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Armstrong Teasdale Welcomes 12 Associates Across U.S. Offices
Armstrong Teasdale Welcomes 12 Associates Across U.S. Offices. -
Missouri lawyers recognized for appellate advocacy
Missouri lawyers recognized for appellate advocacy. -
Judge rules public defender waitlist is unconstitutional, must be eliminated by June 30
The state legislature has until June 30 to eliminate public defender waitlists for impoverished individuals accused of a crime. -
Missouri waiting list for public defenders is unconstitutional, judge rules
A waiting list for public defenders in Missouri that forces people to wait for months or even years for lawyers is unconstitutional, a judge has ruled. -
Missouri rape kit law faces questions of constitutional legitimacy
Gov. Mike Parson's rape kit law that sought to extend protections for rape victims has come under fire from Missouri State Public Defenders (MSPD) and their clients over questions of constitutionality. -
Springfield attorney indefinitely suspended after allegedly mishandling two dissolution cases
JEFFERSON CITY — Longtime Springfield attorney Anissa Faye Bluebaum has been indefinitely suspended following an Oct. 15 Missouri Supreme Court order after she allegedly mishandled two unrelated marriage dissolution matters. -
Judge: Attorney General not allowed to intervene in class action regarding representation for indigent defendants
JEFFERSON CITY – A federal court has ruled the Missouri attorney general cannot intervene in a class action against the state that calls for proper legal counsel for criminal defendants. -
Appeals court says Missouri and its governor are protected via immunity in class action claiming public defenders are overworked
The U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court's denial of immunity claims made by the State of Missouri and its governor in a class-action lawsuit against them. -
Columbia-based public defender disciplined for neglecting clients
Columbia attorney and public defender Karl William Hinkebein received a stayed suspension and one year of probation following a Sept. 12 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations he abandoned six clients.