Ross Buehler

Ross Buehler is a legal advocate in St. Charles County where has practiced for over twenty-five years.  Ross began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender representing indigent persons charged with serious felonies in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Pike Counties. After four years with the Public Defender, he entered private practice with the St. Louis County firm of Shaw, Howlett, and Knappenberger, where he had the honor of and privilege of working with the renowned criminal defense attorney Charles M. Shaw.

After two years he left this firm to join the Office of the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office where he served for thirteen years.  He held the positions of Chief Trial Attorney, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Head of the Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit.  He has been lead counsel in numerous complex felony trials ranging from murders, serious felony assaults, forcible rape, sodomy, sexual assault, statutory rape, child abuse and domestic assault cases.  He has taught at regional police academies and women’s advocacy training courses.

He was the lead attorney in the prosecution of Brian Stewart, who was convicted of injecting HIV into his infant son.

Mr. Buehler graduated from the National Associations of District Attorney’s Career Prosecutor Course and he has completed numerous national courses involving forensic evidence and courtroom advocacy.  He is also a graduate of the prestigious National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) Master Advocates Program.

For his work as an Assistant Prosecutor, Ross was awarded the American Legion Citation for Meritorious Service from the St. Charles American Legion Post 312.  He is a recipient of the Light of Excellence Award from the St. Charles County Family Violence Counsel for his work in the response to violence against women and children in St. Charles County.