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Missouri prosecutors join national campaign to seal criminal records automatically
Missouri prosecutors have joined a national campaign to have records of convictions sealed automatically. -
HEPLERBROOM: Hamilton Appointed to Commission by Missouri Supreme Court
Kathleen Hamilton has been appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to the Joint Commission on Women in the Profession. -
MISSOURI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Governor Parson Makes Nine Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
Governor Mike Parson announced nine appointments to various boards and commissions. -
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP: Partner Bill Corrigan Named St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that Partner Bill Corrigan has been appointed a Circuit Court Judge in St. Louis County by Gov. Mike Parson. -
Appellate Judicial Commission seeks nominations to replace Judge Dowd, Jr.
The people of the state of Missouri banded together and launched a ballot initiative, which resulted in the adoption of the Nonpartisan Court Plan of 1940, which is still being used today to select judges -
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Weiss Honored with 2020 Missouri Bar Pro Bono Award
Christopher F. Weiss of Husch Blackwell has been named a recipient of a 2020 Pro Bono Award by the Missouri Bar Executive Committee. -
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP: Speaker, "Medical/HIPAA Authorizations, Other Record Authorizations and Other Requests to Third Parties," 2020 Discovery Workshop, The Missouri Bar webinar
Tamar Hodges will present at The Missouri Bar's 2020 Discovery Workshop on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Claire Schenk supports passage of organ donor protections in Missouri
On May 15, the Missouri state legislature passed SB551, enshrining new life and long-term care insurance protections for living organ donors. -
Missouri Bar Association expands free online legal help
ST. LOUIS – More legal questions are arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Missouri Bar Association says it can help. -
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT: Missouri Judiciary releases 2019 diversity report
As part of my tenure as chief justice, I am excited for a chance to lead Missouri’s judicial branch toward racial, ethnic and gender equity. -
Missouri Supreme Court reciprocally reprimands Denver attorney following discipline in Colorado
JEFFERSON CITY – Denver attorney Josue David Hernandez has been reprimanded following a Feb. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order issued after he was found to have failed in his duties to opposing party and counsel and his ethical obligation to follow court rules. -
Raytown attorney suspended, Clayton attorney no longer on probation in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Raytown attorney Brooke Roelofsen Biggs has been suspended, and Clayton attorney Christopher T. Risler is no longer on probation following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Longtime St. Louis attorney disbarred by default following alleged rules violations
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime St. Louis attorney Elbert A. Walton Jr., suspended more than two years ago following "obnoxious and disrespectful" behavior during a 2013 bankruptcy case, has been disbarred by default following a Dec. 24 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Kansas City firm partner placed on probation over issues with fees
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Riverside attorney Mandee Rowen Pingel is on probation following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over issues with fees and other allegations. -
Longtime Riverside attorney on probation follow fee issues
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Longtime Riverside attorney Patrick Michael Davis is on probation following a Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over issues with fees and other allegations. -
Springfield attorney suspended following DWI guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Terry Lee Garner has been suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea in Hickory County to driving while intoxicated. -
Springfield attorney off probation after being disciplined for assisting bail bond agent in 2012
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Rita Kay Sanders is no longer on probation following an Oct. 7 Missouri Supreme Court order, two years after the court disciplined her over allegedly helping a bail bond agent friend of hers in 2012. -
Rolla attorney reinstated following suspension over 2018 DWI conviction
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Rolla attorney Bryce C. Crowley has been reinstated to practice law following an Oct. 3 Missouri Supreme Court order and his suspension two years ago after a driving while intoxicated conviction. -
Kansas City attorney reinstated after more than decade suspended
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Edward Francis Walsh IV has been reinstated following an Oct. 1 Missouri Supreme Court order and his reciprocal suspension more than a decade ago over alleged dishonest behavior in a real estate transaction. -
Two attorneys suspended, another reinstated in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Springfield attorney Brandy Mellissa McShane and Nevada, Mo. attorney Corey Michael Swischer have been suspended and Overland Park attorney Samuel Scott Burnett has been reinstated following separated recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.