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2024
February
19,
2024
| 10:27 AM America/Chicago
For employment law practitioners and human resource professionals, a significant U.S. Supreme Court decision recently changed the game regarding religious workplace accommodations. Learn more about Groff v. DeJoy in this article by Kirk
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February
15,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
Whitney Scurlock, chief deputy counsel, Missouri Public Service Commission, Jefferson City“I always think it’s funny when someone asks why I became a lawyer because I never even thought about going to law school as a kid. I loved to read and write
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February
15,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
As we transitioned into the new year, the Internal Revenue Service made important announcements regarding penalty relief for taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and employers involved in Employer Retention Credit. The following summary
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February
14,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
 W. Dudley McCarter, a former president of The Missouri Bar, is a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Behr, McCarter, Neely & Gabris.
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February
13,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
Utilize the bar’s forms bank to streamline your practice Whether you’re new to the profession, a solo practitioner, or a lawyer with decades of large firm experience, having the appropriate tools at your disposal makes all the difference in
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February
12,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
Greetings, colleagues. I write this in the first days of the new year, full of high aspirations and fresh resolve.
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February
12,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
As a young kid on Saturday mornings, I rarely missed watching the superheroes of the “Super Friends” cartoon solve problems and vanquish villains from their Hall of Justice headquarters. They stood up for others and nurtured hope, spurring on
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February
09,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
 Monique Abby is a newly elected member of the Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar representing the eastern district. Abby, an assistant circuit attorney for the City of St. Louis’ Circuit Attorney’s Office, earned her J.D. from Saint Louis
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February
08,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
   In 2017, then-Missouri Bar President Morry Cole filmed a public service announcement centered on the importance of having fair and impartial judges, just as sports fans desire fair and impartial umpires or referees. Learn about the
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February
08,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
The goals of the Missouri attorney discipline system are to protect the public and to maintain the integrity of the legal profession.
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February
07,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
   Lawyers Anne Schneider and Debra Snoke-Adams first met while working as Missouri assistant attorneys general in the consumer protection division. In October, the two, along with their spouses, traveled to Norway to explore its
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February
07,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
We all know lawyers with great qualities: compassion for those they work with, willingness to listen, and the ability to write and speak clearly and creatively. 
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February
06,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
Swanson W. “Rocky” Angle, age 81, of Frisco, TX, on Jan. 2, 2023. Angle earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a masters of laws in government contracts from George Washington School of Law. He was admitted to The Missouri
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February
05,
2024
| 08:00 AM America/Chicago
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers cannot refuse to accommodate an employee’s request for religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 unless they can demonstrate that it would have a substantial increase in the
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February
05,
2024
| 07:00 AM America/Chicago
“When someone’s fighting for you, it just makes you feel like you’re not alone anymore.”
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2023
December
12,
2023
| 15:41 PM America/Chicago
Corporate Transparency ActIf you have not heard of the Corporate Transparency Act, you are not alone. But you’ll want to learn more about this new federal reporting option that impacts nearly everyone beginning Jan. 1. Polsinelli lawyer Bill Quick
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December
11,
2023
| 14:56 PM America/Chicago
Megan Phillips, Missouri Bar president
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December
11,
2023
| 13:54 PM America/Chicago
Mischa Buford-Epps, Executive Director of The Missouri Bar
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December
08,
2023
| 10:31 AM America/Chicago
Scott Robbins practices in Poplar Bluff at Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC. He is chair of the editorial board for the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
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December
07,
2023
| 14:52 PM America/Chicago
As year-end approaches for 2023, it is important to consider tax planning. Individual taxpayers will want to review applicable tax rates, the standard deduction, limits on itemized deductions, and multiple other issues. Businesses should review
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December
07,
2023
| 10:11 AM America/Chicago
Jerry Courtney Bowlin, age 81, of Kansas City, on Feb. 1, 2023. Bowlin was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1968.Anita L. Burns, age 54, of Kearney, on Aug. 29, 2023. Burns was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1987.Howard K. Butler Jr., age 54, of
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December
06,
2023
| 14:40 PM America/Chicago
Jeffrey R. Schoenberger is a lawyer and senior consultant at Affinity Consulting Group. Schoenberger specializes in practice management advisory services, including content development, CLE presentations, and member consultations. He is also
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December
06,
2023
| 14:20 PM America/Chicago
AuthorNancy Ripperger is staff counsel for the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, where she has worked since 2003. As staff counsel, she investigates and prosecutes complaints brought against lawyers. Ripperger is a graduate of the University of
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December
05,
2023
| 10:37 AM America/Chicago
W. Dudley McCarter, a former president of The Missouri Bar, is a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Behr, McCarter, Neely & Gabris.
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December
04,
2023
| 15:26 PM America/Chicago
Mary Rhodes Russell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered this address during the opening luncheon of the joint Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar and the Judicial Conference of Missouri Sept. 14, 2023, in Kansas
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December
04,
2023
| 15:09 PM America/Chicago
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires businesses operating in the United States to report human direct and indirect beneficial ownership and control information. The law requires businesses to report information into an online Beneficial
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December
01,
2023
| 15:50 PM America/Chicago
As a child, Quinn Benson watched his father practice law; now, the two work side-by-side at The Benson Law Firm in Kirksville. In March, Benson, a Leadership Academy alumni, was first elected to the Young Lawyers’ Section Council, representing
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October
18,
2023
| 14:56 PM America/Chicago
by Hannah Kiddoo Frevert, editorHappy New Year! Annual Meeting culminates a Missouri Bar year and launches another anew. In her latest Executive Summary, Mischa Buford Epps reviews how lawyers can get more involved in 2024.Megan Phillips was sworn
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October
17,
2023
| 15:40 PM America/Chicago
As determined by the Advisory Committee to the Supreme Court of Missouri, nine new informal opinion summaries have been published.Pursuant to Rule 5.30, written summaries of select informal opinions are published for informational purposes as
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October
16,
2023
| 15:00 PM America/Chicago
Megan Phillips is all about conversation. Conversation about the future of the profession, the law’s impact on Missourians, and the value of working together. “To advance the causes of equality, justice, and civic education, The Missouri Bar is
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