Stephens Joins Foster Together Leadership

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Robert W. Stephens has been invited to join the Board of Directors for Foster Together, a nonprofit organization that equips and supports children and families in the foster care system. He will be officially appointed at the organization’s board meeting on September 8, 2025.

Earlier this summer, Stephens organized a school supply drive in the firm’s Edwardsville and St. Louis offices to benefit local foster children. He will also participate in Foster Together’s upcoming fundraiser on September 14, 2025. The event is part of the St. Louis Mullen Foundation’s annual charitable initiative and will benefit three local organizations: Foster Together, The Green Paw Rescue, and RecoVET.

Stephens is a partner in Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s St. Louis office and is licensed to practice in Illinois and Missouri, multiple federal district courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He focuses his practice on toxic tort, product liability, premises liability, and workers’ compensation defense, and is also a court-approved mediator in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit for the City of St. Louis. Learn more about Stephens and his practice.