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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By May, Polsinelli Shughart will shave off one vestige of a merger four years ago — the second part of the law firm’s name.

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Bryan Cave Chairman Don Lents says that expanded work and higher attorney headcount led to to a revenue increase at his firm. An early look shows some wildly diverse — but mostly positive — 2012 financial results for some members of the MOney 20, Missouri’s highest-grossing corporate law firms.

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They’re risky by nature, but two contingency fee cases helped provide a gold-plated shelter for two MOney 20 firms in dicey economic times.

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First-year associates who start work in September fall mainly on the expense side of a law firm’s balance sheet for that fiscal year. Did that fact go through the minds of the many law firm leaders who decided, starting in 2009, to delay associates’ starting dates? And does it now?

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Now that the Kansas City Council has overridden a veto from the mayor, Polsinelli Shughart chairman Russ Welsh says its original plan for Country Club Plaza site is still an option for the firm’s headquarters. But it’s only an option if the project can meet the firm’s moving deadline.

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Kansas City Council approved plans for an eight-story office building on the Country Club Plaza. But the building's original tenant, law firm Polsinelli Shughart, isn’t indicating much interest.

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State v. Hamilton (MLW No. 61592/Case No. WD70790 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

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Polsinelli Shughart has hired an architect and real estate adviser as it gears up to search for a space to combine its two Kansas City offices. The firm, which hired one of its clients, Block & Co., as a real ...

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Polsinelli Shughart is laying off nine attorneys and 16 staff members firmwide in a second round of economy-related cuts. Four attorneys were let go in Kansas City and two in St. Louis, said Polsinelli Chairman and Chief Executive Russ Welsh. ...

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Polsinelli Shughart is laying off nine attorneys and 16 staff members firmwide in a second round of economy-related cuts. Four attorneys were let go in Kansas City and two in St. Louis, said Polsinelli Chairman and Chief Executive Russ Welsh. ...

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