Criminal Law

• Murder
  Amanda Knox’s murder conviction reversal occurred more or less contemporaneously with my book club’s reading of The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science by Douglas Starr. Starr’s narrative hardly rivals other page turning nonfiction like David McCullough’s John Adams. Based on the life of serial killer, Joseph Vacher, in late nineteenth century France who “slaughtered more people than the infamous Jack the Ripper,” and the man who ultimately solved Vacher’s crimes, Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, then head of the legal medicine department at the University of Lyon, Little Shepherds stands on its own as a vivid, often gory, exposition of the development of early forensic science....

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  We take pride in providing skilled and experienced legal representation to individuals, small businesses and large corporations, in the areas of real estate law, business and corporate law, wills, trusts, probate and healthcare law.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
  Joanna W. Owen is an AV Preeminent rated attorney licensed in Missouri, Illinois and Maine. Ms. Owen has spent the past decades advising clients–individuals and companies–on a wide variety of corporate and business law issues.
• Limited Liability Companies
• Small Business Law

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  At the Law Offices of Joanna W. Owen, we take pride in providing skilled and experienced legal representation to individuals, small businesses, and large corporations, in the areas of real estate law, business and corporate law, wills, trusts, estate, probate, and health care law. Our office is convenient to those living and working in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Our clients come from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Missouri, and surrounding communities.
• Real Estate Transactions
  At the Law Offices of Joanna W. Owen, our focus is on providing high quality legal services for both commercial and residential real estate clients. We work with individuals, business owners, in-house counsel, local and national title insurance companies, banks, and lenders, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, property managers and leasing agents, in all aspects of real estate purchases, sales, financing and leasing.
• Easement

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Estate planning and probate administration protects and preserves an individual’s or family’s assets and prepares for their distribution upon death. The goal for an individual or business owner often includes providing for a spouse, children, or family business. We can design a complete estate planning package catered to your specific needs. Estate planning is designed to fit you as an individual or as a business owner.
• Wills
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate
  At the Law Offices of Joanna W. Owen, we take pride in providing knowledgeable and experienced legal representation to individuals, small businesses, and large corporations in the areas of real estate law, business and corporate law, wills, trusts, probate law, and health care law. Our office is convenient for those living and working in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The second office in Belfast, Maine is located in the mid-coast area.

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Leasing Matters - Negotiating, drafting and review of leases – retail, industrial, shopping centers, office buildings, commercial leases