News from 2024
Professor Crum Honored with Distinguished Scholarship Award
WashU Law proudly celebrates Professor Travis Crum, who recently received the 2025 AALS Distinguished Scholarship Award in Election Law.
Students Play Key Role in Briefing in Federal Courts
This semester, students in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic have played key roles in advocating for veterans before major courts.
Meet your new YLS District 4 representative: Cody Wiegers
The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council recently elected Cody Wiegers to represent District 4, which encompasses Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, and Ray counties.
Missouri Supreme Court retransfers Saline County Assessor’s appeal to Court of Appeals
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled it does not have jurisdiction over an appeal brought by the Saline County assessor against the Saline County Commission, commissioners and collector.
Crimes Against Humanity Initiative Featured in The New York Times Magazine
Linda Kinstler of The New York Times Magazine recently published an in-depth look at the current debate over the term “genocide” and its use in describing both historic and ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar, and elsewhere. Professor Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law, and the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative here at WashU Law are both featured in the story.
Matt Nevola Discusses Hearsay Admissibility in ABA Article
Thompson Coburn associate Matt Nevola wrote a recent article in the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section on the issue of hearsay admissibility, the role of cross-examination, and the importance of trial preparation.
State AGs, DOJ seek limits to Google business practices to end search engine monopoly
CHARLESTON — State attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with the Justice Department have proposed a plan to end Google’s monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers.
Federal court dismisses Missouri man's $10M lawsuit against Walmart due to lack of jurisdiction
ST. LOUIS — A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Missouri resident against Walmart Claims Services, citing a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Ryan Russell Kemper, Paul Sonderegger Named to 2024 Environmental Law Power List
For the third year in a row, Ryan Russell Kemper and Paul Sonderegger have been named to the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Power List for Environmental Law.
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Counsel Nicole Behnen, Associate Joey Bartholomew
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Counsel Nicole C. Behnen and Associate Joey Bartholomew to the firm’s St. Louis office.
Automated civil case initiation to expand to nine new counties
Missouri judiciary will continue rolling out a new feature designed to give attorneys and the public faster access to new civil cases.
Mickes O’Toole Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2024
We are thrilled to announce that nine Mickes O’Toole attorneys have been selected as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine for Missouri and Kansas in 2024.
Distinguished Teaching Professor Cash Nickerson Publishes “The Seven Tensions of Negotiation”
WashU Law celebrates the release of “The Seven Tensions of Negotiation” by Distinguished Teaching Professor Cash Nickerson, MBA ’95, JD ’85.
Missouri Supreme Court upholds drug conviction after traffic stop, canine search
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who was found guilty of possessing a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after a contentious traffic stop and vehicle search.
SUPER LAWYERS profiles TGH Partner Andy Hirth
Andy Hirth wanted to be a man of the people, but, as an adjunct professor of English at the University of Missouri, the people he found himself surrounded by were often the fictional type.
Missouri Court of Appeals reverses circuit court ruling on marijuana sales tax dispute
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of Robust Missouri Dispensary 3 overturning a circuit court decision that allowed St. Louis and St. Charles Counties to impose additional retail sales taxes on marijuana dispensaries operating within incorporated areas of the counties.
Amundsen Davis Attorneys Included in 2024 Missouri Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
We are excited to announce the inclusion of Heather Bub and Teri Drew on the 2024 Missouri Super Lawyers® list and Chris Miller on the 2024 Missouri Rising StarsSM list.
Ginger Steinmetz Joins AT Government Strategies as Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Public Policy
AT Government Strategies LLC (ATGS) is a subsidiary of Armstrong Teasdale LLP.
Brenda Dvoskin Joins WashU Law
WashU Law is pleased to welcome Brenda Dvoskin as an Associate Professor of Law.
Bailey joins other AGs demanding end to political prosecutions of Trump
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined a 23-state coalition in demanding Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.