Articles tagged with 'MoLaw' | The Missouri Bar

Judge Cynthia Norton said she “woke up one day and said, ‘I’m going to be a lawyer.’” A bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Missouri since 2013, Norton practiced bankruptcy law for many years before being appointed to the bench.  When asked ...

The Missouri Bar’s Fee Dispute Resolution program exists to address fee disputes between Missouri lawyers and their clients. A fee dispute complaint is often the result of a misunderstanding between the lawyer and client or a disagreement about the q...

Interested in becoming licensed in Kansas?Visit the Kansas Bar Admission website for more information.Do I need the same number of CLE hours in Kansas as I do in Missouri?No. Active lawyers in Kansas must complete 12 hours of CLE, including two hours...

This year The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education program is offering three professional development workshops for teachers that you won’t want to miss.To facilitate registration and promotion of these events, a new landing page for Citizenship Educat...

The last month of 2022 is winding down, and we look to 2023 with the best intentions and hopes for the new year. Despite harsh weather, the rush of the holiday season, and the stresses that come with closing out the year, we’re here to help you catch...

Objections in the courtroom are an important tool for trial lawyers to know how to wield. These formal protests raised during trial or depositions often seek to encourage a judge to exclude the testimony or evidence of a witness, and sometimes occur ...

What would you wear to a job interview next week? What if you are entering or rejoining the workforce and don’t have the outfit you need to make the right first impression? The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section collected donations for Dress for Suc...

This Thanksgiving, The Missouri Bar would like to acknowledge its heartfelt appreciation for lawyers across Missouri. Your ongoing work helps to improve the law, the profession, and the administration of justice on behalf of the public.We've put toge...

The Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium is back for in-person continuing legal education for the first time in three years. Held this Friday, Nov. 11, at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, the symposium will feature speakers well-versed in a vari...

Since 1983, Ozarks Food Harvest in Springfield has had a stated mission of “Transforming Hunger into Hope.” Members of The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council helped the food back achieve that mission by stepping in on Sept. 15 to fill 390 bo...

The Missouri Bar elected a historic slate of officers on Sept. 14, and this month’s most admired articles focused on Suicide Prevention Month activities and recognizing award winners for the Smithson Spurgeon Awards. Here is a review of last month’s ...

The Missouri Bar’s Annual Meeting is right around the corner on Sept. 14, and some of August’s most popular stories focused on noteworthy individuals and award winners who will be featured at the conference in Springfield. Here is a summary of last m...

Three Missouri lawyers were recognized for their outstanding legal achievements in family law during the 2022 annual Family Law Conference Aug. 5.Karen DeLuccie, 2022 winner“Strength,” Joe O’Hara said. “There’s nothing stronger than love.”Love and st...

The 22nd annual Family Law Conference began Thursday, Aug. 4, with nationally recognized speakers providing case law updates, insights, and personal experience to family law lawyers in Missouri. For the first time in three years, family law professio...

The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section (YLS) participated in a hands-on clinic July 15 during which 21 members of the group logged in to Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org to help low-income Missouri citizens receive answers to non-criminal legal questio...

The Liberty Bell Award acknowledges a non-lawyer or non-legal organization engaged in public service activities that enhance the legal community or are dedicated to the advancement of justice. This year’s Liberty Bell Award recipient, The Timothy Fou...

Each year, The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education Department brings together teachers from across the state who specialize in American history, government, and civics for an intensive training program. This year’s institute was held June 27-29 with t...

In the early 1990s, Missouri’s state legislature made the decision to move forward in using computer technology to improve routine tasks courts do and make them consistent across all courts in the state. The result has been national recognition for l...

ST. LOUIS – As our nation pauses this year to observe and celebrate Juneteenth, dozens of elected, civic, and judicial leaders will join community members to pay tribute to a time in St. Louis history when groundbreaking legal precedent made fairness...

by Smokeball Growing your law firm requires careful planning and strategizing. If you started your firm as a solo practitioner, you may already have completed some of these exercises, but now it’s time to think bigger about growth. Each firm will fin...

Check out this quick video tip about conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel from the Affinity Insight course live training session Excel - Readily Readable Data. 

The 22nd Judicial Circuit Court and the Freedom Suits Memorial Steering Committee will host an unveiling ceremony of a new memorial on the east plaza of the Civil Courts Building in downtown St. Louis on June 20. The monument commemorates the Freedom...

The Supreme Court of Missouri’s newest judge, Judge Robin Ransom, celebrated her formal investiture this morning in a ceremony in the Division I courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City. Judge James M. Dowd – a judge of the Missouri ...

Since 1994, The Missouri Bar’s Bankruptcy Creditor - Debtor Rights Committee honors the memory of prominent Kansas City lawyer, Michael R. Roser, by presenting an award named for him.The Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Award is given to an ...

The Missouri Bar Foundation is a nonprofit partner of The Missouri Bar with a mission to promote improvement in the administration of justice, as well as encouraging and funding law-related endeavors, recognizing legal and public service, and support...

The Missouri Bar Board of Governors is seeking applications from members of the general public who reside in and members of The Missouri Bar who are employed or maintain their principal office for the full-time practice of law in the 22nd Judicial Ci...

Have you missed the most recent #MoBarNews? Here are summaries of a few popular articles from The Missouri Bar this month.   In news for the public, the bar promoted participation in National Healthcare Decisions Day 2022 on April 16. NHDD works to e...

The theme of Law Day 2022 is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” Celebrated each year on May 1, Law Day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of law and its role in American society. The idea of Law Day was con...

Next week, judges, lawyers, and court clerks will formally thank the thousands of Missourians who reported for jury duty in state courts in 2021 as part of Missouri’s Juror Appreciation Week held May 1-7, 2022. During the celebratory event, court sta...

The 27th annual MOSOLO Small Firm Conference kicks off June 9 at the Lake of the Ozarks’ Margaritaville Lake Resort, offering both in-person and virtual learning options to help Missouri lawyers even better serve their clients. The conference, which ...