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Top GOP lawmaker allegedly under FBI investigation over software
Chief Clerk of the House allegedly resisted House Speaker Dean Plocher’s attempt to privatize how constituent information is managed
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Boone County prosecutor suspended over inappropriate texts with women linked to his cases
Missouri Supreme Court suspended H Morley Swingle for three years for violating Missouri’s Rules of Professional Conduct
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McCloskeys land pro bono work that meet their probation requirement
The McCloskeys have completed about 12 of the 200 hours required to complete probation
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Attorney who allegedly misappropriated Trump inauguration day prayer breakfast settlement funds reciprocally disbarred
Attorney who allegedly misappropriated Trump inauguration day prayer breakfast
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Phoenix attorney reciprocally disciplined in Missouri following suspension in Arizona
JEFFERSON CITY – Phoenix attorney Don W. Cartier has been reciprocally suspended following a Feb. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order and his suspension last year in Arizona for allegedly forging his client's name to a court document.
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Missouri Supreme Court reciprocally reprimands Denver attorney following discipline in Colorado
JEFFERSON CITY – Denver attorney Josue David Hernandez has been reprimanded following a Feb. 4 Missouri Supreme Court order issued after he was found to have failed in his duties to opposing party and counsel and his ethical obligation to follow court rules.
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Raytown attorney suspended, Clayton attorney no longer on probation in separate Missouri Supreme Court orders
JEFFERSON CITY – Raytown attorney Brooke Roelofsen Biggs has been suspended, and Clayton attorney Christopher T. Risler is no longer on probation following separate recent Missouri Supreme Court orders.
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Longtime St. Louis attorney disbarred by default following alleged rules violations
JEFFERSON CITY – Longtime St. Louis attorney Elbert A. Walton Jr., suspended more than two years ago following "obnoxious and disrespectful" behavior during a 2013 bankruptcy case, has been disbarred by default following a Dec. 24 Missouri Supreme Court order.
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Kansas attorney reciprocally suspended in Missouri over handling of drug clients' cases
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas attorney David E. Herron II has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from his representation of two clients as a public defender in drug cases.
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Kansas City attorney reciprocally suspended after allegedly threatening elderly clients
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney Linda S. Dickens has been reciprocally suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations she threatened elderly clients to gain additional legal fees.
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Kansas City attorney disbarred after alleged irregularities in trust, operating, personal accounts
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Kansas City attorney John W. Stapleton Jr. has been disbarred following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over allegations arising from irregularities in his trust, operating and personal accounts.
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Longtime Riverside attorney on probation follow fee issues
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Longtime Riverside attorney Patrick Michael Davis is on probation following a Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order over issues with fees and other allegations.
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Springfield attorney suspended following DWI guilty plea
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Terry Lee Garner has been suspended following an Oct. 29 Missouri Supreme Court order and his guilty plea in Hickory County to driving while intoxicated.
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Covington attorney's probation revoked after she allegedly failed to comply with conditions
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The fully deferred suspension of Covington attorney Christa Hayes Forrester has been made executory following an Oct. 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after she allegedly failed to comply probation conditions handed down last year.
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Arizona attorney reciprocally disciplined in Louisiana for second time
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime and ineligible Arizona attorney Sabinus A. Megwa has been reciprocally disciplined, for the second time in little more than a year, following an Oct. 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
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New Orleans, Marrero attorneys suspended in separate Louisiana Supreme Court orders
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Suzan Edwina Jackson has been suspended and longtime Marrero attorney Douglas L. Uzee Jr. has been voluntarily and indefinitely suspended following separate recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders.
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St. Louis attorney disbarred following alleged unauthorized settlement of client's personal injury case
JEFFERSON CITY – St. Louis attorney Stacey Rosa Hancock has been disbarred following an Oct. 15 Missouri Supreme Court order after she allegedly settled a client's personal injury case without authorization and irregularities were found in her client trust account.
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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.
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Springfield attorney off probation after being disciplined for assisting bail bond agent in 2012
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Springfield attorney Rita Kay Sanders is no longer on probation following an Oct. 7 Missouri Supreme Court order, two years after the court disciplined her over allegedly helping a bail bond agent friend of hers in 2012.
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Rolla attorney reinstated following suspension over 2018 DWI conviction
JEFFERSON CITY (St. Louis Record) — Rolla attorney Bryce C. Crowley has been reinstated to practice law following an Oct. 3 Missouri Supreme Court order and his suspension two years ago after a driving while intoxicated conviction.