Stinson adds five associates in labor, IP, real estate and litigation
Stinson Leonard Street has added five associate attorneys to its Kansas City and Jefferson City offices.
Stinson partner named to Legal Eagle list
Nicole Zellweger, a partner in the St. Louis office of Stinson Leonard Street, has been named to the Franchise Times 2014 Legal Eagle list.
Stinson Leonard Street adds first partner since merger
Stinson Leonard Street added Johnny Wang to the firm’s labor, employment and employee benefits division as a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office.
Stinson Leonard Street officially completes merger
As of Jan. 1, 2014 Kansas City-based Stinson and Leonard Street of Minneapolis officially completed its self-described merger of equals. (Updated 1/3 at 12 p.m.)
Stinson adds six new associates in Missouri
Stinson Morrison Hecker is adding six new associates to the firm’s Kansas City and St. Louis offices.
Chinn receives Michael Coburn Community Service Award
Lawyer Steve Chinn received the Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s H. Michael Coburn Community Service Award.
Making the Stinson merger fit
Fitting together the pieces of two firms —Stinson with 321 attorneys and Leonard Street with 208 — even as they claim an elusive “cultural” link, will be fraught with challenges and potential pitfalls.
WLA of St. Louis gives Jane Dueker its President’s Award
Jane E. Dueker is a partner at Stinson Morrison Hecker.
Harpool, Crabtree picked for judgeships
President Barack Obama has nominated attorneys Doug Harpool and Daniel Crabtree to federal judgeships.
New Partners 2013: Women make strides in partner ranks
The percentage of female new partners at the state’s largest law firms grew again. At 37 percent, though, it still lags behind the number of women coming into the profession — nearly half of law school graduates.
Car loan conundrum
The alleged errors of a long-defunct servicer for car loans have resulted in a cascade of litigation in Missouri against credit unions, with mixed results.
Stinson building back up its Phoenix office
Stinson Morrison Hecker is building up its Phoenix office, hiring five lawyers there in the past couple of weeks.
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