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Recent News About Missouri Bar
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Sunrise Beach attorney placed on probation after alleged conflict of interest
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Sunrise Beach real estate attorney Gregory David Williams has been placed on a year of probation after an April 20 Missouri Supreme Court ruling following a decision by a disciplinary hearing panel. -
St. Louis attorney disbarred over allegedly mishandling $17,000 in nonprofit's funds
JEFFERSON CITY – St. Louis attorney Corinne N. Darvish has been disbarred following an April 17 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations she made improper use of a nonprofit organization's funds. -
Attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following suspension in Iowa
JEFFERSON CITY – Iowa attorney Rodney H. Powell, practicing in Missouri for almost 40 years, has been reciprocally suspended following an April 3 Missouri Supreme Court order after he was suspended in Iowa for allegedly borrowing $20,000 from an elderly client. -
Jefferson City attorney suspended indefinitely following loss of employment discrimination case
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Jefferson City attorney Jonathan D. McDowell has been suspended indefinitely following an April 3 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations that his failure to timely file in state court cost an airline pilot his employment discrimination case. -
Arizona attorney reciprocal suspended in Missouri following suspensions in two other states
JEFFERSON CITY – Phoenix, Arizona attorney Cynthia L. Best has been reciprocally suspended following a March 16 Missouri Supreme Court order and her suspension over the same matter in Arizona and Texas. -
Potosi attorney disbarred following 'unenviable record' of conduct
JEFFERSON CITY — Potosi attorney Michael P. Kelly has been disbarred following a March 6 Missouri Supreme Court ruling after the chief disciplinary counsel investigation turned up alleged professional misconduct. -
Kansas City father, son attorneys received probation following state Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY — Kansas City attorneys James D. Boggs and William Christian Boggs, father and son, the elder of whom is a former municipal judge, both are on probation following separate March 30 Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Marshall attorney disbarred by default following multiple DWI convictions, divorce client's complaint
JEFFERSON CITY — Marshall attorney Joby J. Raines has been disbarred by default following a March 6 Missouri Supreme Court order after multiple DWI convictions earlier this decade and a complaint from a former client. -
Kansas attorney voluntarily disbarred after admitting to practicing while suspended
Attorney Byron Carroll Loudon, of Overland Park, Kansas, practicing in Missouri for almost 28 years, has been voluntarily disbarred following a Feb. 26 Missouri Supreme Court order after he admitted to practicing law while his license was suspended. -
Liberty attorney voluntarily disbarred in 2 states after conviction on attempting to sexually exploit child
Liberty attorney Jerome M. Patience has been voluntarily disbarred following a Feb. 23 Missouri Supreme Court order after he was sentenced last month to 6 years in prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a child. -
Gov. Greitens is considering three candidates for St. Louis circuit court vacancy
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is mulling three candidates, a Clayton attorney and two associate circuit judges, that the 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission recommended to fill a bench vacancy left when Judge Jimmie Edwards resigned last fall. -
Former Jackson County executive placed on interim suspension following wire fraud plea
Independence attorney and former Jackson County Executive Michael D. Sanders has been placed on interim suspension following a Feb. 20 Missouri Supreme Court ruling after his guilty plea last month to a wire fraud charge. -
Three nominees up for St. Louis County Circuit Court seat
CLAYTON— After interviewing 29 associate circuit judge candidates, the 21st Circuit Judicial Commission has given three names to Gov. Eric Greitens for consideration to fill retiring Judge Dennis Smith’s seat on the St. Louis County bench. -
Failed banker's St. Louis attorney no longer on probation following Missouri Supreme Court order
St. Louis attorney Karl W. Dickhaus, on probation while he represented failed banker Shaun Hayes on bank fraud charges over the last two years, is no longer on probation following a Feb. 7 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
St. Louis attorney reinstated following 2014 suspension over ex parte communication with arbitrator in Illinois
St. Louis attorney Caryn H. Haddix, formerly Caryn H. Nadenbush, has been reinstated to practice law in Missouri following a Jan. 24 Missouri Supreme Court order after she completed her discipline, including a suspension, handed down in 2014. -
Overland Park attorney no longer on probation following more than a decade of discipline
Attorney Lance M. Haley of Overland Park, Kansas, no longer is on probation following a Jan. 26 Missouri Supreme Court order thatfound he completed the terms of his probation after more than a decade of discipline. -
Kansas City attorney successfully completes probation following bungled 2010 adoption case
Attorney Sanford P. Krigel of Kansas City, Missouri, no longer is on probation following a Jan. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order that found he completed the terms of his probation handed down about two years ago following a bungled 2010 adoption case. -
Kansas City attorney voluntarily disbarred after admitting to professional misconduct
Attorney Jeannie M. Bobrink of Kansas City, Missouri, has been voluntarily disbarred following a Jan. 30 Missouri Supreme Court order after admitting to violating multiple rules of professional conduct. -
St. Louis attorney suspended after lying to client for 5 years
St. Louis attorney Jonathan D. Valentino has been suspended following a Jan. 16 Missouri Supreme Court ruling after he allegedly lied to a client for more than five years about a lawsuit he never filed on the client's behalf in 2010. -
St. Louis "Throwed Roll Attorney" receives stayed suspension with probation
St. Louis attorney William Kieran Meehan, who two years ago filed suit on behalf of an area pastor against a restaurant known for throwing dinner rolls, recently received a stayed suspension with probation following a Missouri Supreme Court order.