Legal Information

Steve Scott

Attorney at Law

Serving Landlords, Individuals
and Small Businesses

Vanessa Reynolds

Legal Assistant

Legal Information

On the linked sub-pages are summaries of the law in Scott Law Firm's main areas of practice. SLF also provides services in areas of law not covered on this web site. Site visitors with questions about legal topics not covered here may contact us to inquire whether we handle such matters; if not, we can make a referral to another appropriate professional. The areas of law covered here are:

	Family Law, including adoptions, rules governing marriage, annulment of marriage, dissolution of marriage, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, paternity, juvenile law and name changes
	Probate/Estate Planning, including the probate process, what happens if you have no will, spousal rights, wills, trusts, other techniques for estate-planning, letters of last instructions, estate taxes, health care directives (living wills), powers of attorney and guardianship/conservatorship.
	Landlord-Tenant, including Missouri law, qualifying tenants, leases, lawsuits/evictions, security deposits, forms, and fees & costs.
	Real Estate, including purchase and sale of real estate, deeds of trust, and title assurance.
	Business Law, including a business formation checklist, information about sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, choice of entity considerations and non-profit corporations, and the basics of employment, contract and tradename/trademark law
	Civil Litigation, including a general overview of the Missouri court system and litigation process and basic information about Small Claims Court, the Associate Division of the Circuit Court, the Circuit Court, and U.S. District Court.

Legal information provided on this site is subject to the qualifications stated on the Notices and Disclaimers page.

[ Home ] [ Family Law ] [ Estate Planning ] [ Landlord-Tenant ] [ Real Estate ] [ Business ] [ Civil Litigation ]

Inquiries about legal representation and comments about this web site may be emailed to sscott@scottlawfirm.com. We will endeavor to respond promptly but will not provide specific legal advice by email except to established clients. Please see our Notices and Disclaimers. Except as otherwise noted on particular pages, this entire web site is Copyright © 1998-2007 by Scott Law Firm Professional Corporation, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A. Except as otherwise authorized with respect to landlord forms, site visitors may reproduce materials on this site for personal use only. All copies of copyrighted pages must include our copyright notice.