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Thomas Weaver of St. Louis has been appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to a five-year term on the State Board of Law Examiners. The members’ responsibilities include writing questions for and grading the state’s bar exam and conducting character ...

Brendan Ryan, formerly a circuit judge in the City of St. Louis, has joined Thompson Coburn as a partner in the firm’s litigation department. He served 20 years in the circuit court and most recently pre-sided over the juvenile division. ...

Three attorneys have joined Helfrey, Simon & Jones in St. Louis. John C. Grellner has joined the firm as an associate. He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law and has practiced for six years in Kansas City. ...

David L. Heinemann has joined the Kansas City firm of Shank, Laue and Hamilton as Of Counsel and will practice in the areas of commercial litigation, employment discrimination litigation, and appellate law. A 1987 graduate of Duke University School of ...

Belinda B. May of St. Louis has joined Suelthaus & Walsh as a principal in the firm’s intellectual property and technology protection group. Her practice includes Internet law, trademarks, service marks and licensing matters. She also practices in employment law. ...

Samuel Digirolamo has joined the St. Louis office of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin as a partner in the technology and intellectual property department. Digirolamo has practiced for over 20 years in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition and ...

To the Editor: I just read Joe Moore’s letter in your September 27th issue. It is clear that you should give Joe a column. It is probably the most incisive commentary in the paper, plus I am sure it will ...

Four attorneys have joined Lashly & Baer in St. Louis. Brainerd W. LaTourette Jr. has joined as a member. He practices in the area of transportation, corporation, probate and business law. He served most recently as senior vice president and ...

Stephen C. Jones has joined Gallop, Johnson & Neuman in St. Louis as an associate in the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation and estate planning departments. He has an M.B.A. from the University of West Virginia and a law ...

Robert Denlow of St. Louis will serve as the chair of the American Bar Association’s committee on condemnation, zoning and land use law. He received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and his law degree from Saint Louis University. * ...

Vernell M. Sutherland has been named executive director of Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton in Kansas City. She received her law and M.B.A. degrees from William and Mary and also received master’s degrees from the University of Hawaii and Boston ...