Missouri’s attorney discipline offices will be working out of an expanded facility in Jefferson City in about nine months.

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The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel has recommended a St. Louis County lawyer be publicly reprimanded and pay a $750 fee for passing a note to a judge during trial.

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A disbarred lawyer who admitted taking $325,000 from a client’s trust account now faces felony stealing charges for his actions. Joe T. Buerkle was a longtime attorney in Cape Girardeau and most recently had been a partner at the Limbaugh ...

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It took a protracted debate about how to structure the debate, but eventually The Missouri Bar Board of Governors approved some modest changes in advertising rules. The board rejected several controversial ideas Wednesday. Among the rejected rules were those preventing ads from vilifying opponents or including celebrity endorsements. The board also turned down a rule setting a precise definition of conspicuous disclosure of the mandatory disclaimer and another requiring direct mail solicitations to tell consumers how to contact the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.

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Raytown lawyer Larry D. Coleman was fighting for his law license Tuesday morning in the Missouri Supreme Court. (click here to listen to the oral argument) The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel argued to the court that Coleman deserves a ...

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