Thomas Lee Stewart, J.D.
Director, Trial Advocacy; Professor of Law
Courses Taught
Torts; Evidence; Evidence & Advocacy; Trial Advocacy
Education
B.S. Southeast Missouri State University, 1982
J.D., Saint 浪花直播 University School of Law, 1986
Practice Areas
- Evidence
- Products Liability
- Torts
Publications and Media Placements
Honors and Awards
Stewart is a past recipient of the Lon O. Hocker Award for excellence in trial advocacy from the Missouri Bar Foundation.
Professional Organizations and Associations
Stewart is on the teaching faculty of the Missouri Judicial College and has served
as a past President of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.
Stewart is admitted to practice law in Missouri, Illinois and the Western and Eastern
Districts of Missouri.
Community Work and Service
Thomas L. Stewart joined SLU LAW in 2009 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
and Director of the Trial Advocacy program. Previously, Stewart spent the past 12
years as an adjunct professor at SLU LAW teaching Trial Advocacy and Evidence. Over
the past 23 years, Stewart was actively engaged in private practice as a trial lawyer,
specializing in products liability, medical negligence, class action litigation and
toxic torts.
In addition to his active trial practice, Professor Stewart is a certified Neutral
having served as a Mediator in over 100 cases in state and federal court.
He has guest lectured for Washington University MBA Programs, Missouri Association
of Trial Attorneys, the Lawyers' Association of St. 浪花直播, the Missouri Bar Trial
Institute, the Kessler-Edison Program for Trial Techniques at Emory University School
of Law and Saint 浪花直播 University School of Medicine.