AAA Insurance faces $21.5M bad faith verdict in Clay County

A Clay County jury awarded $21.5M in Audrey Allinder’s bad faith suit against AAA Insurance, including $20.5M in punitive damages.

Legal Limelight: Meghan S. Largent champions landowners in takings cases

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Defending the Digital Perimeter: A Guide to Website Takedowns and Brand Protection for Legal Teams

Our look at the most powerful people in Missouri's legal community

The POWER List is a regular feature that examines the power brokers who lead and influence various parts of the Missouri legal community.

EVENTS

KC Legal Leaders

August 20th, 2026 | 12:00 AM

The Missouri Lawyers Media KC Legal Leaders event honors excellence in all areas of the Kansas City legal community.

Diversity & Inclusion

August 20th, 2026 | 12:00 AM

Recognizing attorneys, firms, organizations and legal professionals who are significantly advancing diversity, inclusion[...]

Corporate Counsel Round Table – St. Louis

September 3rd, 2026 | 5:30 PM

A high-level and freewheeling conversation about career, management style and the future of the legal services industry [...]

Illinois Legal Leaders

Details coming soon!

Illinois Legal Leaders is a new program that celebrates legal professionals who have shaped the legal community and adva[...]

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Commentary

Commentary: Do In-House Lawyers Need Malpractice Insurance?

SCOMO: Summary judgment is not “an extreme and drastic remedy”

Commentary: Is there a mentor in the house?

‘AI Won’t Take Your Job’ and Other Things CEOs Say Before the Layoffs

Male worker walking toward a courthouse building and talking on his cellphone

Commentary: Sarah Connor had the Right Idea.

Spencer Farris reflects on AI legal services operating in Missouri, exploring their impact on traditional law practice a[...]

Business Team Discussion Team Customer Service Concept

The Third Option: Why Your Best Employees Are Quietly Losing Their Edge

Why employees lose their edge and how supported stretch and flow can improve engagement and growth.[...]

Supplements and Special Sections

The POWER List: Personal Injury Law 2026

Polsinelli tops Missouri revenue rankings in milestone year

The POWER List: Business Defense 2026

2026 Reader Rankings winners

2026 Unsung Legal Heroes: Publisher’s Letter, honorees

Missouri Lawyers Media is honored to facilitate Unsung Legal Heroes, a public recognition that moves a whole bunch of unsung heroes into the sung category.

ICON Honors 2026 profiles

This annual Missouri Lawyers Media celebration honors career achievement by recognizing lawyers for their exceptional and lengthy contributions to the profession and community — those who personify the ideals of what it means to be an attorney.