Christine Simmons

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Local February 13, 2012

Primary insurer avoids most of $22M settlement

A federal appeals court has sided with a trucking company’s primary insurer, which claimed it wasn’t responsible for paying the majority of a settlement linked to a $46 million verdict.

Local February 13, 2012

Corporate law departments cut into women’s ranks at law firms

A single mother with a 16-month-old daughter, Lynette Reed made a big decision last summer. She left her associate position at Husch Blackwell to go in-house at H&R Block in Kansas City.

Local February 13, 2012

Fewer women join partner ranks this year

Flexible schedules, mentoring, networking, time off and leave, women’s initiatives — you name the method, and many Missouri law firms are trying it. The initiatives are designed to encourage, retain and advance female lawyers in their firms.

Local February 13, 2012

Lawyers in the news – Feb. 13

Charles Steib, at the Law Firm of Charles Steib in Des Peres, was elected as chairman of the board of directors of the Big Game Hunters Club of St. Louis. The club is an organization of hunters that raises money for the education of youth and women in hunting and fishing. Steib is a solo practitioner who focuses on civil trial work.

Local February 13, 2012

New partners at MOney 20 firms increases by 25 percent

After two years of fewer partner promotions, Missouri’s highest-grossing law firms have advanced more lawyers to partner in their latest round of promotions, a sign of some stability on firm balance sheets.

Local February 9, 2012

Uchitelle elected chair of Zoo-Museum District board

Lawyer and former Clayton mayor Ben Uchitelle was named chairman of the board for the St. Louis Zoo-Museum District.

Local February 6, 2012

Lawyers in the news – Feb. 6

Carmody MacDonald announced that Gregory Willard and John Boyle joined the firm as partners. Boyle and Willard previously practiced at Bryan Cave in St. Louis.

Local February 3, 2012

Legal Services Corp. faces shrinking budget as demand for legal assistance grows

Legal aid programs, which provide civil legal assistance to the poor, are always in need of revenue, but this year is particularly painful. In Missouri, nearly $1 million has been slashed from the 2012 budgets of the state’s four legal aid programs.

Local January 31, 2012

Where are they now? Top verdicts from 5 years ago

Was that huge state verdict, awarded years ago, really the end of the story? Missouri Lawyers Weekly caught up with lawyers involved in the state’s top plaintiff and defense verdicts in 2006 for updates on appeals, important strategies and lessons learned.

Local January 30, 2012