Lawyers at large law firms usually get their first glimpses of detailed and comprehensive firm financial data when becoming partner, after seven to nine years as an associate. Understanding the information can help new partners understand their new obligations as stakeholders in the firm, lawyers say.

Tagged with: Bryan Cave Lathrop & Gage partnership Stinson Morrison Hecker

This summer, Allison Murdock stepped into a law firm position where few women have been. She became deputy managing partner of one of the largest firms in Missouri, Stinson Morrison Hecker. She’s been with the firm since she graduated law ...

Tagged with: Stinson Morrison Hecker

Hire new lawyers, incoming president Thomas Bender begged Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association members in an address Dec. 11. “Take them in,” Bender said at the bar’s at the annual meeting. “We can’t have our lawyers serving us coffee at ...

Tagged with: Bryan Cave Greensfelder Hemker & Gale Stinson Morrison Hecker

Stinson Morrison Hecker plans to relocate more than 100 attorneys and staff to Centene Plaza, a newly constructed building in Clayton. The law firm has signed a letter of intent with The Koman Group to occupy 46,500 square feet in ...

Tagged with: Stinson Morrison Hecker

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.

Tagged with: business Husch Blackwell Sanders Stinson Morrison Hecker

Intellectual property and entertainment attorney Jeffrey Michelman is moving to Clayton firm Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal on Oct. 1. Michelman, who has represented clients including hip-hop rapper Nelly, actress Neve Campbell and singing group Hanson, is exiting Stinson Morrison Hecker. ...

Tagged with: Mark Foster patent law Paule Camazine & Blumenthal Stinson Morrison Hecker

For most of his adult life, Michael Gibbons juggled the responsibilities of public office with his professional duties as an attorney. Gibbons – a former state senator who now works for Stinson Morrison Hecker in St. Louis – dived head ...

Tagged with: Stinson Morrison Hecker The Missouri Bar

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 ...

Tagged with: Bryan Cave Husch Blackwell Sanders Polsinelli Shughart Shook Hardy & Bacon Stinson Morrison Hecker Thompson Coburn

Collaborative Law Institute elects O’Donnell president The Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri recently elected Hugh O’Donnell III president. O’Donnell has been in private practice in Kansas City for more than 20 years. His practice consists of mediation and collaborative law, ...

Tagged with: Bartimus Frickleton Robertson & Gorny H&R Block Lathrop & Gage Polsinelli Shughart Stinson Morrison Hecker

Large law firms are unsure how big their 2010 summer associate classes will be, and they’re not traveling as much to recruit them.  Four firms have decided against recruiting in person at some law schools a few hours’ flight away. ...

Tagged with: Bryan Cave Lathrop & Gage Shook Hardy & Bacon Stinson Morrison Hecker Thompson Coburn

Six MOney 20 law firms are on the Midwest Real Estate News’ ranking of the firms with the largest real estate practices in the region, with St. Louis-based Thompson Coburn in the No. 2 slot. The rankings from the Best ...

Tagged with: Armstrong Teasdale Lathrop & Gage Lewis Rice & Fingersh Polsinelli Shughart real estate Stinson Morrison Hecker Thompson Coburn