#MoBarNews February 2026 recap
Don’t miss these top stories from February!
The flag: Continuing care exception, inverse condemnation, and more
“[W]here a plaintiff has from the outset misconceived the law and has chosen a mistaken legal theory to submit to the jury for redress, we may reverse the judgment … and remand the cause...”
In the January/February 2026 issue of the Journal of The Missouri Bar, former Missouri Bar President W. Dudley McCarter explained four recent Missouri Court of Appeals cases lawyers should know, from the continuing care exception to application for change of judge.
Read the full article here.
Executive summary: Connecting the past, present, future of YLS
“YLS gave me an additional community of fellow young lawyers to learn from and grow with,” said Nicholas Jain, 2025-2026 Young Lawyers’ Section Council chair.
In the latest issue of the Journal of The Missouri Bar, Jain discussed YLS and its latest initiatives, including educating the public through Constitution Day presentations and educational videos.
Read the article to learn about YLS.
The Missouri Bar Government Relations staff compiles weekly reports of updates and actions from the Missouri General Assembly. Topics include legislative actions and committee hearings.
View the updates here.
Melinda J. Bentley, legal ethics counsel for the Office of Legal Ethics Counsel and Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri, provides scenarios for lawyers to quiz their knowledge of the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct.
Click here to view the scenarios and answers.
Meet your 2025-2026 Leadership Academy class: José Sandoval
“I deeply treasure the idea of improving the law for all Missourians. The law exists because we all believe in the power of some words on a piece of paper to structure and shape our shared society,” José Sandoval said. “The law belongs to ‘We, the People,’ not to any one person … [T]herefore, the law should serve us all and make our lives better.”
Meet Sandoval, a member of the 2025-2026 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy class! A graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law, he is a solo lawyer and owner of Sandoval Law Firm.
Click here to learn more about Sandoval and Leadership Academy.
Most popular stories
This month, the bar’s most popular articles continued to be The Missouri Bar’s weekly case summaries, and the January-February “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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