If you saw the hashtag #stanstillstinks on Twitter on the night of Feb. 3, you have Terry Crouppen to thank. His St. Louis law firm, Brown & Crouppen, ran a local television ad after the halftime show of Super Bowl LIII in which Crouppen mocked Stan Kroenke, former owner of the St. Louis Rams.

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Ethics lawyer Michael P. Downey contends one of the state Supreme Court rules mandating legal disclaimers is blatantly unconstitutional.

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Accusations abounded as Terry Crouppen and Mark Levison sparred over the issue of lawyer advertising at Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’ Bench & Bar Conference. Read what they had to say about free speech, advertising rules, the role of ads in choosing a lawyer and much, much more.

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Where do you stand on the ethics of legal advertising?

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Editor: I just read Heather Cole’s story about our law firm’s move to the Met Square Building [“Brown & Crouppen to set up shop in high-end Metropolitan Square,” Nov. 23] and want to express my extreme disappointment in her decision ...

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A former associate accused by Brown & Crouppen of hiding clients from the firm has fired back with his own lawsuit. John J. Driscoll Jr. alleges in St. Clair County, Ill., Circuit Court that Brown & Crouppen violated the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct when it created an associate agreement that prevented him from continuing to represent clients with whom he had an attorney-client relationship. Driscoll filed his lawsuit after Brown & Crouppen filed suit against him in St. Louis Circuit Court.

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Proposal 2: Prohibit celebrity endorsements of an attorney unless the person is or was a client Brown & Crouppen ad: Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, hitting a punching bag, pitches the firm: “If I was hurt in a car wreck, I’d ...

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It began with a bang, but it may end with a whimper. The topic of advertising leaves little room for a middle ground. Some attorneys believe it demeans the profession, especially on TV. On the opposite side are those who ...

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St. Louis law firm Brown & Crouppen has sued one of its former associates, alleging the attorney secretly hid clients from the firm and prevented it from collecting possibly millions in attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday in St. ...

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Longtime bar leader Mark Levison (left) lost his effort to keep his seat on the Board of Governors after injury attorney Terry Crouppen campaigned against him. With the loss, so goes Levison's campaign for president of The Missouri Bar.

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The campaign for a seat on The Missouri Bar's governing board has taken on the glimmer of a traditional political fight. Injury attorney Terry Crouppen (right) had volunteers last week distribute fliers outside the St. Louis Circuit Court against incumbent Mark Levison.

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