A judge found another bank was not at fault in Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme. Sigillito was a St. Louis attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop convicted in 2012 of orchestrating a massive real estate scheme that sought investors, supposedly for ...
Read More »Supreme Court vacates Clemons’ sentence
UPDATED The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated the sentence of death row inmate Reginald Clemons. Clemons was convicted of the April 4, 1991 murders of Julie Kerry, 20, and Robin Kerry, 19, and sentenced to death. He was 19 ...
Read More »Bar triples its funding for fairness commission
The Missouri Bar Board of Governors voted on Friday to provide $50,000 for the Missouri Supreme Court’s commission on racial and ethnic fairness in addition to $25,000 the board voted to contribute last month. Missouri Bar President Erik Bergmanis said ...
Read More »Another lawsuit added to Uber litigation in St. Louis
A lawsuit filed Nov. 12 on behalf of taxicab drivers in the St. Louis area adds another layer of complexity to Uber’s legal case in St. Louis. Uber, a ridesharing company, entered the St. Louis market in September, without abiding ...
Read More »St. Louis City counselor steps down
St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert has resigned, city spokeswoman Maggie Crane confirmed. Calvert submitted his resignation Tuesday night and it was effective Wednesday, Crane said. “There are things I want to do that I can’t do as city counselor, ...
Read More »Cries for fewer municipal courts at St. Louis hearing
Municipal court consolidation was a common solution urged by attendants at a public hearing in St. Louis on Thursday evening that aimed to get feedback for the Missouri Supreme Court’s municipal division work group. The hearing was the second of ...
Read More »Unrest may be over, but the lawsuits keep coming
It’s been more than a year since Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson and subsequent protests and unrest, but earlier this month a woman filed suit against Ferguson police, claiming they unlawfully told her to stop recording their actions and arrested ...
Read More »Panel discusses municipal court progress, challenges
Panelists discussing municipal courts in the St. Louis area agreed that a new law municipal government reform law, at least in part, was progress, but they didn’t see eye to eye on other issues, like attorneys serving in multiple roles ...
Read More »BAMSL event focuses on municipal courts
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’ 2015 Pro Bono Celebration had a heavy focus on municipal courts issues. BAMSL President Seth A. Albin, who kicked off the Wednesday event, stressed issues related to municipal courts have come to the ...
Read More »Judge defends removal of attorney from grand jury
Circuit Judge Steven Goldman said he removed a St. Louis County grand juror after “an incident occurring with a police officer witness” prompted Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch to seek more information about the juror, but the decision to remove the ...
Read More »Judge finds bank isn’t liable for Sigillito scheme
One of the banks connected to Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme is not liable for investors’ losses in the scheme, a federal judge ruled this week. Sigillito was a St. Louis attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop convicted in 2012 of ...
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