John C. Boyer

John C. Boyer, Trial Attorney

John hails from rural south-west Missouri and spent more than a decade in the U.S. Army. While in the service, John was assigned as a military police soldier and NCO and spent time conducting both law enforcement operations here in the US and supported combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. John earned his Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice while on active duty.

After receiving an honorable discharge, John attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where he earned his juris doctor. During school he interned for the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois, a civil law firm, the St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office, and the St Louis Circuit Attorney's Office.

Once admitted to the bar, John worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Greene County, then went on to provide legal defense on behalf of insurance companies, and recently worked as the senior assistant prosecuting attorney in Lafayette County, where he primarily prosecuted a felony and misdemeanor case load. He also provided legal counsel to county office holders on matters ranging from land use and zoning law to the open records law.

Today John stands ready to serve the community with their legal needs.

Washington University in St. Louis

J.D. (2018) | Law

2018

Honors: William M. Pomerantz Trial Advocacy Award, National Champion-John R. Brown Moot Court Competition, 2nd Place and Outstanding Brief Award-Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition, Legal Practice Excellence Award, CALI Award-Legal Practice I, Red Mills-Scholar in Law Award

Activities: National Moot Court Team Vice President - Student Veterans’ Association

Attorney - Owner

Boyer Law, LLC

2023 - Current

Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

2019 - 2023

Associate Attorney

Medium Size Firm - Insurance Defense

2019

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Greene County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

2019

The Missouri Bar  # 70894

Member

Current

Missouri

The Missouri Bar

ID Number: 70894

Since 2018

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  Contingent fees are accepted on Personal Injury cases.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
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Personal Injury

Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Estate Planning

Health Care Directives, Wills

DUI & DWI

Traffic Tickets

Suspended License

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Divorce

Military Divorce, Uncontested Divorce

Q. I got a ticket in May 2022 in Jefferson County, MO but nothing shows up

August 17, 2023

A: A statute of limitation limits the time a case can be filed against a person. The time period begins to run on the day after the incident (i.e. the day a person receives a citation). The statute of limitations for infractions is six months. Section 556.036.2(3), RSMo. Misdemeanors have a one year statute of limitations. Section 556.036.2(2), RSMo. Speeding, absent some unusual circumstances, would fall under either the infraction or misdemeanor class of crimes in Missouri. There are exceptions to permit a longer charging period, but there is not sufficient information to consider whether they would be applicable here. Consequently, a ticket for speeding, absent exceptional circumstances, would not be able to be filed after May of 2023.

While Casenet is a great tool, it generally only reflects State level charges. It is possible that a municipality within the county charged you and that would not be reflected on Casenet. For example, if an Arnold Police Officer issued the citation for speeding, he may have presented that to the municipal prosecutor, and you would be charged in the City of Arnold. ... Read More

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