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#MoBarNews June 2025 recap

Don’t miss these top stories from June! 

Double vision, double impact: Twin lawyers’ unique paths converge 

In the May-June 2025 issue of The Journal of The Missouri Bar, twin lawyers Renee Henson and Naomi Buie explained how their experiences, shared and separate, led them both to practice law.  

“The impact of hard work, determination, perseverance, and grit,” Henson said. “That is our story.” 

Click here to read the article. 

2025 Legislative Updates 

The Missouri Bar’s government relations department shared two updates on the Missouri General Assembly in June. Topics included tax incentives for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums, disaster relief funds, and more. Click the links below to see the updates. 

June 13 

June 6 

The Missouri Bar partners with Smokeball to provide trust accounting software to all members at no cost 

On June 3, Smokeball, the industry-leading legal practice management software platform, announced an exclusive partnership with The Missouri Bar. Missouri Bar members now have no-cost access to Smokeball Bill, Smokeball’s trust accounting and billing software solution.  

Click here to learn how the software can help you effectively, efficiently, and compliantly manage your client trust accounts for improved client service.  

Trivia: Test your knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Round 2) 

In the May-June 2025 issue of The Journal of The Missouri Bar, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Laura E. Elsbury compiled a list of trivia questions to help lawyers better understand the Rules of Professional Conduct.  

Click here to view the trivia questions and answers. 

The first round of questions was published in the January-February 2025 issue.  

Most popular stories  

This month, the bar’s most popular articles continued to be The Missouri Bar’s weekly case summaries, followed by the May-June “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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