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As befits someone holding a journalism degree, Judge W. Ann Hansbrough initially wanted to pursue a practice in First Amendment law. “I was told, ‘Well, you’ll live in LA or New York.’ I said, ‘Well, you know, I grew up ...

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Attorneys and others from across the state gathered April 25 to honor the contributions of women in the legal profession at Missouri Lawyers Media’s 21st annual Women’s Justice Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. More than 400 people ...

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Sandra Day O’Connor donned the black robes of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981. A little more than a decade later, Janet Reno became the first woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney General. The list of female legal trail ...

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Watch the 2020 Women’s Justice Awards online event:     2019 Women’s Justice Awards   Photos by T.L. Witt

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For Sarah I. Wilson, becoming assistant general counsel of CoxHealth felt like “drinking from a firehose.” Having focused for the first eight years of her career on real estate at a law firm, she found herself in 2014 racing to ...

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While in junior high, Anna Selby resolved to practice law after watching her father, a physician, agonize over a medical-malpractice lawsuit. “I was surprised at how it affected him,” she said. To her, the alleged injury seemed minor. “He took ...

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In Jarica L. Oeltjen’s office, she keeps a note pinned on her wall. It’s from the treasurer of a rural water district in southern Missouri. Oeltjen represented the district in litigation early in her career and won on summary judgment. ...

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Trashed art supplies — even that can draw the attention of Mary E. Nelson, general counsel of St. Louis Community College. Here’s why: The art departments on campus use a hodgepodge of materials in their creations, she explained. Some end ...

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It was clear from an early age that Susan Appelquist was destined to practice law. “I wrote my last will and testament in Crayola in the third grade, and my dad was very proud,” she said, chuckling. Appelquist graduated with ...

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In the year to come, the City of Ferguson is expected to launch a major reform effort: the tamping down of bias in its police force and municipal court. And Kimberly Jade Norwood will be watching — and facilitating. Ferguson’s ...

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