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Andrew Margrabe has joined Spoeneman, Watkins, Waltrip & Harvell as an associate. Margrabe, who started at the firm in January, will focus on litigation in the areas of real estate and criminal defense law. Prior to Spoeneman, Margrabe worked for ...

Husch & Eppenberger LLC has hired John W. Westmoreland as a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Practice Group. Westmoreland specializes in tax matters involving the federal, state and international taxation of corporations and partnerships and has represented domestic corporations, ...

Nancy J. Dilley, a partner at the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman and pro bono president of the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis, has earned an Accredited Estate Planner designation, a graduate level accreditation awarded by the ...

Seven disgruntled gamblers who filed suit in March against Ameristar Casino in St. Charles announced Monday a Web site potential claimants can use to sign up for the $150 million in damages sought by the suit. Anyone who has held ...

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks at the National Press Club on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Gonzales said he wouldn’t be “shy” in sparring with Congress over confirmation of Justice Department officials. Photo by Stephen J. Boitano/Bloomberg News U.S. Attorney ...

Supreme Court leaves FDA ban on ephedra supplements intact The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question the Food and Drug Administration’s three-year-old ban on ephedra, a stimulant linked to strokes and heart attacks. The nation’s highest court without comment turned ...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, participate in a forum on intellectual property rights Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Gonzales announced a legislative proposal that would increase to life in prison ...

Union Pacific Corp. and four other U.S. railroads conspired to fix prices on fuel surcharges billed to shippers, an Arizona company claimed in a civil lawsuit. The five largest railroads inflate surcharges by computing them as a percentage of base ...

Judge denies Shields motion claiming vindictiveness A federal magistrate judge denied a motion Monday asking the court to dismiss the indictment against Katheryn Shields and her husband because of vindictive prosecution. Shields, a former Jackson County executive, and husband Philip ...

Many of the cases of alleged voter fraud in Missouri — which have become entangled in the congressional investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys — are still working their way through the court system. The issue became more prominent ...

Members of The Missouri Bar may be asked to hand over at least $70 more in annual dues if the bar and state Supreme Court approve a fee hike later this year. The increase, which would be effective Nov. 1, ...