2026
August
19,
2026
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12:36 PM
America/Chicago
Here are 10 examples of misconduct that resulted in an admonition in 2025 that Missouri lawyers can learn from.
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April
06,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Jeff Benoist became administrator/counsel for the Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline on April 1, 2025. Prior to that, Benoist spent 25 years handling insurance litigation while successfully trying over 50 jury trials and 75 bench …
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April
02,
2026
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
Hon. Zel Fischer is a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. Andrea K. Spillars is chief disciplinary counsel at the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
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February
05,
2026
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07:00 AM
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Melinda J. Bentley is legal ethics counsel for the Office of Legal Ethics Counsel and Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Correction: This article was updated on March 9, 2026, to correct the statement: “Second, funds …
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2025
October
14,
2025
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06:00 AM
America/Chicago
As determined by the Advisory Committee to the Supreme Court of Missouri, 10 new informal opinion summaries have been published since the last publication of informal opinions in the September-October 2024 issue of the Journal of The Missouri …
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June
10,
2025
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11:00 AM
America/Chicago
Lawyers licensed to practice in Missouri must complete a total of 15 MCLE hours between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. While the deadline to complete your MCLE hours is quickly approaching, there are 60-plus CLE programs in June that can help …
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June
09,
2025
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07:00 AM
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Compiled by Laura E. Elsbury, chief disciplinary counsel
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April
03,
2025
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07:00 AM
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Sam Phillips, who was deputy disciplinary counsel, recently retired from the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel after a long and illustrious career.
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February
05,
2025
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08:00 AM
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Compiled by Laura E. Elsbury, chief disciplinary counsel
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2024
December
12,
2024
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
Each year in August or September, the Supreme Court of Missouri issues an order suspending several lawyers, pursuant to Rule 5.245, for being delinquent on a tax or failing to file tax returns.
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October
08,
2024
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16:31 PM
America/Chicago
As determined by the Advisory Committee to the Supreme Court of Missouri, 14 new informal opinion summaries have been published since the last publication of informal opinions in the September/October 2023 issue of the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
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June
05,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
As you work to even better serve your clients and communities, it can be easy to forget to regularly review Rule 4 to ensure you are complying with the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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April
09,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Chicago
As an investigator with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, I’ve been asked to share some of my more interesting cases and impart a few words of wisdom on the topic of lawyer trust accounting.
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February
08,
2024
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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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2023
October
19,
2023
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11:45 AM
America/Chicago
If you’re looking for ethics programs to fulfill your minimum continuing legal education requirements, MoBarCLE has sessions tying Bonnie and Clyde to modern day attorney ethics to no-cost programs prioritizing lawyer well-being. Oct. 24 …
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May
31,
2023
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16:13 PM
America/Chicago
May consisted of The Missouri Bar preparing for the minimum continuing legal education deadline on June 30 and hosting several CLE events in May. The bar is gearing up for an action-packed June, so don’t miss these top stories from this …
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May
24,
2023
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16:16 PM
America/Chicago
Stuart Teicher says he’s loved ethics since he took a class on professional responsibility in law school. Although the class didn’t expressly focus on behaving ethically as a legal professional, Teicher said it resonated with him from that point …
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May
22,
2023
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13:54 PM
America/Chicago
The Young Lawyers’ Section of The Missouri Bar will present the final showings of two continuing legal education programs based on ‘The Milly Project.’ On May 25, the no-cost film will be shown in St. Louis, and on June 17 in Kansas City the final …
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2020
March
13,
2020
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13:51 PM
America/Chicago
We know that many Missouri lawyers have questions about COVID-19 and how it will impact your firms, clients and other business matters.
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