30th MOSOLO Small Firm Conference offers collaboration, CLE credits, and valuable knowledge to solo and small firm lawyers

Lawyer Kurt Valentine has attended The Missouri Bar’s MOSOLO Small Firm Conference since its second year in 1997. He said he enjoys how there is something new at the conference every year, and there are always good speakers and interesting sessions tailored to help solo and small firm lawyers.

“It’s a great place,” Valentine said of MOSOLO. “You see a lot of people you know, you get all your CLEs in, and it’s just really convenient.”

Hundreds of Missouri lawyers gathered June 11-13 in Lake of the Ozarks to attend the 30th anniversary of the Missouri Solo & Small Firm Conference, where they could network with other solo and small firm lawyers and learn practical skills during timely CLE sessions covering AI, ethics, well-being, and more.

Last year, lawyer Cory Garr took over a practice based in Versailles. While he’s previously attended MOSOLO virtually, he came in person this year to meet and connect with other solo and small firm lawyers.

“There’s a lot of good sessions … the conference offers, but I also know that there’s a lot of valuable information you can learn in talking to other similarly situated practitioners, particularly people who have been doing it a while,” Garr said.

Jefferson City lawyer Tanya K. Alm recently transitioned from government practice to private practice and said the timing of MOSOLO was perfect. At the conference, she completed her MCLE credits and learned from the “Starting a law practice bootcamp” sessions, which covered everything from social media and trust accounting to common issues in civil hearings.

“People have been friendly,” Alm said. “I’ve met a lot of people; it’s been a good opportunity.”

If you missed this year’s in-person MOSOLO conference, you can still watch the sessions through the virtual MOSOLO conference June 24-26. Register here.