Another law firm has pledged a large donation to Legal Services of Eastern Missouri to help its goal of providing equal justice to low-income individuals. The organization announced that Spencer Fane Britt & Browne’s St. Louis office has committed to ...

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Debate over what was on the minds of jurors in a federal racketeering trial five years ago has fueled a legal malpractice claim against Husch Blackwell Sanders in Kansas City.

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A scenario from a few months ago in St. Louis is repeating itself in Kansas City. Striking out on their own are two Husch Blackwell Sanders partners. Floyd Finch and Bruce Campbell are hanging the Finch & Campbell shingle at ...

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The hamsters coo, squeak and squeal, zooming along their plastic play sets. Zhu Zhu Pets, the $8 robotic rodents made by St. Louis-based toy company Cepia, are the hottest toys of the holiday season, but don't ask Phil Kaplan if he has an inside source. Kaplan, a Stinson Morrison Hecker attorney who has represented Cepia since 2004, will be waiting in line at Toys "R" Us just like everybody else.

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Harrison joins Sonnenschein Belinda L. Harrison has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal’s Kansas City office as counsel in its litigation practice.  Harrison previously worked as corporate counsel at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), an international trade group that represents ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice has ceased all actions against an air ambulance service in West Plains, Mo., after more than two years of federal investigation, Husch Blackwell Sanders in Kansas City announced Friday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized ...

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Former St. Louis County Bar president and prominent zoning attorney Albert A. Michenfelder Jr. died on Saturday. He was 83. Michenfelder practiced at Husch Blackwell Sanders until his retirement in June and before that was at Ziercher & Hocker, which ...

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon and Stinson Morrison Hecker joined the ranks of Missouri law firms receiving a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, which examines corporate policies affecting lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) employees. For ...

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High-profile bankruptcy attorney David Warfield is joining Thompson Coburn. Warfield, who has represented companies including Solutia Inc. and Krispy Kreme franchisee Sweet Traditions, is exiting Husch Blackwell Sanders. Warfield has been at Husch Blackwell or one of its predecessor firms ...

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Lewis, Rice & Fingersh’s management committee opted to stick with a $120,000 starting salary for its St. Louis associates. That means the No. 10 ranked firm on Missouri’s Money 20 is paying new associates more than the firms in the ...

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Commercial litigators exit Husch over client conflicts

Two Husch Blackwell Sanders partners kicked into high gear their plan to start their own firm after conflicts forced them to give up potential cases. Commercial litigator Geoffrey Gerber on Sept. 1 joined former Husch Blackwell recruiting vice-chairman Pete Salsich III at The BrickHouse Law Group office in Lafayette Square.

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