Law Firm Overview

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 and honors 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
• Debtor/Creditor
• 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

Classes and Seminars

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

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Business Organizations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Collections, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Government Contracts, Litigation & Appeals, Premises Liability -- Defense, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Liability, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Law