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The downtown Jackson County Courthouse is scheduled to reopen as planned on Feb. 19, according to court officials. In a release Friday, Presiding Judge David M. Byrn thanked members of the bar and the public for their patience during the ...

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Polsinelli has added four new associates to its St. Louis office. Rachel L. Berry joined the firm as an associate in the traditional labor relations practice group. Zachary A. Hadler was named an associate in the capital markets and commercial ...

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The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission is accepting applications for a vacancy created by the retirement of St. Louis County Circuit Judge Maura B. McShane. McShane was appointed to the circuit court by Gov. Mel Carnahan in 1994 and served as ...

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Organizers of the upcoming “Legislation & Diverse Communities” roundtable, presented by the Minorities in the Legal Profession section of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, have released new details about the event set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

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Thompson Coburn hosted a lunch in St. Louis to honor retired partner Joe Logan, who celebrated his 98th birthday on Jan. 21. Logan served as the head of Thompson Coburn’s private client group before retiring at age 62. He also ...

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The St. Louis law firm Haar & Woods has named Jozef Kopchick as a partner. Kopchick, who previously was an associate with the firm, will continue to focus on business litigation, professional liability defense and appellate litigation. Kopchick earned his ...

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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale has elevated St. Louis-based attorneys Keith K. Grissom, Carson Maricle and Jennifer L. Therrien to firm officers, effective Feb. 1. A member of Greensfelder’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group, Grissom counsels businesses and individuals on matters including estate planning and closely ...

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Travis Niswonger has joined the firm in Spencer Fane’s Cape Girardeau office. He is an associate in the litigation practice group. Niswonger becomes the fourth Spencer Fane attorney in Cape Girardeau. He worked previously as an assistant prosecuting attorney for ...

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Gov. Mike Parson appointed Kyndra J. Stockdale as an associate circuit judge in Jackson County. Stockdale will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Robert L. Trout. She is a senior attorney at Foland, Wickens, Roper, Hofer & ...

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McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, also known as MVP Law Firm, has welcomed James R. Hess and Andrew J. Sheehan to its workers’-compensation defense group. Hess joins the firm after 20 years of serving as in-house counsel for companies including ...

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Nancy A. Midden has joined McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan in Kansas City as a shareholder. Midden’s practice focuses on governmental finance, including state and local governmental lease-purchase financing, both taxable and tax-exempt; as well as tax-exempt conduit financing for ...

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