The former chief of staff for Kansas City Mayor Sly James will return to Kansas City-area law firm Polsinelli, where he previously worked as an attorney.
Read More »Trust is main ingredient for solid counsel relationship, panel says
In-house counsel doesn’t have to be the office of “no” in a corporation, but that might be a reputation an in-house counselor has to overcome,
Read More »Attorney suspended after woman’s death to pay $300K
A Kansas City area attorney who already had his license suspended in Kansas and Missouri for leaving the scene of his girlfriend’s accidental death will pay the woman’s family nearly $300,000 in a wrongful death settlement. (Updated)
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Read More »Court tosses county’s foreclosure mediation ordinance
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday said a St. Louis County foreclosure mediation ordinance, which lawmakers overrode in 2013, was never valid to begin with.
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Read More »Scott Rosenblum pleads guilty, but not to DUI
Defense attorney Scott Rosenblum, who was arrested in the spring on suspicion of drunken driving, pleaded guilty to two charges Monday, but neither were alcohol-related.
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Read More »Joyce keeps Cole County judgeship
In an unofficial count, Joyce earned 12,062 votes, or about 53 percent, compared to the 10,719 votes, or 47 percent, that Stumpe earned, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Read More »Bank-robbing lawyer gets 45 more years in prison
Warren Gladders, the 65-year-old former attorney turned bank robber, will serve a total of 70 years in prison, after a state sentencing that upped the time from his 25-year federal sentence.
Read More »Group seeks clemency for women in prison
A newly formed coalition is asking Gov. Jay Nixon to grant clemency to 14 incarcerated women, most of whom are alleged victims of domestic violence and have already served significant time in prison.
Read More »Moniteau County prosecutor arrested after hitting restaurant
Shayne Healea was arrested Saturday after he admitted to backing his truck into a restaurant in downtown Columbia.
Read More »House Speaker designee Diehl joins Husch Blackwell
Missouri House Speaker designee John Diehl has moved from Armstrong Teasdale to Husch Blackwell.
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Read More »Bank-robbing attorney sentenced to 25 years, restitution
Warren Gladders, the Missouri attorney and businessman turned bank robber, was sentenced on Thursday to almost 25 years in federal prison.
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