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In this latest edition of THE POWER LIST, a regular feature from Missouri Lawyers Media, we examine the most powerful attorneys who are also lobbyists.

Missouri’s process for drawing state legislative districts has been a source of bitter partisan rancor lately. But the result, at least as far as Missouri’s House map is concerned, is surprisingly uncontentious and potentially more competitive.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office must provide all records of its communication relating to the two dismissed cases against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens plus plaintiff attorney’s fees, after a Jan. 25 ruling from the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.

For seven years, the state pursued an employee embezzlement case in Greene County Court. On Dec. 16, 2021, the judge acquitted the defendant because the state lacked evidence that the crime happened.

The Securities Division of the Secretary of State’s Office alleges that Sean A. Brady engaged in dishonest and unethical conduct involving investors in Missouri and Florida, including falsifying client signatures on documents.

The attorney general’s office heads back to court Feb. 8 to halt the St. Louis County Council’s face covering order. The judge who struck down the AGO’s temporary restraining order said that for the office to win, it needs more than what it filed in its latest motion.

Missouri Lawyers Media took a long look back at this incredible year to not only identify those gladiators who marked big verdict and settlement wins for their clients in 2021, but those whose actions in and out of the courtroom have had — or will have — significant impact on the profession.

On Jan. 11 the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a board of education’s decision to fire a teacher who tried to download the school drive to her personal email.

Gov. Mike Parson is recommending a nearly 6 percent increase in the judiciary’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year, largely due to salary increases.

Despite an appeal that was simultaneously too late and too early, the Court of Appeals Western District says a proposal to expand the investment authority of the state treasurer’s office is ready for the ballot.

Some circuit judges around the state are continuing to cancel in-person jury trials in the coming weeks.