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.
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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
- 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