#MoBarNews August 2025 recap
Don’t miss these top stories from August!
Apply for district vacancies on Board of Governors by Sept. 8
The Missouri Bar Board of Governors is accepting applications to fill current board vacancies in District 1 and District 11 for the 2025-2026 bar year. Any Missouri lawyer in good standing and enrolled to vote in either district may apply.
The Missouri Bar must receive letters of application by Monday, Sept. 8.
Read the full article to learn about the application and selection process.
Missouri lawyers elect 2025-2026 Board of Governors, YLS Council
The lawyers of Missouri, voting in districts throughout the state, elected several members to The Missouri Bar Board of Governors and Young Lawyers’ Section Council.
The newly elected and retained Board of Governors members and YLS Council members will take office at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar, which will take place Sept. 17-19 in Branson.
View the election results here.
Missouri lawyers invited to participate in 2025 Out of the Darkness Walks
Join fellow Missouri lawyers in 2025 Out of Darkness Walks in September and October for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. There will be five walks across the state, and anyone can participate at no cost.
- St. Louis, Sept. 28 – Creve Coeur Lake Park, led by Daniel Barnett-Foster in conjunction with the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.
- Joplin, Oct. 4 – Landreth Park, led by Johnny Boyer.
- Greene County, Sept. 27 – Battlefield City Park, led by Erica Mynarich.
- Kansas City, Oct. 4 – English Landing Park, led by Lillian Mehler.
- Columbia, Oct. 19 – Bethel Park, led by Stacy Parmer.
Read this article to learn more about the walks.
Each year, The Missouri Bar, The Missouri Bar Foundation, and The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section present awards to deserving lawyers, judges, and community members. This year’s awardees will be recognized Sept. 17 during Annual Meeting in Branson.
To learn more about the awards and recipients, click here.
Most popular stories
This month, the bar’s most popular articles continued to be The Missouri Bar’s weekly case summaries, followed by the July-August “In memoriam.”
View the Supreme Court of Missouri and Missouri Court of Appeals hand downs each week online, with headings and summaries for each case. These summaries are not part of the opinions of the court and should not be quoted or cited.
Those wanting to pay tribute to a Missouri lawyer can submit an obituary here.
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