#MoBarNews July 2025 recap
Don’t miss these top stories from July!
Meet Missouri’s new chief justice: Q&A with Hon. W. Brent Powell
“By dumb luck, I found my calling. I found the law — or the law found me — at the Platte County courthouse.”
As Hon. W. Brent Powell stepped into the role of chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri July 1, The Missouri Bar caught up with him to discuss his priority topics while in the new role, his path to the bench, his passion for civics education, and his guidance for new lawyers.
Read the article here.
2025 Family Law Conference coming to Branson Aug. 14-16
Presented by MoBarCLE and the Family Law Committee, the 2025 Family Law Conference will be held in Branson and virtually Aug. 14-16. Along with the numerous breakout sessions and plenaries, the Family Law Conference will highlight three judicial panels and two specialized tracks – Guardian Ad Litem and paralegal.
Click here to learn more and register today!
"As I prepare to pass the presidential gavel, I’m filled with optimism about the profession’s future.”
In the July-August issue of The Journal of The Missouri Bar, 2024-2025 Missouri Bar President Shelly Dreyer reflected on her 28 years of practice and her year as president. She expressed her admiration for the profession and how it has adapted and changed over the years.
Read the full article here.
Missouri lawyers helped 1,100 Missourians through Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org since January
Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org is a free virtual legal advice clinic where qualifying users can post civil legal questions to be answered by volunteer lawyers. This service is provided as a partnership between the American Bar Association and The Missouri Bar. There are no other online formats in Missouri to submit civil legal questions and receive pro bono answers.
Check out this article to see the impact Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org has had so far this year.
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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