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Apr 13, 2023

Women-Led Law Firms 2023

We feature firms with at least two attorneys in which all the founding partners are women, as well as firms that may have included men at the founding but now are run entirely by women.

Apr 12, 2023

Less than half pass February bar exam

More than half of those who took the February Missouri bar exam failed the test.

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Apr 12, 2023

AI poised to disrupt the law in ways we can – and can’t – imagine

Artificial intelligence has been a part of the law for years, infiltrating practice areas like a rising tide. The next phase may well be a tsunami.

Eastern District
Apr 12, 2023

Malpractice claim can proceed after large judgment is tossed

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District says a legal malpractice claim can proceed against two St. Louis lawyers who won an $11 million judgment on behalf of a client but were unable to collect it.

Apr 12, 2023

The POWER List: Mergers & Acquisitions 2023

As common as it is for law firm names to feature the ampersand, there’s only one practice area where it’s become a byword: M&A.

Court of Appeals, Southern District
Apr 10, 2023

Greene County crime spree earns man 160-year sentence

The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District recently affirmed a prison sentence of more than 160 years for a man convicted at a single trial of committing 27 crimes over a four-month period.

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District
Apr 6, 2023

County must recognize union rep, says Eastern District

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District determined St. Louis County must recognize the police officer’s association as the collective bargaining group for county prosecutor employees.

Apr 5, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media to honor 25 with ICON Awards

Missouri Lawyers Media will honor 25 attorneys and judges from around the state with its 2023 ICON Awards.

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Apr 5, 2023

Former assistant circuit attorney reinstated after suspension

A former assistant St. Louis circuit attorney who was suspended in 2019 for her role in the cover-up of a police assault has regained her law license.

Missouri Supreme Court building
Apr 5, 2023

Court grants second look at woman’s sex offender registration

A woman has a chance to get off the sex offender registry after the Missouri Supreme Court reversed and remanded her case, with some additional fact finding on her 1997 probation.

Missouri Supreme Court building
Apr 3, 2023

Double jeopardy issue hits high court again

The Missouri Supreme Court heard a man’s claim to apply double jeopardy to a traffic stop where police found cocaine base and a firearm after the state’s appeal.

UMKC School of Law
Apr 3, 2023

Mulligan named as next dean of UMKC School of Law

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law has named Lumen “Lou” N. Mulligan as its next dean.

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