemporary Law, Volume 54, 1998. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(30%); Commercial Real Estate Development(30%); Corporate Law(10%); Corporate Real Estate(30%).Email: David B. Lemkemeier

Jay L. Levitch (Member) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1973); Washington University (J.D., 1976). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Environmental; Condemnation.Email: Jay L. Levitch

Thomas E. Lowther (Member) born 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Missouri. Education: Washington University (LL.B., 1962). Order of the Coif. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking; Municipal Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Securities.Email: Thomas E. Lowther

Henry F. Luepke III (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); St. Louis University (J.D., 1991). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Henry F. Luepke III

Richard K. Mersman III (Member) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Tax Exempt Finance.Email: Richard K. Mersman III

H. Kent Munson (Member) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor Relations; Employment.Email: H. Kent Munson

Jeffrey H. Pass (Member) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Missouri. Education: Cornell University (A.B., cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Limited Liability Company Law; Real Estate; Securities.Email: Jeffrey H. Pass

Leonard J. Pranschke (Member) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1975). Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; National Society of Fund Raising Executives (Affiliate Member); National Association of College and University Attorneys; National Committee on Planned Giving. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt and Non-Profit Organization Law; General Corporate Law; Education Law; Employment Law; Securities Law; Real Estate Law; Charitable Giving.Email: Leonard J. Pranschke

Susan Nell Rowe (Member) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri; 1986, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1983). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; Womens Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor Relations; Employment Law; Family Law.Email: Susan Nell Rowe

Geetha Rao Sant (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1986); Washington University (J.D., 1989). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Society of Corporate Governance Professionals. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Securities.Email: Geetha Rao Sant

Charles Alan Seigel (Member) born 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1959). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Lawyers Association of St. Louis; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense; Family Law.Email: Charles Alan Seigel

Ann Therese Stillman (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.S.W., summa cum laude, 1981); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1984-1985. Author: "National Alliance: A Retreat from Protection of the Right to Freedom of Speech," 29 St. Louis University Law Journal 229, 1984. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt and Non-Profit Organization Law; Education Law; Employment Law; Charitable Giving; Taxation.Email: Ann Therese Stillman

Ravi Sundara (Member) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Illinois; 2001, California. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1992); Washington University (J.D., 1995). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Exempt and Non-Profit Organization Law; Charitable Giving; Securities; Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration.Email: Ravi Sundara

Thomas E. Venker Jr. (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1977); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Order of the Woolsack. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of St. Louis. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business; Corporate.Email: Thomas E. Venker Jr.

ASSOCIATES

Matthew J. Aplington (Associate)

Emily K. Bardon (Associate)

Charla Claypool (Associate)

Nancy M. Hawes (Associate)

Robert J. Klevorn, III (Associate)

Jennifer J. Raymond (Associate)

William A. Rearden (Associate)

Jeffrey R. Schwartz (Associate)

OF COUNSEL

C. Peter Goplerud, III (Of Counsel) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas, Iowa and Colorado. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1971; Graduate Studies, Urban Planning, 1973-1974; J.D., 1974). Dean, Florida Coastal School of Law, 2004-present. Professor of Law, 1997-2004 and Dean, 1997-2003, Drake University Law School. Professor of Law, 1993-1997 and Dean 1993-1996, University of Oklahoma College of Law. Visiting Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, 1990-1991. Professor of Law, 1985-1993, Interim Dean 1988-1990, Associate Dean, 1985-1988 and Associate Professor of Law with tenure, 1981-1985, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois. Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio, 1977-1981. Research Attorney, Justice David Prager, Supreme Court of Kansas, 1974-1977. Member: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: College and University Law; Sports Law.Email: C. Peter Goplerud, III

Randall A. Martin (Of Counsel) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Missouri. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1967); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1972). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bankruptcy; Business and Family Disputes.Email: Randall A. Martin

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