Stephen H. Ringkamp

Awards

• Award of Honor, 2016, Lawyers Association of St. Louis
• Lawyer of the Year, 2016, Personal Injury-Plaintiffs – St. Louis “Best Lawyers in America”
• Listed in Missouri – Kansas “Super La,vyers”
• National Trial Lawyers (Top 100 Trial Lawyers) since 2013
• The Missourian Award, 2011
• Selected by peers for inclusion in “Best Lawyers in America”
• Listed in “Best Lawyers in St. Louis”, St. Louis Magazine
• Resolution of the Missouri House of Representatives in recognition of
• service to the State of Missouri, Judiciary and Bar, 2009
• “Who’s Who in American Law”
• Missouri Bar Foundation, Purcell Professionalism Award, 2009
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, President’s Award, 2008
• Missouri Bar Foundation, Smithson Award for “outstanding service
• toward the increase of justice”. 1996
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Outstanding Service Award, 1992
• Missouri Bar Foundation, Lon Hocker Trial La,vyer Award, 1983
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Special Member, 1983
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Certificate of Honor, 1978

Executive Positions

Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys

• President 1991-1992
• Executive Committee, 1987-1993
• Board of Governors, 1980 to present
• Amicus Curiae Committee, 1983 -1996
• Chair, Legislative Committee, 1986 -1996
• Appointed by Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions-Civil, Chairman, 1991-2009
• Reporter, 1981 to 1991
• Member, 1981 – Present

Legal Publications

• “Missouri Approved Instructions-Civil”. 4th Ed. (1991) as Reporter; and 5th Ed. (1996) 6th Ed. (2002) and 7th Ed. (2012) as Chairman/Member, Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, Thompson-West Publishing Co.
• “Products Liability Primer”, St. Louis Bar Journal, 1979
• Jury Instructions, Civil Procedure, Chapter 70, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, 1983, 1995, 2007; Supplements, 1986, 1988, 1991
• “Unisured and Undernsured Motor Vehicle Coverage”, St. Louis Bar Journal, Spring 1992, Vol XXXVIII, No. 4.
• “Uninsured Motor Vehicle Coverage”, St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall 1999, Vol XLVI, No.2.
• Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, Burden of Proof, Evidence, Ch. 3, (5th Ed. 2005, Supplement 2010)

Teaching and Lectures

• Faculty, Judicial College, State of Missouri, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003,2008,2011,2013,2015
• Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Louis University School of Law, 1983 – 1991
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) Tort Law Review,
• 1982, 1984,1986,1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
• 1998, 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2006,2007,2008,2009, 2010,2011,2012,2014,2015,2016,2017
• MATA “Constitutionality of Tort Reform”, 2005
• MATA “Comparative Fault”, 1985
• MATA “Trial Tips”, 2000, 2002, 2005
• MATA, “Wrongful Death”, 1989
• MATA, “Winning Trial Strategies”; 1989
• MATA, “Punitive Damages”, 1983
• MATA, “Tort Reform”; 1987
• MATA, “Problems of Proof”, 1988
• MATA, 1980, Missouri Bar Seminar, 1981, “How to Handle Personal Injury Cases”
• MATA, “Sovereign Immunity”, 1987
• MATA, “Jury Instructions/Jury Selection”, 1990
• MATA, “Effective Discovery”; 1990
• MAIA, ”Auto Seminar”, 1993
• National Practice Institute, Products Liability Conference, 1984
• University of Missouri, “Comparative Fault”: 1984
• University of Missouri, “Jury Instructions”: 1986
• University of Missouri, “Personal Injury Law, Year in Review”, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993,1994, 1996, 1997
• Missouri Bar, Continuing Legal Education Programs,
• Missouri Bar, “How To Handle Personal Injury Cases”, 1981
• Missouri Bar, “Discovery”. 1982
• Missouri Bar, “Demonstrative Evidence’; 1983
• Missouri Bar, “Tort Law Changes’: 1987
• Missouri Bar, “Jury Instructions”. 1986, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 ‘ 2016 ‘ 2017
• Missouri Bar, “Medical Malpractice: Prosecuting and Defending Medical Negligence Cases”. 2006
• Missouri Bar, “Malpractice After Tort Reform”. 2005
• Missouri Bar, “Medical Malpractice Symposium’; 1990, 1991, 1993
• Missouri Bar, “Medical Malpractice – The Plaintiff’s Case”, 2004
• Missouri Bar Annual Convention, “Jury Instructions”, 1997
• Missouri Bar Annual Convention, “Civil Jury Reform”. 2000
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, Annual Conference, 2004
• University of Missouri (Kansas City), “Bad Faith’; 1988
• University of Missouri (Kansas City), “Comparative Fault”, 1989
• University of Missouri (Kansas City), “Medical Malpractice”, 1993, 1995
• University of Missouri (Kansas City), “Products Liability in Federal Court”. 1996
• University of Missouri (Kansas City), Tort Law Review, 2015
• Washington University- Best Practice Series, 2017
• Washington University School of Medicine, “Expert Witnesses”. 2004
• Bar Assn of Metropolitan St. Louis, “4th Annual Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference”. 2002
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis, “Trial in Reverse”. 2003
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis, Tort Law Review, 2014
• Guest Lecturer, St. Louis University School of Law, Civil Practice and
• Trial Advocacy Courses, 1982 to present

Teaching and Lectures

• Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Reform, 2000. Extensive study, with recommendations, of means to improve the civil
• Justice system and enhance juror experiences in participatory
• democracy in the courtroom.
• Missouri Workers’ Compensation Advisory Commission,
• by appointment of Missouri Legislature, 1992 to 1995.
• St. Louis Metropolitan Health Care Task Force, 1991-1992, by appomtment of Chief Executives, St. Louis City and St. Louis County.
• Civil Practice Committee, U.S. District Court, E. D. Mo., by appointment of Chief Judge, 1983 to 1987
• Board of Trustees, St. Louis University High School, 1995-2004

Memberships

• Best Lawyers in America
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, President, 1991-1992
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• American Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Lawyers Association of St. Louis
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
• Civil Justice Foundation – Founding Sponsor
• Civil Justice Foundation – Founding Sponsor
• Civil Justice Foundation – Founding Sponsor
• Civil Justice Foundation – Founding Sponsor
• International Academy of Litigators
• St. Louis Bar Foundation
• National Trial Lawyers