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2023
August
04,
2023
| 15:58 PM America/Chicago
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”      –William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18”
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June
05,
2023
| 09:30 AM America/Chicago
The Missouri Bar Foundation represents the heart of what we can do as lawyers.
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April
19,
2023
| 07:36 AM America/Chicago
We all know that the only constant is change – especially in the legal world.
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February
07,
2023
| 13:50 PM America/Chicago
I love being a lawyer. One of my favorite things about serving at The Missouri Bar is the opportunity to meet and visit with lawyers and judges across the state.
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2022
December
13,
2022
| 09:20 AM America/Chicago
Can you believe 2023 is just a few weeks away? One of my favorite traditions this time of year is spending quality moments with cherished friends and family. 
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October
17,
2022
| 16:03 PM America/Chicago
By the time this Journal goes to press, we will have just hosted The Missouri Bar’s 2022 Annual Meeting and Judicial Conference in Springfield. 
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August
22,
2022
| 11:22 AM America/Chicago
In June, I had the opportunity to attend the much-anticipated unveiling of the new Freedom Suits Memorial in St. Louis. The 14-foot bronze statute stands tall on the east plaza of the Civil Courts Building downtown, serving as a reminder of many
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June
06,
2022
| 15:04 PM America/Chicago
Are you ready for summer? At my house, summer means enjoying the sunshine with summer camps, walks in the park, and vacations to visit family and friends.
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April
13,
2022
| 14:13 PM America/Chicago
This time of year always makes me smile as bright daffodils and colorful tulips awaken my senses and remind me how much we have to be grateful for.
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February
08,
2022
| 08:41 AM America/Chicago
I hope your 2022 is off to a productive and healthy start. It is hard to believe that we are quickly approaching two years since the start of the global pandemic that has seismically shifted our lifestyles and livelihoods.
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2021
December
08,
2021
| 08:12 AM America/Chicago
As the year draws to an end, it’s helpful to reflect on all we’ve done in 2021 – and consider how we might best advance our profession in 2022. I am starting to attend events around the state, which also means I’m meeting
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October
08,
2021
| 11:50 AM America/Chicago
In recent months, we’ve been inundated with tragic news, from violent storms and fires ravishing neighborhoods to a virus variant that’s overwhelmed hospitals in Missouri and across the nation. In many of these moments, the public looked
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August
06,
2021
| 16:18 PM America/Chicago
With increasing opportunities to safely spend the holiday with friends and loved ones, my family and I took in Salute to America’s Red, White, and Boom fireworks display above the Missouri State Capitol here in Jefferson City.
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June
09,
2021
| 09:18 AM America/Chicago
Spring is in full bloom and has ushered in a renewal of energy.
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April
06,
2021
| 17:18 PM America/Chicago
Each March, we take time to celebrate Women’s History Month.
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February
03,
2021
| 14:15 PM America/Chicago
After a year of pandemics — COVID-19, racial injustice, economic downturn, and natural disasters — many of us have been excited to leave 2020 behind.
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2020
December
10,
2020
| 09:25 AM America/Chicago
Those of you who attended the Strategies for Well-Being: Now More Than Ever session at this year’s virtual Annual Meeting may recall speaker Bree Buchanan sharing the graphic shown here. This graphic reflects results of a study that found,
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October
06,
2020
| 08:43 AM America/Chicago
One of my siblings was born on an election day. My mother’s water had broken, and she was in very active labor; however, before heading to the hospital to deliver, my parents stopped at their polling place to cast their ballots. This memory
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August
03,
2020
| 09:23 AM America/Chicago
As a kid in Sunday school, I learned the scriptures and the important role lawyers have played in securing the rights of people who looked like me.
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June
02,
2020
| 15:50 PM America/Chicago
We are living through extraordinary times. Meetings have gone virtual, and nearly all work is completed remotely. Face masks are strongly recommended for trips outside the home. Neighbors move to the other side of the street as we encounter one
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February
17,
2020
| 09:17 AM America/Chicago
As the new president of the Missouri Bar Foundation,I already am enjoying a major perk of the job: use of my 20-year-old photo for this column. For a woman of a certain age, it is hard to top that.
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2019
December
07,
2019
| 16:22 PM America/Chicago
“Alright, I’ll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch. Guards or no guards, I’ll tear ‘em apart. There’s just one thing I want you guys to do . . . Talk me out of it.”  – The
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September
27,
2019
| 16:14 PM America/Chicago
by Sebrina A. Barrett, Executive Director of The Missouri Bar Earlier this year, bar leaders from across the state came to Jefferson City to attend the inaugural Missouri Bar Leadership Institute. The purpose of the institute – also known
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August
17,
2019
| 15:47 PM America/Chicago
As I drove into the office this morning, I could see the brown and muddy ground along the highway where floodwaters once stood. During today’s lunch-time jog, evidence of the tornado that hit Jefferson City just weeks ago existed in the roar
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June
07,
2019
| 09:12 AM America/Chicago
More than 50 years ago, then-executive director Wade Baker aptly said that the Bar “lives on borrowed time,” noting that a primary source of a Bar’s talent is “the time it is able to beg or borrow from busy lawyers.”
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April
03,
2019
| 14:59 PM America/Chicago
From time to time, The Executive Summary will feature contributions from the leaders of various entities and partners of The Missouri Bar. Our Young Lawyers’ Section is a dedicated group of bar leaders who provide educational and leadership
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February
06,
2019
| 10:23 AM America/Chicago
For quite some time I’ve wanted to run a marathon. Over the years, I’ve ran a few half marathons, and I enjoy running for many reasons. It’s a great way to relieve stress. It provides a period of solitude away from email, phone
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2018
February
08,
2018
| 09:42 AM America/Chicago
Legendary civil rights advocate Frankie Muse Freeman passed away January 12, 2018 at the age of 101.
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