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There can be any number of challenges to putting together a successful case of automobile negligence on behalf of an injured plaintiff. But when the defendant involves a government entity or employee, governmental immunity can create additional …

Hon. Ron Carrier, 31st Judicial Circuit, Associate Division 26 Greene County Judicial Courts Facility, Springfield“I first had an interest in becoming an attorney when I was a freshman in high school. That year a new attorney, Jane Baxter Jones, …

Complete and file your 2023-24 MCLE hours Missouri lawyers must complete their minimum 15 continuing legal education hours by June 30 and file their online annual reports by July 31. Three of the 15 CLE hours must be devoted to ethics topics, …

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

Hon. Jason Sengheiser had a unique view of the Milwaukee skyline during a recent sailing adventure on Lake Michigan. Sengheiser says such excursions help him come back refreshed and ready to handle whatever is on his docket: “I think sometimes we …

   In 2019, The Missouri Bar’s Juror Appreciation Week poster was recognized with a national award. Every year, the bar distributes celebratory materials at no cost to lawyers, judges, and courthouses across the state. Order this …

The tax court recently held that a purchase option in a family business resulted in a taxable gift.

Texting is such an integral part of American life that we shouldn’t be surprised it has entered the chat in attorney-client interactions.

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. 

During a recent visit to the Boone County Bar, I was excited to share about the many things The Missouri Bar offers you, its members, to even better serve your clients and communities. 

Faithful readers now recognize this theme – an aspiration borrowed from my college sorority yet equally apt for The Missouri Bar: to exert the widest influence for good.

 Madeline Johnson, alongside Alex Pearson, co-founded Missouri Kansas Queer Law. A Kansas City native, Johnson graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 2005.  

How to submit an obituaryObituaries are submitted to The Missouri Bar through a variety of mechanisms. To facilitate this process, the bar created a form that may be accessed via MoBar.wufoo.com/forms/in-memoriam/. We will not print the …

Hon. Mary R. Russell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered the State of the Judiciary address Feb. 7 during a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly in Jefferson City.

There can be any number of challenges to putting together a successful case of automobile negligence on behalf of an injured plaintiff.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Greetings, colleagues. I write this in the first days of the new year, full of high aspirations and fresh resolve.

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 …

 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 …

   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 …

The goals of the Missouri attorney discipline system are to protect the public and to maintain the integrity of the legal profession.

   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 …

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. 

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 …

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 …

“When someone’s fighting for you, it just makes you feel like you’re not alone anymore.”