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Attorney Gregg Lepper and Judge Doug Beach are considered instrumental to the success of the Children’s Home Society of Missouri, using their professional experience and connections to help the social services agency thrive. Based in Brentwood, the nonprofit offers adoption ...

Cary Miller and his little brother, Larry, still find time to hang out despite Miller’s legal career and Larry’s schedule of school, job and a typical 17-year-old’s social agenda. Earlier this year, Cary took Larry to job fairs and drove ...

Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar announces Tuesday that he is charging Daniel Porter with two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of his two young children. Porter, 44, is accused of killing Sam and Lindsey Porter in June ...

The largest plaintiff’s verdict in Missouri for 2005 will stand, following a decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals’ Western District. The court on Tuesday upheld a $25 million jury verdict in favor of a girl who suffered permanent brain ...

Gov. Matt Blunt announced Tuesday the departure of his chief of staff Ed Martin, an attorney from St. Louis. Martin will be replaced by Patricia E. Vincent, the director of revenue in the governor’s cabinet. Blunt’s announcement comes in the ...

Defendant must raise objections before trial, judges say The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a man’s rape conviction Tuesday, finding that the state is not required to prove where the crime occurred beyond a reasonable doubt. The court, in a unanimous ...

The Missouri Supreme Court has suspended the license of St. Louis public defender Eric Affholter and disbarred local criminal defense attorney Frank Fabbri. Each were sentenced on federal criminal charges last month. Affholter pleaded guilty July 30 to committing marriage ...

The consulting firm of former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft may reap more than $52 million in fees by monitoring the compliance of Zimmer Holding Inc. with an anti-kickback agreement. Zimmer, a hip- and knee-implant device maker that agreed to ...

Defendant must raise objections before trial, judges say

Frank Fabbri The Missouri Supreme Court has suspended the law license of St. Louis public defender Eric Affholter and disbarred local criminal defense attorney Frank Fabbri. Each were sentenced on federal criminal charges last month. Affholter pleaded guilty July 30 ...

Ed Martin Gov. Matt Blunt announced Tuesday the departure of his chief of staff Ed Martin, an attorney from St. Louis. Martin will be replaced by Patricia E. Vincent, the director of revenue in the governor’s cabinet. Blunt’s announcement comes ...