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Stephen A. Martin

Saint Charles, Missouri
Owner and Founding Member

Phone:	(636) 487-4097 (877) 224-9742
Fax:	(636) 949-3732
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Stephen A. Martin is a skilled attorney with more than 25 years of legal experience, representing clients in a variety of general practice areas, including the areas of civil litigation, real estate law, business law, municipal law and estate planning.

Mr. Martin is the owner and founding member of The Law Office of Stephen A. Martin. Prior to starting his own firm, he was a partner at Barklage, Brett, Martin, Wibbenmeyer & Hamill, P.C., served as County Counselor for St. Charles County and prior to that, County Counselor for Clay County. Additionally, he has worked as a Law Clerk for Judge Martin of the Jackson County Circuit Court and a Law Clerk for Judge Turnage on the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District.

Mr. Martin is a graduate of University of Missouri's School of Law in Kansas City, Missouri. While attending law school, he was a Moot Court Team Alternate, a Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board and Editor of Martin's Reviews. Mr. Martin was a fraternity member of Phi Delta Phi.

Prior to law school, Mr. Martin earned his Bachelors of Arts with Honors in English Literature from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Accomplishments during this period include: Dean's List, English Honors Program, Chairperson of I.R.H.A. Governor's Congress, Pershing Group Council Chairperson and House Community Board Juror.

Since law school, other activities include:

St. Charles City Landmark Preservation Board
St. Charles Borromeo School Board and Finance Committee
Archdiocesan Development Appeal
Lambert Expansion Community Advisory Committee
Mayor's Charity Ball Committee
Chairperson of the St. Charles Historic Landmarks Preservation Architectural Review Board

Mr. Martin is an adjunct professor at St. Charles County Community College where he teaches Business Law.

Areas of Practice

Administrative Law
Business & Commercial Law
Contracts
Business Organizations
Franchising
Collections
Construction Law
Employment Law -- Employer
Estate Planning
Elder Law
Government Contracts
Litigation & Appeals
Probate & Estate Administration
Trusts
Wills
Real Estate Law
Eminent Domain
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord/Tenant
State, Local & Municipal Law
Tax Increment Financing
Adverse Possession
Amendments to Covenants
Assessment Collections
Boundaries
Breach of Lease/Covenants
Breach of Purchase Agreement
Condemnation / Eminent Domain
Corporate Matters
Covenants, Restrictions & Indentures
Damage to Premises
Deed Drafting
Document Review
Easements & Right of Ways
Evictions
Formation & Organization of New Missouri Corporations
Homeowner Associations
Land Use
Landlord / Tenant rights
Landlord-Tenant Matters
Lease Enforcement
Lease Interpretation
Limited Liability Companies
Mechanic's Liens
Partnerships & Joint Ventures
Past-Due Rent
Preparation and Negotiation of Contract Matters
Preparation of Contracts
Purchase-Sale Matters
Quiet Title Actions
Real Estate Litigation Matters
Rules and Regulations Enforcement
Seller Fraud
Seller Non-Disclosure
Subdivision - Community Matters
Unlawful Detainers
Civil Litigation
Business Law
Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1981
U.S. Federal Court, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
Honors: Moot Court Team Alternate
Honors: Chief Justice, Moot Court Board
Honors: Fraternity Member, Phi Delta Phi
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Bachelors of Arts
Honors: With Honors
Honors: English Honors Program Dean's List, English Honors Program
Honors: Chairperson of I.R.H.A. Governor's Congress
Honors: Pershing Group Council Chairperson and House Community Board Juror
Major: English Literature

Classes/Seminars Taught

Adjunct Professor, Business Law, St. Charles County Community College

Past Employment Positions