Stephen H. Ringkamp

Managing Shareholder
Email: sringkamp@hullverson.com
Phone: 314-421-2313
Fax: 314-421-2341

Education:
St. Louis University Juris Doctorate with Honors, 1974;
B.S.E.E. 1971

Admissions:
Admitted to Missouri Bar 1974;
U.S. Supreme Court; U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit;
U.S. District Court, Eastern District Missouri

Awards

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
President’s Award, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2008
"Who’s Who in American Law"
Missouri Bar Foundation, Purcell Professionalism Award, 2009
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 Lawyer 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 and Member, 1981 to 1991;
Member, 2009 - Present

Legal Publications

"Missouri Approved Instructions-Civil", 4th Ed. (1991) as Reporter; and 5th Ed. (1996) and 6th Ed. (2002) and 7th Ed. (2010 anticipated) as Chairman, 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
"Uninsured and Underinsured 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).

Teaching and Lectures

Faculty, Judicial College, State of Missouri, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
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
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
MATA, "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
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
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
Guest Lecturer, St. Louis University School of Law, Civil Practice and Trial Advocacy Courses, 1982 to present

Other Activities

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 appointment 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
Missouri Society of Professional Engineers
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Civil Justice Foundation - Founding Sponsor
International Academy of Litigators
St. Louis Bar Foundation