Harrison joins Sonnenschein Belinda L. Harrison has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal’s Kansas City office as counsel in its litigation practice.  Harrison previously worked as corporate counsel at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), an international trade group that represents ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice has ceased all actions against an air ambulance service in West Plains, Mo., after more than two years of federal investigation, Husch Blackwell Sanders in Kansas City announced Friday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized ...

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Former St. Louis County Bar president and prominent zoning attorney Albert A. Michenfelder Jr. died on Saturday. He was 83. Michenfelder practiced at Husch Blackwell Sanders until his retirement in June and before that was at Ziercher & Hocker, which ...

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Husch Blackwell Sanders has let go 10 attorneys in practices hard-hit by the recession. The cuts were firmwide at the 650-attorney Husch Blackwell firm, Co-Chairman Joe Conran said. The firm's real estate practice has been most affected by the recession, Conran said. In March, Husch Blackwell let go 17 attorneys and 45 staff members.

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It was a day in court that has been anticipated for more than five years. About 200 school districts sued the state in 2004 over education funding, lost at trial and Monday brought their case for more money before the ...

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Spencer Fane Britt & Browne cut the positions of eight staff members last week in what was described as a move toward greater efficiency. Five people were let go in Kansas City and three in the firm’s St. Louis office ...

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Kokoruda named Dean of the Trial Bar The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association has named Thomas G. Kokoruda as a Dean of the Trial Bar for 2009. The bar selects Deans of the Trial based on distinguished and substantial trial ...

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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri said it had received a three-year commitment from the law firm Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP to provide $55,000 annually for ongoing advocacy for St. Charles County victims of domestic violence. “Husch recognizes that legal work ...

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Husch Blackwell Sanders let go 17 attorneys and 45 staff members firmwide Thursday, citing performance and consolidation. The cuts are not being made for economic reasons, Co-Chairman David Fenley said in a phone interview. “I think we know what a ...

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Washington University plans to appeal a $525,000 verdict issued against it in an age-discrimination claim by a former surgeon and department head. The university’s defense attorney, Joe Conran, of Husch Blackwell Sanders, said he plans on appealing after making post-trial ...

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Husch Blackwell Sanders’ combination of its St. Louis offices will be swift. The firm will move 184 attorneys and staff from its downtown St. Louis office to 210,000 square feet in The Plaza in Clayton office building no later than ...

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