Skip Walther · Business law
Contracts, closings and company records, with Skip Walther
Real Estate Law, Corporations, Commercial Litigation and Contracts in Boone County, led by a former President of The Missouri Bar.
Chapter 01
Where business arrangements come apart
Most business disputes start long before anyone argues. A deal is made on a handshake, a supplier is paid on an understanding, and two partners start a company without writing down who owns what or what happens if one of them wants out. It works until the day the memories of the two people involved stop matching.
Real estate has its own version of the same story. A closing gets signed because everyone is tired of waiting, and nobody reviewed the title paperwork or the terms of the loan. These situations are ordinary, and a lawyer reading the documents before signing is often what separates a clean file from a long dispute.
A written agreement will not prevent every disagreement. It does give both sides something to point to besides recollection, which is where most of the trouble begins.
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How Skip Walther works
Skip Walther was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1979 and has practiced for over 40 years.
He is a former Boone County assistant prosecuting attorney, and his practice covers Real Estate Law, Corporations, Commercial Litigation and Contracts. He served on The Missouri Bar's Board of Governors from 1997 to 2007 and was President of The Missouri Bar in 2009-2010. His law degree is from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.
He belongs to the Boone County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar and the American Bar Association. He also writes for local readers: his Columbia Daily Tribune piece “Sensible design standards could resolve disputes” ran on 5/12/12.
Chapter 03
Keeping the paperwork current
A business that stays out of trouble usually reviews its paper on a schedule. Once a year, read the contracts that renew on their own, the leases, and the agreements with vendors and partners, and ask whether they still describe how the work is really done.
Entity records deserve the same attention. Corporate minutes that are kept current, ownership records that match who actually owns what, and filings that are up to date are the documents people reach for when a partner leaves, a bank asks questions or a buyer appears.
Bring what you have to the first meeting: the contract, the closing papers, the operating or partnership agreement if one exists, and a short list of dates. Even an incomplete file tells the lawyer where to start.
One client wrote on Google in January 2026: “Skip is easy to work with. He actually represented the opposing side, but was able to find middle ground. Very rare in an attorney.”
Skip Walther, on the record by date
- 1979Admitted to the Missouri Bar
- 1997-2007Board of Governors, The Missouri Bar
- 2009-2010President of The Missouri Bar
- 5/12/12“Sensible design standards could resolve disputes,” Columbia Daily Tribune
Real Estate Law, Corporations, Commercial Litigation, Contracts
- Real Estate Law
- Closings, property transfers and the documents behind them.
- Corporations
- Formation, ownership records and the minutes that keep them honest.
- Commercial Litigation
- Disputes between businesses that could not be settled across a table.
- Contracts
- Agreements read, drafted and revisited before they are tested.
Bringing a business matter to the office
The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, at 1203 W Broadway, Columbia. You can reach Skip at skip@wasf-law.com or schedule a time through the consultation request. If the matter touches a will or a probate, the same lawyer also handles estate planning.
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