Steven W. Garrett

Principal

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Professional Overview

Education

Community/Civic Involvement

Law Practice

Steve concentrates his practice in local government law, real estate and construction law, employment law, and complex litigation and appeals. His background at the Attorney General’s Office provided him with the opportunity to brief and argue numerous cases before all of the courts of appeals in Missouri, including the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts, the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Steve has written numerous briefs and petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court and has also written papers and articles and given lectures in the areas of municipal and election law throughout the country.

  • City Attorney, City of Normandy, Missouri (2009 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of St. Ann, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Northwoods, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Velda City, Missouri (1997 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Town and Country, Missouri (1994 – present)

  • General Counsel, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County (1986 – 1994, 2005 – 2011, 2018-Present)

  • Village Attorney, Village of Velda Village Hills, Missouri (2004 – 2005)

  • Assistant Attorney General (1979 – 1982)

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri (1979)

  • U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar

  • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association

Professional Overview

Education

Community/Civic Involvement

Law Practice

Steve concentrates his practice in local government law, real estate and construction law, employment law, and complex litigation and appeals. His background at the Attorney General’s Office provided him with the opportunity to brief and argue numerous cases before all of the courts of appeals in Missouri, including the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts, the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Steve has written numerous briefs and petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court and has also written papers and articles and given lectures in the areas of municipal and election law throughout the country.

  • City Attorney, City of Normandy, Missouri (2009 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of St. Ann, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Northwoods, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Velda City, Missouri (1997 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Town and Country, Missouri (1994 – present)

  • General Counsel, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County (1986 – 1994, 2005 – 2011, 2018-Present)

  • Village Attorney, Village of Velda Village Hills, Missouri (2004 – 2005)

  • Assistant Attorney General (1979 – 1982)

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri (1979)

  • U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar

  • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association

Professional Overview

Law Practice

Steve concentrates his practice in local government law, real estate and construction law, employment law, and complex litigation and appeals. His background at the Attorney General’s Office provided him with the opportunity to brief and argue numerous cases before all of the courts of appeals in Missouri, including the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts, the Missouri Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Steve has written numerous briefs and petitions in the U.S. Supreme Court and has also written papers and articles and given lectures in the areas of municipal and election law throughout the country.

  • City Attorney, City of Normandy, Missouri (2009 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of St. Ann, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Northwoods, Missouri (2004 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Velda City, Missouri (1997 – present)

  • City Attorney, City of Town and Country, Missouri (1994 – present)

  • General Counsel, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County (1986 – 1994, 2005 – 2011, 2018-Present)

  • Village Attorney, Village of Velda Village Hills, Missouri (2004 – 2005)

  • Assistant Attorney General (1979 – 1982)

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri (1979)

  • U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar

  • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association

Education

Community/Civic Involvement

Practice Areas

Business Transactions and Disputes

Business Transactions and Disputes

Criminal and Traffic Matters

Education Law

Employment Law

Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities

Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate

Family Law

Local Government Law

Mediation and Arbitration

Personal Injury, Malpractice and Workers' Compensation Litigation

Real Estate and Construction Law

Practice Areas

Business Transactions and Disputes

Business Transactions and Disputes

Criminal and Traffic Matters

Education Law

Employment Law

Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities

Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate

Family Law

Local Government Law

Mediation and Arbitration

Personal Injury, Malpractice and Workers' Compensation Litigation

Real Estate and Construction Law

Practice Areas

Business Transactions and Disputes

Business Transactions and Disputes

Criminal and Traffic Matters

Education Law

Employment Law

Energy, Telecommunications and Utilities

Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate

Family Law

Local Government Law

Mediation and Arbitration

Personal Injury, Malpractice and Workers' Compensation Litigation

Real Estate and Construction Law

130 S Bemiston – Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63105-1913

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, P.C. is a full service law firm with offices in Clayton, Missouri.


The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

© 2023 Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe

130 S Bemiston – Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63105-1913

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, P.C. is a full service law firm with offices in Clayton, Missouri.


The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

© 2023 Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe

130 S Bemiston – Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63105-1913

(314) 725-8788

Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, P.C. is a full service law firm with offices in Clayton, Missouri.


The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

© 2023 Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe