Stephens to Judge University of Missouri School of Law – Board of Advocates 2025 Negotiation Competition

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorney Robert W. Stephens has been invited to serve as a judge for the University of Missouri School of Law Board of Advocates 2025 Negotiation Competition. Stephens will participate in judging the first round of the multi-day competition on September 16, 2025.

The Board of Advocates (BOA) is a student-run organization at the University of Missouri School of Law that provides law students with practical experience to sharpen their advocacy, public speaking, and writing skills. Through competitions such as Negotiation, Mediation, Client Counseling, Transactional Law, and Mock Trial, BOA challenges students to apply classroom theory to real-world scenarios. Learn more about the University of Missouri School of Law BOA.

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, and premises liability 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 here.