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Recent News About The Missouri Bar
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Legislative Update: Legislature approves supplemental appropriations with pay boost for state employees
The Senate reconvened on Monday, February 20, 2023, while the House reconvened on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, for a shorter legislative week, following its observation of Presidents’ Day
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Bill of the week - Feb. 24, 2023
HCS HBs 994, 52 & 984 originally dealt with the definitions of “adult” and “child” as they relate to orders of protection.
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Cason: ‘We have a duty to society to use our voices’
The year is 1835. The setting is Springfield, and the subject is Milly Sawyers.
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MoveMakers & NewsMakers for Feb. 14, 2023
Kimberly Bousquet has joined the food + beverage practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, expanding the team’s litigation, regulatory, and counseling capabilities and positioning the group for further growth.
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Legislative Update: Bar-initiated and Bar-supported legislation advances in General Assembly
The General Assembly reconvened on Monday, February 13, 2023, but the celebration in Kansas City of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory impacted the legislative schedule this week.
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Tell us how a lawyer recently helped you!
People love to tell jokes about lawyers, but the truth is, we need lawyers to help us find solutions to legal issues and navigate the legal system. The Missouri Bar Leadership Academy is working on a project called “My Missouri Lawyer,” which will feature real people who had real legal problems that Missouri lawyers helped resolve. These stories will help the public understand the various ways Missouri lawyers work hard to assist people and serve the public. Often when someone discusses a lawyer, the story centers on the their issue and how the justice system handled the problem. But that's just “one side of the coin,” said Brendan Kottenstette, a member of the 2022-23 Leadership Academy class. “My Missouri Lawyer” will spotlight the other side of that coin – how lawyers helped individuals find solutions to legal problems. “Lawyers (are) … experts at navigating the legal field in a way that defends or upholds their clients’ rights,” Kottenstette added. “Lawyers give a voice to the voiceless, and power to the powerless. These are the stories of Missourians who found solutions to their problems through the help of their Missouri lawyers. How they found a voice. How they found power to. And how this helped them move forward with their lives.” Have a lawyer-success story you want to share? Click here to share your positive story today. If you are a lawyer who helped a client with their legal needs, click here to share your and your client’s story. People love to tell jokes about lawyers, but the truth is, we need lawyers to help us find solutions to legal issues and navigate the legal system.