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Former Jackson County executive voluntarily disbarred following 2018 wire fraud plea
JEFFERSON CITY – Suspended Independence attorney and former Jackson County Executive Michael D. Sanders has been voluntarily disbarred following a March 5 Missouri Supreme Court order after his guilty plea last year to a wire fraud charge. -
Kansas City attorney alleged to have had consensual sex with client completes probation
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Michael Joseph Gunter, who was placed probation in 2017 after an alleged consensual sexual relationship with a client, has successfully completed his probation, according to a March 1 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Merger of St. Louis city-county would dissolve court where mass litigation has taken root
ST. LOUIS - Merger of St. Louis city and county would shut down one of the nation’s most wide open courts, as the 22nd Judicial District would cease to exist under the current “Metro City” merger plan. -
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE: David W. Braswell Elected Managing Partner of Armstrong Teasdale
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that David W. Braswell has been elected managing partner of the firm. -
Moniteau County's former prosecutor suspended following conviction in 2014 restaurant accident
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Former Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Shayne Wyatt Healea recently was indefinitely suspended by the Missouri Supreme Court following his conviction last fall for backing his truck into a Columbia restaurant in 2014. -
Overland Park attorney disbarred following guilty plea, imprisonment for tax evasion
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Imprisoned Overland Park attorney David Ben Mandelbaum was recently disbarred following his guilty plea in Kansas last summer to federal tax evasion charges. -
Rolla attorney who was indicted on rape and sodomy charges is indefinitely suspended
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Rolla attorney Brant L. Shockley, who arrested three months ago after being indicted on rape and sodomy charges, was recently indefinitely suspended following a Jan. 23 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
POLSINELLI: Polsinelli Shareholders Dan Boulware and Greg Kratofil Named Influential Lawyers by Missouri Lawyers Weekly
Polsinelli Shareholders R. Dan Boulware and Greg Kratofil, Jr. are among five honorees for Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s 2019 Influential Lawyers award, which recognizes Missouri lawyers who have made substantial contributions to the legal community this year -
Sedalia attorney placed on probation following allegations of prematurely paid fees
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sedalia attorney R. Scott Gardner has received a fully deferred suspension and been placed on probation following a Jan. 15 Missouri Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations of illegally obtained personal representative fees. -
Imprisoned Liberty attorney disbarred following obstruction of justice conviction
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Suspended Liberty attorney Robert J. Young II, currently in federal prison after being sentenced in 2018 on an obstruction of justice charge for stealing victim restitution funds, has been disbarred following a Jan. 14 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Suspended Lebanon attorney disbarred over multiple professional misconduct allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Suspended Lebanon attorney Jeffrey Bryan Allen has been disbarred following a Jan. 9 Missouri Supreme Court corrected order following multiple professional misconduct allegations. -
Illinois attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following trust account allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Attorney Babette Pauline Salus of Springfield, Illinois, has been reciprocally suspended following a Dec. 27 Missouri Supreme Court order after she was disciplined in Illinois for allegedly mishandling trust account funds. -
Arkansas governor's son receives stayed suspension, probation after felony guilty plea in Alabama
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — Arkansas attorney William Asa Hutchinson III, son of the governor of that state, has received a stayed indefinite suspension following a Dec. 18 Missouri Supreme Court order over his guilty plea to a felony in Alabama. -
Clayton attorney suspended after being found guilty in fatal street racing crash in Frontenac
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Clayton attorney Scott Alan Bailey, convicted earlier this year in a street racing crash that killed an elderly woman in Frontenac more than two years ago, has been indefinitely suspended by the Missouri Supreme Court. -
Kansas City attorney reprimanded over diligence, communication misconduct allegations
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Brent Lee Winterberg recently received a reprimand following a Missouri Supreme Court order regarding misconduct allegations. -
St. Louis City named among the top 'judicial hellholes' by civil liability reform group
St. Louis has been branded number four on the list of "judicial hellholes" by an organization that wants major reform of the civil liability system. -
Dexter attorney successfully completes probation, Missouri Supreme Court rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — Dexter attorney Jay R. Yorke is no longer on probation following a Dec. 6 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Principals in Kirkwood law firm receive reprimands for professional conduct violations in separate court orders
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Kirkwood attorneys and partners Joe George Harms II and David Charles Salivar were reprimanded following separate Dec. 4 Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Hays attorney indefinitely suspended following sentencing for selling marijuana edible
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – Hays attorney Bryan Eugene Bennett, who sentenced to probation last summer on a drug charge, was indefinitely suspended following a Dec. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Missouri Supreme Court order takes St. Louis attorney off probation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Record) — St. Louis attorney Bradford C. Emert is no longer on probation following a Nov. 26 Missouri Supreme Court order.