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Bar-passer rate declines
The July pass rate for the Missouri Bar exam has declined, diverging from a higher-than-usual pass rate last summer.
Mendez appointed co-chair of bar’s diversity committee
Jessica Mendez, an intellectual property attorney in Armstrong Teasdale’s St. Louis office, has been appointed co-chair of The Missouri Bar’s newly formed committee on diversity.
Chief justice announces task force focused on legal future
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary R. Russell on Thursday announced the creation of a task force to focus on the future of the legal profession.
GALLERY: 2014 Missouri Bar Conference
The Missouri Bar's annual conference this year is already historic, after the group elected the first black woman as the Board of Governor's vice president.
St. Louis attorney chosen for bankruptcy award
The Commercial Law Committee of The Missouri Bar has chosen St. Louis attorney Wendell J. Sherk to receive a Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Award.
MO Bar gives out wealth of awards
Twelve awards were presented to 26 individuals and firms at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting in Columbia this week.
Senate Judiciary Committee conducts public hearing at bar meeting
The committee heard testimony on several topics, including court costs and fees, the state public defender system and the criminal code.
ROUND-UP: Missouri Bar elects new officers Brady, Shelton, Bergmanis
Kansas City lawyer P. John Brady was elected president; Reuben Shelton, senior litigation counsel for Monsanto Corp. in St. Louis, is the bar’s new president-elect; and Camdenton lawyer Erik A. Bergmanis was elected vice president.
Chief justice wants Missourians to know judicial system as well as they know Kardashians
“It is sad that more people are able to name three Kardashian sisters but cannot name the three branches of government."
Missouri Bar passes $75 dues hike
The recommendation now goes to the Missouri Supreme Court for a final decision.
The bar’s tab
There are many reasons The Missouri Bar’s spending has grown since the last time bar dues increased, but one in particular stands out — the Nonpartisan Court Plan.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
- Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
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