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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.
Less than half pass February bar exam
More than half of those who took the February Missouri bar exam failed the test.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
Top stories
- Supreme Court hears challenge to KC police funding
- Missouri Lawyers Media’s legal coverage commended
- Cole County prosecutor loses third Sunshine Law appeal
- Supreme Court weighs lagging symptoms in work comp case
- New accommodation rights for pregnant workers offer broad protections
- Clark named as next Eastern District chief judge
- Russell reflects on change as women take charge of Missouri’s legal system
- NCAA scores positive gender equity review from St. Louis firm
