The goal of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s inaugural Lawyer Well-Being Summit was simple: to reduce some of the stigma surrounding issues of mental health and substance abuse in the profession. The Oct. 10 event was organized by KCMBA’s ...
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Read More »A Jackson County jury has awarded $200,000 to a former corrections officer in her discrimination and retaliation suit against the Missouri Department of Corrections. Jurors found the department liable for plaintiff Ana Barrios’ claims of harassment based on gender, gender ...
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Lyrissa Lidsky is running again. The dean of the University of Missouri School of Law is quick to give updates of her current mileage as she trains for a half-marathon in February. “I ran 4 miles this weekend,” she said ...
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Hover over the gallery to navigate to more photos. Despite his best efforts, Senior U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs did not get the simple affair he’d hoped would mark his 40th year on the federal bench. Approximately 150 ...
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The ACLU of Missouri has sued a Texas County judge and deputies for allegedly illegally detaining three people and testing them for drugs without probable cause. The ACLU filed the suit Sept. 30 in the U.S. District Court for the ...
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A subsidiary of a Kansas City company known primarily for its greeting cards has prevailed in a suit filed against it by a New Jersey jewelry wholesaler, which claimed the wholesaler owned the rights to the phrases “Hallmark Diamonds” and ...
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Alcohol abuse. Overeating. Depression, anxiety and isolation. Missouri attorneys took the lead in sharing issues with which they have struggled during a frank conversation about well-being in the legal profession at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting in Branson. At a ...
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Hover over the gallery above to click through more photos. It’s 7:10 p.m. on a Saturday night, and Ashley wants a drink. A Kansas City Fashion Week worker wearing an earpiece relayed the message to Philip Willoughby, a Kansas City ...
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A 2016 law permits the state parole board to review only the life sentences — but not additional, shorter sentences — of offenders who as juveniles were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole but now may seek review of their ...
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For the first time in nearly 40 years, a Cape Girardeau attorney is on track to become president of The Missouri Bar. At the board of governor’s meeting Sept. 18 during The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting in Branson, the board ...
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