Background
Arnold, John Fox was born on September 17, 1937 in St. Louis. Son of John Anderson and Mildred Chapin (Fox) Arnold.
Arnold, John Fox was born on September 17, 1937 in St. Louis. Son of John Anderson and Mildred Chapin (Fox) Arnold.
Bar: Missouri 1961, United States District Court (eastern district) Missouri 1961, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1961, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1971. Partner Green, Hennings, Henry & Arnold, St. Louis, 1963-1970. Member Lashly & Baer, Professional Corporation, St. Louis, 1970, chairman, 1987.
Worked at Lashly & Baer, P.C. (St. Louis, Missouri) specializing in General Civil and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business and Commercial Litigation, Charitable Organizations, Civil Litigation, Corporation, Creditors' Rights, Elections, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Contracts, Health Care and Hospitals, Insurance, Labor Relations, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Partnership, Probate and Trusts, Product Liability, Real Property, School, Securities, Tax Exempt Finance and Tax Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Missouri, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Citation of Merit of the University of Missouri Law Alumni Association, 1984. Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1973 and Chairman, Drafting Committee to Revise Uniform Securities Act, 1978-1985.
Chairman, Review Committee, Uniform Partnership Act, 1991-1992. Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 2 (Sales) Uniform Commercial Code, 1995. Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 2A (Leases) Uniform Commercial Code, 1994.
Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 8 (Investment Securities) Uniform Commercial Code, 1992-1994. Member, St. Louis County Charter Revision Commission, 1967. Chairman, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County, 1981-1985.
Member, 1968-1975 and Chairman, 1973-1975, Plan Commission of the City of Webster Groves. Guaranty Trust Company of Missouri, Board of Directors, 1989-1995. Downtown St. Louis, Inc., Board of Directors, Chairman, 1996.
Board of Directors, Lindenwood College, 1992. Chairman, Merit Selection Committee, United States. District Court of Eastern Missouri, 1990.
Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (President, 1975-1976). American Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1987-1991). Missouri Bar (President, 1984-1985).
American Law Institute. National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Founded in 1912, the goal of Lashly & Baer is to furnish our expertise, dedication and commitment to our clients, providing them with the best legal services available. Lashly & Baer serves as general counsel to service, manufacturing and commercial corporations including health care providers, school districts, public transportation agencies, governmental agencies, bank holding companies and other financial institutions, community organizations, partnerships, estate and trusts and we represent these clients in litigation-related matters. We represent insurance carriers in professional malpractice litigation and in coverage questions, fidelity and surety carriers and excess and surplus lines carriers.
We serve as regional counsel for a major automobile manufacturer and have been involved in significant business litigation, including antitrust, trade regulation, product liability, securities and labor and employment matters. A significant portion of our practice is involved in corporate, tax, labor, securities and tax-exempt finance law.
Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1973 and Chairman, Drafting Committee to Revise Uniform Securities Act, 1978-1985. Chairman, Review Committee, Uniform Partnership Act, 1991-1992. Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 2 (Sales) Uniform Commercial Code, 1995.
Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 2A (Leases) Uniform Commercial Code, 1994. Member, Drafting Committee to Revise Article 8 (Investment Securities) Uniform Commercial Code, 1992-1994. Member, St. Louis County Charter Revision Commission, 1967.
Chairman, Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County, 1981-1985. Member, 1968-1975 and Chairman, 1973-1975, Plan Commission of the City of Webster Groves. Guaranty Trust Company of Missouri, Board of Directors, 1989-1995.
Downtown St. Louis, Inc., Board of Directors, Chairman, 1996. Board of Directors, Lindenwood College, 1992. Chairman, Merit Selection Committee, United States.
District Court of Eastern Missouri, 1990. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (President, 1975-1976). American Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1987-1991).
Missouri Bar (President, 1984-1985). American Law Institute. National Association of Bond Lawyers.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Married Martha Ann Freeman, June 29, 1963 (divorced October 1993);children: Lisa A. Galena, Laura Wray, Lynne A. Binder, Lesli Freeman. Children: Lisa A. Galena, Laura Wray, Lynne A. Binder, Lesli Freeman.