Welby & Ridings, LLC is a law firm practicing exclusively in the area of criminal defense. The firms handles nationwide federal criminal matters, state felonies and misdemeanors as well as minor traffic violations. Steve Welby & Kristy Ridings, the partners, formed the firm in October, 2004. Their offices are located in downtown St. Louis in the historic Shell Building located at 1221 Locust Street. Our telephone number is 314-621-1800.
Steve, 41, is a former Assistant United States Attorney. He has extensive experience in federal white collar, gun and drug cases. He is well respected in the Eastern District of Missouri and beyond for his knowledge and expertise in the federal courts. Steve handles federal criminal matters as well as state felonies and misdemeanors in both Missouri and Illinois.
Kristy, 30, is a 2002 graduate of the St. Louis University School of Law. She is a daily fixture in the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis. She also handles numerous cases in St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Kristy is well known to both Judges and prosecutors and diligently defends her clients. Kristy handles state felonies and misdemeanors and also practices in the federal courts.
Mark Lyons, 29, is of counsel to Welby & Ridings and a 2004 graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law. In addition to handling all manner of felony and misdemeanor cases at the the trial court level, Mark has written and argued numerous appeals in the Courts of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri, Southern District of Missouri, Missouri Supreme Court, Eighth Federal Circuit, Eleventh Federal Circuit, Fifth Federal Circuit and Sixth Federal Circuit.MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider
