Blake Heath has long been associated with Steve Bough, a prominent Kansas City plaintiffs’ lawyer. If Bough is confirmed to a federal judgeship, Heath will essentially be transformed into the head of his own firm.

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Oftentimes, inventors are long on ideas but short on money, and as a result they often lack the expert legal advice they need. Kris Kappel is helping bridge that gap.

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Bryan White was the driving force behind one of the most significant recent court decisions in Missouri.

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Andrea Long recently became managing attorney of the Medical-Legal Partnership at Legal Services.

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Being a lawyer at a small firm with a long reach can lead to some interesting cases for Stacy Burrows, whether it’s royalty underpayment class actions in Colorado or wrongful death cases stemming from a fatal apartment fire.

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Billie Orr’s client was the victim of a crime compounded by bad timing and bureaucracy.

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When Brendon Fox first came to our attention, he was merely an assistant prosecutor with an excellent win-loss record and a promising future. But in August, Fox won the Republican primary for the top prosecutor’s job.

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Matt Davis started to make a name for himself in 2008 when he was part of the trial team that won a record-setting $21 million verdict in St. Louis County for a man paralyzed in a car wreck.

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Technology start-ups might seem like more the concern of a Silicon Valley venture capitalist than a St. Louis law firm, but not to Roger Denny.

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With more than 4,300 stores in 42 states employing some 60,000 people, it’s no wonder that O’Reilly Auto Parts faces its share of legal issues, and more often than not, it’s Claire McClintic who’s taking them on.

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Just two short years after he was made an officer at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, Tracy Ring became the head of the firm’s wide-ranging corporate practice group.

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