Stephanie L. Weiss

Missouri

Illinois

Successfully defended a state environmental agency’s denial of landfill site approval, safeguarding environmental integrity and groundwater protection through two separate appeals before the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) and the Cole County Circuit Court.

Represented a state environmental agency in enforcement actions under the Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Law, resulting in a recommended decision issued by the AHC and adopted by the Safe Drinking Water Commission, finding multiple violations of the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Law, requiring corrective measures and compliance within set deadlines.

Defended multiple cases involving appeals and denials of limestone mining permits under the Missouri Land Reclamation Act.

Prosecuted numerous enforcement actions to ensure compliance with the Missouri Well Drillers’ Act, securing civil penalties, per diem fines, and incarceration orders for persistent noncompliance.

Directed enforcement of the Missouri Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, which mandates excavators to notify the Missouri 811 center before any digging or excavation. Secured civil penalties and permanent injunctions for violations and represented the State in multiple public outreach initiatives.

Managed a wide range of licensure disciplinary and denial matters, representing multiple Missouri commissions and boards.

Handled multiple complex like‑kind exchanges that involved sequencing exchange deadlines, coordinating with the qualified intermediary, negotiating multiple purchase and sale agreements and closing deliverables, resolving title issues, and aligning post‑closing ownership agreements.

Prepared and negotiated a wide range of instruments commonly used in agricultural operations, including warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds; multiple rights of first refusal and a right of first offer agreements; farm leases structured for both cash-rent and crop-share arrangements; goodwill and non-solicitation agreements in connection with agricultural business sales; road maintenance and access agreements between neighboring landowners; sale and settlement agreements resolving indebtedness and facilitating the disposition of trust-owned real estate assets; and indemnification and release agreements for a farm equipment auction company disposing of bank-recovered collateral following foreclosure proceedings.

Drafted and negotiated options to purchase farmland with utility companies as well as solar and wind leases.

Leadership Counsel Southwestern Illinois, Agriculture Committee Member

St. Louis Association of Realtors, Contracts and Forms Committee Member

Young Alumni Society of Saint Louis University, Board Member

Conservation Federation of Missouri, Member

Open Space STL, Board Member, Member of their Land Committee where she assists with evaluating and reviewing sites for potential conservation