Kenneth J. Heinz
Principal
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Law Practice
Ken concentrates his practice in business transactions; cable television law; computer; condemnation law (eminent domain); construction; employment matters; municipal law; probate, trust and estate administration; real estate; tort litigation; trials and appeals (complex litigation); urban development and tax increment financing.
After graduating from Washington University School of Law, Ken served as a law clerk to the Honorable James A. Finch, Jr., of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
He is the author of the following articles:
- “Prohibition Procedure for the Civil Practitioner” – St. Louis Bar Journal
- “The Struggle for Autonomy in Municipal Earnings Taxation” and “City Employment Residency Requirements” – Urban Law Annual
- “Problem Solving with Computerized Legal Research” – Missouri Bar Journal
- “The Sunshine Law” – Missouri Municipal Review
Ken has been active as special counsel to many municipalities in Missouri and Illinois on redevelopment and telecommunications issues. He has delivered seminars to numerous public and private groups at the local and state level on municipal issues.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois (all Illinois State Courts)
- Missouri (all Missouri State Courts)
- U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations & Memberships
- The Missouri Bar
- The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- St. Louis County Bar Association
- Municipal Attorneys’ Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, President
- J.D., Washington University School of Law, 1974
- B.A., University of Illinois, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1971
- City Attorney, City of Richmond Heights, Missouri
- City Attorney, City of Country Club Hills, Missouri
- Adjunct Professor in Telecommunications Law at Webster University
- Counsel, Home Rule Charter Commission, City of Richmond Heights, Missouri
- Counsel, Planning and Zoning Commission, City of Town and Country, Missouri
- Chairman, Veteran’s Memorial Committee (citizen’s committee established to provide a suitable and lasting memorial to all Veteran’s who have served the United States of America)
- Member, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts