Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

May 22, 2026

Charitable foundation of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis turns 70

Saint Louis Bar Foundation celebrates 70 years supporting access to justice, mock trials, scholarships and community service programs.

Jan 12, 2026

Regional leaders honored at Illinois-centered BAMSL award ceremony

The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis honored Illinois legal leaders for justice, advocacy, and mentorship at its inaugural Illinois Region Legal Leaders Awards.

Dec 9, 2025

BAMSL brings Santa’s sleigh to more than 2,000 local children in foster care

Over 100 volunteers with the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis turned Harris-Stowe State University into a Christmas miracle for children in foster care who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

May 26, 2020

BAMSL volunteers provide help for the hungry

Volunteers from the Women in the Legal Profession section of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis gathered May 9 at the Gateway Grizzlies Stadium kitchens in Sauget, Illinois to make 2,000 sandwiches for the Step It Up program.

Dec 19, 2019

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Pro Bono Software Project

Finding ways to help others through free or discounted legal services is a basic responsibility of any attorney who wishes to assist the community. But connecting people who need lawyers […]

Aug 8, 2019

Pro bono program boosted for indigent civil litigants

It’s a common problem, according to Greg Linhares, the clerk of court in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri: Citizens arrive at his office and try […]

Jul 9, 2019

Consultant: Big data and online studies upending jury selection

It may sound creepy, said John Campbell, but it’s true: The amount of data online about private individuals is so vast, it’s possible for an informed attorney to walk into […]

Mar 11, 2019

BAMSL members promote reading in St. Louis schools

Members of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and Bring Me a Book St. Louis partnered on March 1 to encourage the love of reading among students at city […]

Mar 16, 2015

Friedman named chair of BAMSL family law section

Bruce E. Friedman has been elected as chair of the Family & Juvenile Law Section of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Jun 20, 2014

BAMSL executive director elected vice president of NABE

BAMSL Executive Director Zoe W. Linza has been elected vice president of the National Association of Bar Executives.

Jun 7, 2011

ABA president has full schedule in St. Louis

The president of the American Bar Association is traveling to St. Louis next week with plans to meet with lawyers, judges and law students.

May 22, 2011

What people ‘don’t know’ about Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in a speech in St. Louis last week he’s “somewhat displeased” about a flurry of articles this year about fellow Justice Clarence Thomas’ five-year silence on the bench.