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Ghost Bear v. U.S. (MLW No. 67414/Case No. 14-1090 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)
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Disbarred attorney heads to prison
Last week a judge sentenced Buerkle, a longtime Cape Girardeau attorney, most recently with The Limbaugh Firm, to seven years in prison for stealing $325,000 from a client trust account.
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Read More »Two attorneys receive disciplinary decisions
The Missouri Supreme Court denied the reinstatement of one attorney to the bar and suspended another on Tuesday. The court denied the reinstatement of Thomas Utterback. Utterback was disbarred in Missouri after he pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court ...
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Read More »Court suspends one attorney, denies reinstatement to another
The Missouri Supreme Court today denied the reinstatement of one attorney to the bar and suspended another. The court denied the reinstatement of Thomas Utterback and suspended former Cape Girardeau attorney Gary E. Stark. Utterback was disbarred in Missouri after ...
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Read More »Ask yourself: Is it worth it?
One thousand dollars. That was the cost of the 30-year career of an attorney in Maryland who thoughtlessly cashed a check made out to his clients, assuming it was a refund of a sanction he had paid to the court ...
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Read More »Attorneys: Discipline – Fee Agreement – Client Accounts
In re: Larry D. Coleman (MLW No. 59676/Case No. SC89849 – 27 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Breckenridge, J.; all concur) (1) Where an attorney entered into a written agreement with his client that gave him the exclusive right to ...
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