2015 Missouri Lawyers Awards

Jan 26, 2015

Influential Lawyer: Francis G. Slay | St. Louis

In December, two women protest leaders tweeted an invitation to St. Louis City Hall. Their friends arrived — not for a demonstration, but to see them get a marriage license. The way Mayor Francis Slay’s 2014 was going, it could easily have been either.

Jan 26, 2015

Legal Champions: John J. Ammann, Susan W. McGraugh and Brendan Roediger | SLU

Saint Louis University law professors John J. Ammann, Susan McGraugh and Brendan Roediger took the team approach when it came to Ferguson.

Jan 26, 2015

Influential Lawyer: Ronnie White | Eastern District of Missouri

They say there are no second acts in American politics, but 17 years and a different Senate dynamic did wonders for Judge Ronnie White.

Jan 26, 2015

Influential Lawyers: Stanley Cox, Jolie Justus, Eric D. Jennings

The passing of the new Missouri criminal code signaled something the state had not seen in many years. Not sweeping reform, but a genuine bipartisan effort on the part of lawmakers, notably three Missouri attorneys, Stan Cox, Jolie Justus and Eric Jennings.

Jan 26, 2015

Law Firm Leader: David M. Woods | Hughes Hubbard & Reed

When David Woods spoke to Missouri Lawyers Weekly over the summer for its annual publication “The Firms,” he reported the Kansas City office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed had 42 FTE attorneys and analysts. Since that June interview, Woods said the firm has jumped to 61 FTE

Jan 26, 2015

Civil rights battles mix the political and the personal

As Anthony Rothert’s work last year departed from his usual client fare of unpopular groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, it hit home.

Jan 26, 2015

Legal Champion: Robert B. Ramsey | Law Office of Robert Brooks Ramsey

2014 might have been the year Mark Woodworth went on trial for murder once again. Instead, it was the year that Missouri’s court system said he never should have been charged in the first place.

Jan 26, 2015

Influential Lawyer: Robert P. McCulloch | St. Louis County

Whatever the grand jury hearing the Darren Wilson case decided, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch knew one outcome was certain: “It was pretty clear however we handled it we were in for a great deal of criticism."

Jan 26, 2015

Legal Champion: Anthony D. Gray | Johnson Gray

About two days after the August killing of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Anthony Gray was 300 miles away on an unannounced visit to check up on his son, a University of Kansas student. Then, at 2 a.m., he got the call to join the legal team of the dead teen’s family.

Jan 26, 2015

Law Firm Leader: Mark Hinderks | Stinson Leonard Street

In September 2013, Kansas City firm Stinson Morrison Hecker announced it would merge with Minneapolis-based Leonard, Street and Deinard. By Jan. 1, 2014, Stinson Leonard Street was operational.

Jan 5, 2015

2015 V&S award winners announced

The 2015 Missouri Lawyers Awards on Jan. 30 will honor attorneys for their accomplishments in 2014. Missouri Lawyers Weekly already has announced the qualitative winners, including Lawyer of the Year, Tony Rothert of the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri.