Background and training
Stephen Aton earned his BA cum laude and a Master of Arts in Latin and Greek from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He went on to the University of Florida College of Law, where he graduated with honors in 1988.
In law school he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review and published three articles. He was inducted into the Order of the Coif, the honor reserved for the top 5% of the graduating class. After law school he clerked for the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
He then practiced transactional business law in Florida before returning to his native Springfield to establish his own firm, where he continues to serve individuals, families, and business owners across the Ozarks.
Credentials at a glance
University of Missouri-Columbia
BA cum laude and MA in Latin & Greek
University of Florida College of Law
JD with honors, 1988
Florida Law Review
Editor-in-Chief; three articles published in law school
Order of the Coif
Inducted, top 5% of the graduating class
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law clerk to the Hon. Thomas Gibbs Gee
Bar & professional memberships
- Missouri Bar
- Arkansas Bar
- Florida Bar
- Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
- Greene County Estate Planning Council
Leadership & service
- Speaker at numerous Missouri Bar continuing legal education programs
- Chairman of the Trial Practice Committee
- President of the Greene County Estate Planning Council
Work directly with an experienced attorney
When you call the office, you work with Stephen Aton himself.