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As befits someone holding a journalism degree, Judge W. Ann Hansbrough initially wanted to pursue a practice in First Amendment law. “I was told, ‘Well, you’ll live in LA or New York.’ I said, ‘Well, you know, I grew up ...

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A case involving an accident with a phantom vehicle has been resolved with a judgment against the injured party’s insurer. “On the highway, my client was rear-ended, and the vehicle subsequently drove off,” said Shannon Dawson of Dawson Law Firm. ...

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A St. Louis County jury found a doctor was not negligent in the case of an Illinois woman who suffered partial blindness after the doctor referred her to another physician. “The allegation of negligence boiled down to Dr. Thomas’ referral ...

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On Amy Garrett’s wall is a framed copy of a message from the son-in-law of a Pearl Harbor veteran whom she represented in a mesothelioma case. “This thank-you note that I got from his family said this was the first ...

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Shannon K. Gordon is quick with a joke when asked why she went to law school. “Growing up, my mother told me I either needed to be an actress or a lawyer because apparently, I had a flair for the ...

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It was a tough case, and Elizabeth S. Lenivy knew it would take a lot of digging. But eventually she got her client, who was facing five felony charges, a plea arrangement for only seven years in jail. He could ...

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Judge Robin Ransom admits she didn’t like law school. “The people were nice. But I thought, ‘I’m not doing this for a living,’” she chuckled. Yet today the St. Louis native sits on the state’s appellate court, and she’s learned ...

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Sara Parker Pauley has done a great deal during her working years, but being appointed director of the Missouri Department of Conservation brought everything full circle. “I’m completing my career where I started it,” said Pauley, a University of Missouri ...

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Vickie Mauck likes to consider herself an optimist. “I tend to be a really positive person and turn challenges into opportunities,” she said. Her latest challenge is the executive directorship of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association where she’s been ...

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She worked in a textile factory, owned a bar and grill and even had her own fabric business. And all of that was after Regi Martin earned her law degree. “I was in the private sector for 17 years,” said ...

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There is a reason that Suzanne M. Kissock is trying to make “Introduction to Law” a basic general education requirement course. “We believe it is so important in America today that you understand the Constitution and the basic notions of ...

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