Newman, Stephen G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Stephen G. Newman is a shareholder of Newman, Comley & Ruth P.C. His practice emphasizes estate planning, trust settlement and probate administration. He also handles administrative regulatory work for members of the motor carrier industry before federal and state agencies.  He also provides business law services.

Mr. Newman is a member of the Missouri Bar and Cole County Bar Association. He is also a member of Wealth Counsel, LLC and the Probate and Trust Law Committee of the Missouri Bar. He started the Cole County Estate Planning and Financial Advisors Council which regularly meets to discuss current estate and financial planning issues.

A recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award in 1991, Mr. Newman was named Rotarian of the Year for 1994. He served on the Jefferson City Board of Education from 1996-2005, and was President from 1999-2000. He is a past chair and member of the Planned Giving Committee of the Capital Region Medical Center Foundation.  He is a lifetime member of the Board of Governors for Capital Region Medical Center. 

Mr. Newman donated his legal services to establish the Jefferson City Public Schools Foundation in 1998 and served on the board of directors and as chairman of the endowment fund for 11 years.  He was inducted into the Foundation's Hall of Leaders in September, 2010.  He also donated his legal services to establish the First United Methodist Church Foundation, served on its board of directors since its inception in 1998 to 2004 and served as president of the Foundation from 2002-2004.  He donated his legal services to establish the Jefferson City Rotary Club Local Community Foundation in 1991, and served on the board of directors as President.

Mr. Newman was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1954 and has been a resident of Jefferson City most of his life. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Missouri University in Columbia, graduating summa cum laude. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his juris doctor in 1980 from Missouri University in Columbia. He and his wife have three daughters.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Trust Settlement
• Probate Administration
• Motor Carrier Transportation Law
• Business Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Estate Administration, Trucking

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Rotary, 1985 - Present (Member)
• Missouri Bar, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Cole County Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Wealth Counsel, LLC, 2003 - Present (Member)
• Transportation Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Rotarian of the Year from Jefferson City, Missouri Rotary Club, 1994
• Outstanding Volunteer from the Jefferson City Public Schools Foundation, 2010

Classes and Seminars

• Missouri School Board Association Annual Conference, Lake Ozarks, Missouri, "Creating a Public School Foundation: Best First Steps", October 21, 2005
• Missouri School Board Association Annual Conference, Lake Ozarks, Missouri, "Growing a Public School Foundation: Best Next Steps", October 21, 2005
• National School Foundation's Inaugural Conference on K-12 Education Foundations, Chicago, Illinois, "I Wish That We Had Known These Things 8 Years Ago", April 7, 2006
• Missouri Association of School Administrators Spring Conference, Lake Ozark, Missouri, "Benefits of Establishing a School Foundation and How to Do It", April 10, 2006
• Missouri Association of School Administrators Spring Conference, Lake Ozark, Missouri, "School Foundations - Get One Started", April 12, 2007
• River City Habitat for Humanity, "The Value of a Will", October 27, 2009
• River City Habitat for Humanity, "The Value of a Will", February 22, 2011
• Missouri Bar Estate and Trust Institute, "Ethical Scenarios", September 2, 2010
• NBI, The Probate Process from Start to Finish, May 25, 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Capital Region Medical Center, Board of Governors
• Cole County Estate Planning and Financial Advisors Council
• Sons of the American Revolution - Christopher Casey Chapter

Past Employment Positions

• Brydon, Swearengen & England, 1980 - 1993

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
  J.D.
• Missouri University, Columbia, Missouri
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Dean's List - 8 Semesters
  Major: Political Science

Address

601 Monroe Street
Suite 301
P.O. Box 537
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Phones

573-634-2266

Faxes

573-636-3306

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ncrpc.com