St. Louis, Missouri Legal Blog

HSB Attorney Stewart Schneider reached a milestone as head of the firm's Title Curative Department.  The firm has now resolved title issues involving over 1,000 properties in Missouri either by way of litigation or cooperation of the parties!

Here, the court granted summary judgment to Defendant, a 3rd-party purchaser, who sought to quiet title to property which had been the subject of a foreclosure action filed in 2010 and an eviction action filed in 2018.  The mortgage lender's lis pendens in the...

In this mortgage foreclosure action, the Court entered an order approving the sale of property in favor of the plaintiff bank.  However, the defendant borrower had entered into a loan modification agreement with the bank prior to the sale.  On appeal, the Court...

In an action to enforce a mechanic's lien, Missouri law requires that the mechanic's lien include "a just and true account of the demand due . . . after all just credits [,]" and here the credits included credit for work not performed.  In a recent case, the...

A recent Missouri case reviewed whether a County Collector's deed impacts a lien in favor of a Community Improvement District.  Missouri statutes authorize the creation of a Community Improvement District, which has the power to levy assessments enforceable by a...

A recent case in Missouri discussed various easements and how they can be different.  Missouri law presumes that an easement is appurtenant, meaning that it constitutes an estate, rather than in gross as a personal right.  Here, because the contract at issue granted...

HSB Attorneys Trent Bond and Grant Mabie successfully represented a business owner in a lawsuit and later appeal which was brought after the parties settled an earlier partition suit over real property they owned together.  Trent and Grant moved to dismiss the lawsuit...

HSB Attorneys Trent Bond and Brad Mitchell obtained summary judgment in a lawsuit that sought to undo a foreclosure sale.  The client had purchased the property at the foreclosure sale and then conveyed it to a third-party.  Trent and Brad moved for summary judgment...

Hein Schneider & Bond P.C. is pleased to announce the opening of its new office, now conveniently located in the heart of Brentwood, at 2244 S. Brentwood Boulevard, on the corner of Brentwood Boulevard and White Avenue.  Featuring a bright, open floor plan,...

The firm is pleased to announce that Jill Rembusch has joined the Firm in an Of Counsel role. Jill's extensive experience in real estate, construction and general commercial litigation further strengthens the Firm’s existing practice areas, while her background in...