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Phone: 314.552.6828
Fax: 314.622.6728

Joseph T. Porter, Jr.

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As counsel to a variety of corporations, Joseph T. Porter, Jr. has over 30 years experience in providing the full range of legal services required by businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, financing arrangements, strategic planning and resolving disputes among owners or board members.

Much of his practice is devoted to the financial institutions industry and the special regulatory issues involved in the operation of state and federal banks and savings and loan associations.  With his notable experience and established reputation among regulatory authorities, Mr. Porter provides expert assistance to clients with acquisitions and divestitures, corporate restructurings, regulatory compliance issues, introduction of new product lines and expansion into other geographic areas through branching or acquisition.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • American Bankers Association
  • Community Bankers Association of Illinois
  • Illinois Bankers Association
  • Missouri Bankers’ Association
  • University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor’s Council
  • University of Missouri--Missouri 100
  • Incarnate Word Academy
    • Past Member, Board of Trustees
  • DePaul Health Center Foundation
    • Past Member, Board of Directors
  • University of Missouri-St. Louis Business School
    • Alumni Board and Dean's Council
  • Saint Louis University Law Alumni Association
    • Past President
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
    • Past Member, Board of Directors
  • SSM Rehabilitation Institute
    • Past President, Board of Directors
  • University of Missouri–St. Louis Alumni Association
    • Past President
  • Missouri Supreme Court Gender and Justice Task Force
    • Co-Chair, 1992-1995

Distinctions

  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006-2012
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
  • Named Best Lawyers "St. Louis Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012 
  • Ranked in Chambers USAAmerica's Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A (St. Louis & Surrounds), 2010-2011 
  • Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2011
  • AV Rated Martindale Hubbell
  • Presidential Citation Award from University of Missouri, 2006
  • Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2000

Publications & Presentations

January 2012
Missouri Bankers Association Senior Bank Management Conference
November 2011
BankNews
Co-Authors:  Joseph T. Porter and Zachary A. Abeles
October 28, 2011
Missouri Bankers Association Bank Legal Issues Conference
Presentation given in Columbia, Missouri
October 11, 2011
Breakfast Series
Presentation given in Polsinelli Shughart office in Springfield, Missouri
October 5, 2011
Quarterly Breakfast Series
Presentation given in Polsinelli Shughart office in Kansas City
September 2011
August 12, 2011
January 2011
Missouri Bankers Association Senior Bank Management Conference
January 2011
October 2010
Legal Issues Conference
October 2010
Missouri Bankers Association Bank Legal Issues Conference
Presentation given in Columbia, Missouri
September 2010
May 2010
Bank News
Co-Authors:  Joseph T. Porter, Jr. and Paul J. Cambridge
April 2010
Mortgage Lawyers Association
Presentation given in Chicago, Illinois
April 2, 2010
November 2009
Mortgage Lawyers Association
Presentation given in Denver, Colorado
November 2009
Presentation given in Denver, Colorado
August 25, 2009