The disciplinary case over lawyer and former St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.’s handling of client money was put on temporary hold Monday at the end of a 4 ½-hour hearing before a disciplinary panel.
Read More »State Supreme Court sets new execution date
The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Jan. 29 execution date for Herbert Smulls, found guilty of first-degree murder in 1992.
Read More »GALLERY: 129th annual KCMBA meeting
Rod Richardson, outgoing president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, David Von Drehle, an editor-at-large for Time magazine spoke at the 129th annual Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association on Dec. 6.
Read More »One-time lawyer La Russa elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was elected Monday to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, becoming one of the few lawyers with that distinction.
Read More »Judge acquits anti-abortion protester charged with littering
A St. Louis judge acquitted one anti-abortion rights protester and tossed the case against another after they were detained under ordinances prohibiting littering and deceptive business practices.
Read More »Larry Conners files age discrimination suit in St. Louis
The suit, an employment discrimination suit, lays out the former KMOV-TV anchor's complaints that the station discriminated against him because of his age and race, and that he was punished for protesting.
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Read More »Center gives Missouri an ‘F’ on judicial financial disclosure rules
The state hardly stands alone with that ranking. It is shared by 41 other states and the District of Columbia.
Read More »Polsinelli adds 23 new associates, including 13 in Missouri
The firm is adding nine new associates in its Kansas City office, three in St. Louis, one in St. Joseph and one in Overland Park, Kan.
Read More »Trustee appointed for missing St. Peters attorney’s practice
Trustee Kenneth Carp has started sorting through disappeared attorney Jeffrey Witt’s files as he prepares to get them back to Witt’s clients.
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Read More »Michael Gardner named to examiners board
The Supreme Court of Missouri has appointed Michael E. Gardner to the Board of Law Examiners, which is responsible for administering the bar exam and evaluating applicants' character and fitness for admission to the bar.
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Read More »Change is about to shift into overdrive in law
The 20th-century model of running a law business won’t work in the future, even if it seems to be working now — nor will an outmoded view of technology.
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