Joan M. Swartz has twenty-two (22) years of experience in Business Law including Contracts and related transactions. Joan has represented corporations, public entities, partnerships and individuals; primarily on business related issues, throughout the region and has extensive trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts throughout the region.

Primary Practice Areas

• Business Law and Business Litigation
• Contract Drafting and Contract Review
• Employment Contracts and Non-Competition Agreements
• Environmental Law
• Business Ownership Disputes

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Missouri, 1987
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1988
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1988
• United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 1987
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 1997
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1989
• United States Supreme Court, 1996

Education and Academic Honors

• Saint Louis University School of Law, Class of 1987, J.D.
• Saint Louis University, Class of 1984, A.B.

Representative Cases

• Tsai v. Orkin
• Buchman v. Terminix

Representative Clients

• Advanced Integrated Technologies Group, Inc.
• Weber Fire and Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
• Optima HeartCare, Inc.

Professional Affiliations

• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
  • President, 2002-2003
  • President-Elect, 2001-2002
  • Vice President, 2000-2001
  • Treasurer, 1999-2000
  • Secretary, 1998-1999
  • Member Representative to Executive Committee, 1997-1998
  • Member, Board of Governors, 1995-2004
• St. Louis Bar Foundation
  • President, 2003-2004
  • Past President, 2004-2005
• Project Angeltree
  • Co-Chair, 1997-2002; Chair Emeritus 2002-present
• BAMSL YLD Habitat for Humanity Project
  • Chair, 1996-1997
• United States Mediation and Arbitration – Midwest
  • Trained Mediator,
  • Member of United States Arbitration and Mediation Midwest Panel, 2001 – present
• Missouri IOLTA Board
  • St. Louis Representative, 2004 to present
• American Bar Association
  • Editorial Board, General Practice
  • Member of House of Delegates
  • Missouri Young Lawyers' Section Representative, 1997-2000
  • Young Lawyers’ Division, Member of House of Delegates, 1993-1999
  • Elected to Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section District IX Representative, 1994-1998
• Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law, Civil Practice 1994-2000;

Community Service and Awards

• Recipient, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, YLD Award of Merit 1998;
• Recipient, Missouri Bar Young Lawyer’s Chair Award for Outstanding Service 1995;
• Appointed, Trustee of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District by the late George “Buzz” Westfall, October 8, 2002-February 2005;
• Former St. Louis City Board Member, American Cancer Society;
• Former Guest Lecturer, American Red Cross;
• Former Guest Lecturer, Multiple Sclerosis Society;
• Former Chair, Career Day for Rosati Kain High School, 1995-1997;
• Former Chair BAMSL Literacy Committee;

Articles/Speaking Engagements

• Co-Author, First Statewide Domestic Violence Handbook published by Missouri Bar Young Lawyers' Division
• “Tax Treatment of Environmental Clean-Up Costs”, Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Volume 4, No. 3, 1997
• St. Louis Lawyer, President's Page 2002-2003 St. Louis Bar Journal, President's Page 2002-2003
• National Business Institute Seminar, Advanced LLC Issues in Missouri, Author 'Case Law Pertaining to LLCs' and 'Ethical Issues Related to Representing LLCs', July 2005;
• Speaker and Moderator UMKC 15 Hour Review of Law, 2003-present
• Speaker United States Arbitration and Mediation Seminar, 'Representing Employees in Arbitration and Mediation', April 2005;
• Speaker Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, 'Current Issues in ADR', June 2002;
• Frequent Guest Speaker, U.S. Naturalization Ceremony, performed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 2002 – present.

Born

• St. Louis, Missouri, October 8, 1962