Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1990

Lawyer Overview

Edward J. Griesedieck, III, a partner in the firm and member of the Management Committee. Ed has extensive experience in representing and counseling medium and large corporations and their related entities and families. Accordingly, the negotiation of contracts and transactions of all types for his corporate and real estate clients is a routine portion of his practice. Ed also acts as general counsel for many of these corporations throughout the Midwest and is intimately involved in the issues and concerns confronting medium to large sized businesses and their owners.

In conjunction with his corporate work, Mr. Griesedieck also focuses on the representation of a variety of commercial and residential land developers and builders. His practice includes all facets of real estate development, zoning, land use and development. Negotiating governmental assistance programs for these developments is also a significant area of practice. In conjunction with these real estate functions, Mr. Griesedieck also appears frequently before local zoning boards and planning commissions to negotiate all types of permits, zonings, governmental assistance and uses.

Mr. Griesedieck has acted as City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney for a number of municipalities and has served as a municipal judge. He presently serves as a member of the City of Frontenac's Board of Adjustment. For the past 20 years. he has hosted the popular "Ask the Lawyer" program on KMOX/CBS Radio and speaks regularly on the various topics of real estate, zoning and corporate business. Mr. Griesedieck was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of both Corporate Law as well as the specialty area of Land Use and Zoning Law. Mr. Griesedieck graduated St. Louis University School of Law in 1983 and received his B.S. degree in 1980 from the University of Notre Dame. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and is active in multiple civic and legal organizations. He is married with three children.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Corporate
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Real Estate Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Governmental Assistance Programs in Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1983
• Illinois, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Missouri Bar Association, Real Property Division (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Land Use Division (Member)
• American Bar Association, Land Use Division (Member)
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Young Lawyers Section, 1984 (Chairman, Trial Practice Institute)
• Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis (Member, Board of Directors)

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Lecturer, Various Topics of Real Estate, Zoning and Business
• CBS Radio - KMOX "Ask the Lawyer" Program

Pro Bono Activities

• Host, KMOX/CBS Radio
• Board of Directors, Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
• Board of Directors, March of Dimes Foundation

Past Employment Positions

• City of Des Peres, Prosecuting Attorney, 1991 - 1996
• Villages of Bel-Nor and Bellerive Acres, Prosecuting Attorney, 1986 - 1993
• Village of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Judge, 1992 - Present
• City of Normandy, City Attorney, 1996 - 1999

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri, 1983
  J.D.
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1980
  B.A.

Address

100 North Broadway
14th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63102-2728

Phones

(314) 231-6700

Faxes

(314) 231-4656

Emails

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Websites

http://www.herzogcrebs.com