A Missouri appeals court for the first time has ruled that delivering a baby unattended by medical professionals is not in itself enough to support a criminal prosecution. The ruling came in the court’s decision to reverse a Miller County ...

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2018 was a growth year for most of Missouri’s largest firms. A year ago, Missouri had eight law firms with $100 million or more in revenue. Today, Spencer Fane’s phenomenal growth has increased that count to nine. Polsinelli, Husch Blackwell, ...

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The leadership of some of Missouri’s largest law firms is going through a generational shift of sorts. On Jan. 1, Chase Simmons formally succeeded Russ Welsh as chairman of Polsinelli — a move that nearly coincided with the retirement of ...

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Lawyers of Color has named Polsinelli shareholders Dan Cranshaw, Quentin Jennings and Jean Marie R. Pechette to its inaugural Nation’s Best list in recognition of their accomplishments and commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Cranshaw and Jennings ...

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Say your bank wants to acquire another bank. How do you get that bank’s shareholders to go along with the merger? These are the kinds of questions that Ken Suelthaus has wrestled with throughout his career. “If you had Bank ...

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Jessica Norris has joined Polsinelli as a shareholder and member of its business department. She comes to the firm with nearly 20 years of experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions. She also represents private equity funds and serves ...

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Polsinelli has expanded its Employee Stock Ownership Plans practice with the addition of four new attorneys in Kansas City. Robert Grossman, Wally Brockhoff and Jenny Cascone Mosh have joined the firm as shareholders, while Angela Burnett has joined as an ...

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Rising floodwaters in northwest Missouri and beyond have brought renewed attention — and significance — to a lawsuit in which a federal judge found the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers responsible for recurrent flooding along the Missouri River.

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Polsinelli has appointed Mary Jane Judy and Greg Kratofil Jr. as the office managing partners for Kansas City. Their responsibilities will include day-to-day oversight and management of the firm’s headquarters and largest office, as well as reinforcing community and civic ...

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Karen K. Cain has joined Polsinelli in Kansas City as shareholder in the firm’s Labor and Employment department. She joins the firm’s Workforce Development, Investigations and Compliance Practice. Cain has worked with national, regional and local employers for more than ...

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Polsinelli announced Feb. 26 that it has opened a six-lawyer office in Miami. The office is the firm’s 22nd location in the country and expands its footprint in the southeastern region of the country. Polsinelli’s closest existing office is in ...

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