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Former St. Louis county executive voluntarily disbarred after federal bribery, mail fraud guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Attorney and recently resigned St. Louis County Executive Steven V. Stenger has been voluntarily disbarred following a May 28 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea earlier this month to federal bribery and mail fraud charges. -
Court dismisses one charge against Delta School District in employee discrimination claim
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A federal court has dismissed part of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta School District employee against the district and others. -
THOMPSON COBURN: Booker Shaw receives Distinguished Lawyer Award at 2019 Law Day celebration
On May 2, 2019, Thompson Coburn partner and retired Judge Booker Shaw received the Distinguished Lawyer Award at The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’s (BAMSL) Annual Law Day Celebration. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Schmitt Marks Over 100 Days of Action and Accomplishments
Missouri’s 43rd Attorney General, Eric Schmitt, released a partial list of the accomplishments of his office, in the just over 100 days since he was sworn in a January. -
Marshall attorney reinstated following more than seven years of suspension
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime Marshall attorney James P. Barton Jr. has been reinstated following an April 30 Missouri Supreme Court following his suspension in 2012. -
Kansas City attorney, former Gov. Blunt deputy legal counsel disbarred in separate Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) – A Kansas City attorney and former Gov. Matthew Roy Blunt's deputy legal counsel who now lives in Utah were disbarred following separate orders recently handed down by the Missouri Supreme Court. -
Probation ended for one attorney, two others suspended
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Gregory David Williams, a real estate attorney from Beach, is no longer on probation while Springfield attorney Erin Ashley Graf and Kansas City attorney Ward D. Rowe have been suspended following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders. -
Des Moines attorney disbarred in Missouri after license revoked in Iowa
JEFFERSON CITY – Des Moines, Iowa attorney Sandra E. Suarez has been disbarred following an April 17 Missouri Supreme Court order after her license was revoked in Iowa over allegations that included misappropriation and trust account issues. -
Missouri Democratic Party opposes proposed changes to impeachment procedure
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Democratic Party is opposing a proposed amendment that would change impeachment procedures in the state. -
Longtime North Kansas City attorney, music hall of fame inductee indefinitely suspended for 'threat of harm'
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime North Kansas City immigration attorney Allan H. Bell, a Kansas Music Hall of Fame inductee, has been indefinitely suspended "for threat of harm" following an April 1 Missouri Supreme Court order. -
Legislator leading charge against Missouri venue reform gets big bucks from lawyers
JEFFERSON CITY – In four years lawyers gave $373,391 to campaigns of state Sen. Scott Sifton, whose amendment to a joinder bill would grant trials to plaintiffs in courts where the Supreme Court ruled they don’t belong. -
Attorney reinstated in Missouri after 2003 conviction for failing to report patient abuse
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Florida attorney Charles Benjamin Kaiser III has been reinstated to practice law in Missouri following a March 5 Missouri Supreme Court order after more than a decade's suspension. -
Sen. Ed Emery confident bill putting limits on awards for multiple plaintiffs will pass House
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Sen. Ed Emery told the St. Louis Record he's optimistic that Senate Bill 7, which aims to put a limit on large awards for cases where multiple plaintiffs combine lawsuits, will pass in the state's House of Representatives. -
Suspended Forsyth attorney disbarred by default over unspecified misconduct rules violations
JEFFERSON CITY – Suspended Forsyth attorney Marcus A. Glass was disbarred by default following a March 5 Missouri Supreme Court order over unspecified professional conduct rules violations. -
Attorney: Impact of Supreme Court's recent ruling on joinder is limited
ST. LOUIS – A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision regarding a talc lawsuit could help reduce the liability that Johnson & Johnson faces in light of allegations that its talc products could cause cancer. -
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. -
Missouri high court says Johnson & Johnson powder suit belongs in St. Louis county, not city
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court recently ruled in a 4-3 decision that a plaintiff in a class action against Johnson & Johnson over ovarian cancer claims should have his case addressed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, not St. Louis City Circuit Court. -
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. -
Associated Industries of Missouri president: Supreme Court 'got it right' on talc ruling
ST. LOUIS – A recent Missouri Supreme Court decision on talc-related lawsuits could help reduced the liability that Johnson & Johnson faces over claims that the company's talc products may lead to cancer.