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For personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant, the defendant’s conduct must fall within Missouri’s long-arm statute

Here are 10 examples of misconduct that resulted in an admonition in 2025 that Missouri lawyers can learn from.

Scott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City.

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 Genna Tlustos is the assistant editor of the Journal of The Missouri Bar.

Paul Unger is a lawyer, speaker, and author in the field of legal technology. He has lectured in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Contact Unger at punger@affinityconsulting.com.

  Weston Mills is a partner at Gilson Daub, a national law firm representing employers and insurers in workers’ compensation cases across 14 states. Mills is also the managing partner of the Gilson Daub Kansas City office and is licensed in Kansas …

Athena Dickson is 2025-2026 Missouri Bar president and a partner at Siro Smith Dickson PC.

Hon. Alok Ahuja has served on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, since 2008 and was the court’s chief judge from 2014-2016. Ahuja previously practiced for 15 years in Kansas City with Lathrop & Gage (now Lathrop GPM), where his …

How to submit an obituaryTo submit an obituary, please complete the form at MoBar.org/in-memoriam. We will not print a notice unless a copy of the death certificate or obituary is submitted.

Network, learn, and grow at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting Sept. 16-18 in Kansas CityEach year, Missouri lawyers from across the state come together to hear important case law updates, learn practical skills, and make new connections. This year’s …

Julia Chaney Faughn will receive the 2026 Missouri Bar Foundation W. Oliver Rasch Award.

For Missouri lawyers, the ethical issue is not whether AI may be used, but how it may be used consistently with duties of competence, candor, confidentiality, and supervision. In this article, authors Bill Martucci, Burcu Erbaz, and Minha Jutt …

“Empathy is a vital yet underrated skill for lawyers. We must acknowledge out loud the emotional and financial strains of our clients. No client ever retains counsel because everything is going well. Attorneys create a trusted relationship when we …

Hon. Cynthia L. Martin was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, in 2009. Prior to that, Martin was in private practice for 25 years as a commercial trial and transactional lawyer. She received B.A. degrees in Communication …

 Scott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City.

 Mischa Buford Epps is executive director of The Missouri Bar.

 Athena Dickson is 2025-2026 Missouri Bar president and a partner at Siro Smith Dickson PC.

Dr. Dwayne Smith is the founder of Workplace Law Solutions, a practice specializing in workplace investigations, conflict resolution, consulting, and collegiate athlete representation. He is also an adjunct professor at the Saint Louis University …

 W. Dudley McCarter, a former president of The Missouri Bar, is a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Behr, McCarter, Neely & Gabris.

Jeff Schoenberger is a business coach for Lawyerist and a senior consultant for Affinity Consulting.

William C. Martucci, who holds an LL.M. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., practices nationally in business and employment litigation. He focuses on complex class litigation, including wage and hour litigation, in California, …

 Genna Tlustos is the assistant editor of the Journal of The Missouri Bar.

Take part in the Education Outreach Network Want to help Missourians better understand how our courts work, what The Missouri Plan is, and how the judicial retention process works? Join The Missouri Bar’s Education Outreach Network and serve as …

How to submit an obituaryTo submit an obituary, please complete the form at MoBar.org/in-memoriam. We will not print a notice unless a copy of the death certificate or obituary is submitted.

Congratulations to the 70 individuals who passed the February 2026 bar examination in Missouri and have completed all other requirements under Rule 8 for admission to The Missouri Bar.Editor’s note: The applicants who passed the bar examination but …

The Supreme Court of Missouri recently issued new rules restructuring the disciplinary system, consolidating all complaint investigations within the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel starting in 2027. Here's what Missouri lawyers need to know …

 "If a task will take you five minutes or less, do it right away. Even if it is something small, like scheduling a doctor’s appointment, etc., not having it on your mind or to-do list will free up energy that you can dedicate to something more …

 W. Dudley McCarter, a former president of The Missouri Bar, is a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Behr, McCarter, Neely & Gabris.