John D. Landwehr
(573) 635-7977
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Attorney John D. Landwehr practices in the areas of LLC formation, real estate, and corporate transactions.
For decades, corporations, family-owned businesses, and associations, have turned to John for legal help. Why? He has a proven track record of legal accomplishments and is responsive, experienced, approachable, knowledgeable, focused, and cost-effective. He uses his creativity to offer clients proactive and effective legal solutions.
John has an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, the highest rating certification for legal ability and ethical standards.
John enjoys making his community a better place. After serving seven years on the City Council in Jefferson City, John was elected Mayor in 2003 and re-elected in 2007 for a second term that ended in April 2011. He has stayed active with local causes by serving as President of Catholic Charities of Central & Northern Missouri and Chairman of the Diocese Planned Giving Committee. He coordinates the annual Mayor’s Cup Golf Tournament for Kiwanis and formed the Jefferson City Bocce Association.
John received his B.A. (1974) and M.A. (1975) in Philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. Before joining CVDL in 1984, John served as an Assistant Attorney General under John D. Ashcroft for three years.
John is married to Margaret (“Peggy”) Keate Landwehr. They have two grown children, Rebecca and David, and one grandson, and another grandchild on the way.
Education: Cardinal Glennon College; Catholic University of America-Washington D.C. (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1975); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1981). Assistant Attorney General, Missouri, 1981-1984.
Bar Admissions: Admitted to bar 1981 Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western & Eastern Districts of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court.
Member: Cole County and American Bar Associations; Past Chairman, Missouri Bar Administrative Law Committee; and Missouri Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Division.
* AV® Preeminent ™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. For more information about Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings, click here.
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