Service Areas
Education
J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law
M.B.A., Saint Louis University
B.A., Saint Louis University
People
David Neiers
Shareholder
David Neiers is the Clayton Office Managing Shareholder and a member of the firm’s Business practice group. David joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2013, bringing more than 35 years of experience in real estate transactions and development, banking, business planning and wealth management.
David has worked on both complex and simple commercial and residential real estate transactions, including shopping center development, residential subdivision and condominium development. He has assisted clients in virtually every type of transaction regarding the purchase and sale of business and investment real estate, as well as leasing of commercial, industrial, retail and farm properties and ground leases. Clients represented include financial institutions and borrowers in loan transactions, workouts, deeds in lieu of foreclosure and foreclosures.
Also possessing a substantial wealth management practices, David represents businesses and their owners with respect to succession and estate planning and assists them in mergers, acquisitions and venture capital financing. He has negotiated and drafted buy-sell agreements, employment agreements, distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements as well as many other types of agreements used in business transactions and relationships.
Looking not only at the legal problems facing his clients, but also at their business goals and context, David works with individuals and businesses to craft long-term strategies that solve problems for the long term.
Prior to joining Sandberg Phoenix, David was a partner at Helfrey, Neiers and Jones for 22 years in Clayton, Missouri with a practice concentrating in real estate transactions, zoning and development, real estate brokerage law, banking and finance, business and estate planning and corporate mergers and acquisitions. In 2013, his firm joined Sandberg Phoenix to complement the already substantial skills of the attorneys at the firm and to tap into additional resources for existing and future clients.
Licensures and Admissions
Illinois
Missouri
United States Tax Court
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association, Real Property, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Real Property and Development Committee
Illinois State Bar Association, Real Estate Property and Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
Missouri Bar Property Law Committee
David is the former chair of the Missouri Bar Property Law Committee, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Real Property and Development Committees, and its Commercial and Residential Sale Contract Subcommittees, and has also served as the Chair of their Section on Business Law and Economic Development Committee. He has also previously served on the American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators, St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association Legislative and Public Affairs Committee and as a Director of the Saint Louis University School of Business and Administration Alumni Association.
David previously served as a Director of the Special Education Foundation for over 15 years and as a member of the University City Industrial Development Authority. He previously served as the Chair of the University City Board of Zoning Adjustment and as a member of the University City Task Force on Code Enforcement.
Awards & Recognition
2010-2027
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyer
Real Estate Law
2006-2015
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
Super Lawyer
Real Estate
2013
Martindale-Hubbell®
Top Rated Lawyer in Real Estate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Martindale-Hubbell®
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™
Given by attorneys who have interacted with David during his legal career.
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
President's Award
Received for outstanding service on its Commercial and Residential Contract Committees.