Bill Shull’s 42-year career arc began and ended at the Legal Aid of Western Missouri in Warrensburg. At 71 years old, he died June 30.

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Missouri’s four legal aid organizations have secured a total of $693,158 in grants stemming from the CARES Act, the Legal Services Corp. announced. Congress appropriated $50 million for LSC in the law. LSC set aside $3 million to help legal ...

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The Legal Services Corporation has announced that it is awarding a $27,500 Technology Initiative Grant to Legal Aid of Western Missouri. The grant is part of more than $4.3 million in tech grants the organization is awarding to 30 legal ...

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The percentage of successful disability cases aimed at reversing the denial or re-evaluation of benefits for the aged, blind or disabled has been consistently dropping for years, Legal Aid of Western Missouri said. Data provided by the Missouri Department of ...

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The percentage of successful disability cases aimed at reversing the denial or re-evaluation of benefits for the aged, blind or disabled has been consistently dropping for years, Legal Aid of Western Missouri said. Data provided by the Missouri Department of ...

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Matthew Keenan, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the board of directors of the Legal Services Corporation. Keenan previously served as chair of Shook’s Pro Bono ...

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Legal Aid of Western Missouri honored three Kansas City attorneys for their pro bono work at the organization’s June 14 annual luncheon. This year’s recipients of the Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Award are Teresa L. Anderson and Samuel ...

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Lathrop & Gage attorney Suzanne Block in November was awarded the 2014 H. Michael Coburn Award for Community Service by Legal Aid of Western Missouri.

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Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s office in St. Joseph will be closed in the last half of November while it moves to a new location.

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Lawyer Steve Chinn received the Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s H. Michael Coburn Community Service Award.

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Legal Aid of Western Missouri formally announced the creation of the Young Professionals Board, which hopes to draw non-lawyer supporters.

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