Maggie Walters, Kansas City Current
Maggie Walters became general counsel for the Kansas City Current in June 2022.
View ArticleMichael Whittle, St. Louis Cardinals
A former Armstrong Teasdale partner, Michael Whittle has spent the past 13 years as vice president and general counsel at the St. Louis Cardinals.
View ArticleMit Winter, Kennyhertz Perry
Mit Winter brings his own experience as a Division I athlete at the College of William & Mary’s basketball teams to the court when representing clients as a leading college athletics name, image...
View ArticleThe POWER List: Sports and Entertainment Law 2024
This latest edition of THE POWER LIST highlights the most powerful employment sports and entertainment attorneys in Missouri.
View ArticleCommentary: Lawyerlimpics to be on The Ocho in 2028?
Given the number of lawyer ads I saw during the Olympics, it is clear that lawyers would like to have our own ‘lympic games.
View ArticleMissouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams, who faces...
A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998.
View ArticleBar results show nearly 80 percent of test takers passed | List of bar passers
Slightly fewer test takers passed the Missouri Bar Exam this year compared to last year, but overall numbers remain on an upswing compared to the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleNorth Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
A state judge struck down North Dakota's ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable.
View ArticleAppellate Judicial Commission releases demographic information of applicants...
The Appellate Judicial Commission announced the demographic information for 18 candidates who applied for the vacancy created by the impending retirement of Judge Kurt S. Odenwald, Missouri Court of...
View ArticleLegal Limelight: Nicole Burlison Knepper, Principal and Partner, Padberg...
In addition to her practice and work with the Lawyers Association, Nicole Burlison Knepper volunteers with the St. Louis Federal Court Legal Advice Clinic, advising unrepresented litigants.
View ArticleCommentary: Ethos and Appellate Advocacy
Despite advances in technology, the practice of law remains primarily a human endeavor, and the ancient lessons that have long guided lawyers as advocates should not be forgotten.
View ArticleRecipient not required to pay back FPUC benefits, Court of Appeals rules
The denial of an individual’s application for waiver of recovery of overpayment of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits was not supported by competent and substantial evidence,...
View ArticleGovernor Mike Parson announces three judicial appointments
Governor Mike Parson announced three judicial appointments to the 16th, 19th, and 24th circuits.
View ArticleNebraska ballot will include competing measures to expand or limit abortion...
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot.
View ArticleRobert D. Blitz, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch
Bob Blitz, a veteran of our Commercial and Consumer Law POWER List, isn’t typically thought of as a sports-law attorney.
View ArticleTraffic stop turned drug bust: Missouri Supreme Court to rule on evidence...
In February of 2021, Chad Thomas was stopped by police for a broken headlight. The ticket for the violation was about to become the least of his concerns.
View ArticleWalgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment...
Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
View ArticleIs trampoline park liable for teen’s fractured spine? Missouri Supreme Court...
The matter before the court is whether the teen is bound by an agreement, taking under consideration whether or not the person who signed it had the legal authority to sign for the teen and whether his...
View ArticleCriminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Smith v. State (MLW No. 82117/Case No. ED111874 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hardin-Tammons, J.) Appeal from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Boyer, J. (Julian Wilks,...
View ArticleDomestic Relations: Order of Protection-Sufficiency of Evidence of Predicate Act
A.L.O. v. G.L.N. (MLW No. 82116/Case No. ED112141 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Wright, J.) Appeal from circuit court, St. Louis County, Lasater, J. (Steven A. Waterkotte,...
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