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Kelly Lynn Anders has joined the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence as deputy director. Anders previously served as executive director of the Jackson County Law Library for nearly five years. Her last day was Feb. 1. ...

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Rachel A. Quinley has joined Danna McKitrick as an associate. Quinley assists her clients with the creation and administration of trusts and estates, wills, beneficiary deeds, financial and medical powers of attorney, and other matters related to estate planning. She ...

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Foley & Mansfield has added John G. Beseau as a non-equity partner in its St. Louis office. Beseau, who focuses his practice on construction and commercial litigation, is one of two equity partners elected and nine non-equity partners added by ...

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The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section honored University of Missouri law professor Robert H. Jerry II with its Robert B. McKay Award at a reception Feb. 15 in Austin, Texas. Jerry is the Floyd R. Gibson ...

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The Jackson County Circuit Court has elevated Deputy Probate Commissioner Jerri J. Zhang to the role of probate commissioner. Zhang will serve a four-year term. She succeeds Scott Manuel, who stepped down from the bench in February to join Kirkland ...

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The 21st Circuit Judicial Commission has selected Heather R. Cunningham, Shevon L. Harris and Jeffrey P. Medler as finalists for an associate circuit judge vacancy in St. Louis County. Gov. Mike Parson has 60 days to appoint one of them ...

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Austin Moore has been promoted to partner at Stueve Siegel Hanson, effective Jan. 1. Moore has been with the firm since 2013. His practice focuses on helping victims of cybersecurity and privacy violations. He also represents victims of sexual abuse ...

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has added a three-partner group of experienced transactional and regulatory insurance lawyers from two other law firms. Bruce Baty and Jodi Adolf join BCLP from Dentons. Baty was the global co-leader of that firm’s insurance sector ...

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Four former partners of Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch have decamped for Capes Sokol. R. Thomas Avery, Kelley F. Farrell, David H. Luce and Traci Dale Pupillo joined the firm as shareholders, St. Louis-based Capes Sokol said in a news release ...

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The Appellate Judicial Commission has named three trial judges as finalists for a seat on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. The commission unanimously chose W. Ann Hansbrough, Jalilah Otto and W. Douglas Thomson for the vacancy left by ...

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The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission will interview 12 applicants on Feb. 25 for an expected vacancy on the Jackson County Circuit Court. Judge George E. Wolf announced he will leave the bench in March. Seven women and five are men ...

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