Join us virtually or in-person at Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach for the
2024 MOSOLO Small Firm Conference!
Held at Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach, this nationally recognized Missouri Bar conference for solo and small firm lawyers offers the opportunity to fulfill all your minimum continuing legal education requirements, learn from recognized speakers, and network with colleagues in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Paemon and Ashley Aramjoo started Aramjoo Law Firm right out of law school. Now running a firm that exclusively handles personal injury matters they understand the importance of diligently working on making sure the law firm is successful by creating goals and establishing a plan to reach their goals.
Paemon and Ashley Aramjoo started Aramjoo Law Firm right out of law school. Now running a firm that exclusively handles personal injury matters they understand the importance of diligently working on making sure the law firm is successful by creating goals and establishing a plan to reach their goals.
Tom Armitage joined Smith.ai as senior marketing manager after spending more than a decade in the agency world – building campaigns for B2B companies.
He also spent eight years as an adjunct professor, where he taught digital marketing concepts. He lives in Upstate NY with his wife and two kids.
Ric Ashe is a contract lawyer and trial attorney with over twenty years of experience helping clients understand, negotiate and enforce their contractual rights. His business and construction law practice is informed by his extensive time in the courtroom, where clarity is king and the fine print always matters.
Danielle Atchison practices in the area of corporate immigration law. She assists employers with immigration compliance plans, policies and procedures, I-9 audits, E-Verify compliance, and immigration related defense from ICE worksite enforcement investigations. Danielle assists the firm’s clients with visas for international personnel, investors, and executives.
Nadine C. Atkinson-Flowers practices in the USA and in Jamaica, in immigration and provid-ing expert testimony on Jamaican law. A frequent presenter and an access to justice volun-teer; she has published several articles in the ABA Journal, and On Your Feet: Criminal Law Practice in the Parish Courts in Jamaica.
Melinda J. Bentley serves as Legal Ethics Counsel in Missouri where she provides oral and written informal advisory opinions to attorneys on issues related to the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct. In that position, she also serves as administrator and counsel to the Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She began serving in that position in 2012. Prior to that she worked for the Illinois State Bar Association as Assistant Counsel from 2001-03, First Assistant Counsel from 2003-11, and Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs from 2009-11. She is a frequent speaker and author on professional responsibility matters. Ms. Bentley currently serves as a member of the Planning Committee for the American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Responsibility’s National Conference on Professional Responsibility, the Planning Committee for The Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, The Missouri Bar’s Special Committee on Remote Public Access to Case.net, and the National Organization of Bar Counsel’s Committees on Amicus, Website, Program, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She was a board member and officer of the National Organization of Bar Counsel from 2015-2020, including a term as President from 2018-2019, and formerly served on the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2020-2023), Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct as a member (2015-2016) and Chair (2016-2018), as well as a member of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility Coordinating Council (2016-2018). She is licensed in both Missouri and Illinois, and is a member of The Missouri Bar, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Organization of Bar Counsel, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Cole County Bar Association, and Mid-Missouri Women Lawyers’ Association.
Jordan is a partner in Husch’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group specializing ESOPs and equity and executive compensation. His legal training and accounting background allow him to navigate the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA in designing ESOPs and compensation packages that fit the client’s business needs.
Brandee Bower is well-versed in insurance law, first starting as a defense attorney and now advocating for policy holders. A fourth generation business owner in Missouri, Brandee is skilled at helping clients navigate the complex world of claims when their largest assets are damaged.
Bryan Brody is an attorney with Brody & Cornwell, LLC, in St. Louis. Bryan has focused on consumer litigation since 2007 and has represented consumers in hundreds of cases in his practice. He has been the lead attorney in numerous successful appellate decisions involving consumer law before the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Bryan graduated from the Tulane University Law School in 2005 and was licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri that same year. He is also licensed in the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, as well as the Southern District of Illinois, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Bugalski is the Managing Member of the law firm of Gump, Faiella, & Bugalski, LLC. Ms. Bugalski is licensed in Missouri and focuses her law practice on cases involving wrongful death, personal injury, estate planning, probate, estate litigation, small business litigation, worker’s compensation and family law.
Ms. Bugalski grew up in Madison, Missouri, attended the University of Central Missouri where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the Honors College, and earned her Juris Doctor in 2008 from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas.
Julia Chaney-Faughn is a graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Law School and Missouri Western State University. She is a partner with Cruse Chaney-Faughn, P.C. with its principal office located in Hannibal, Missouri, and is licensed in Missouri and Illinois. She has volunteered with Avenues, First Steps RICC, her local 4-H club, church and other community organizations. In her free time she gardens, plays piano, organ and clarinet and raises her two children with her husband Chris. She enjoys advocating for those with special needs including her son Isaac who is on the autism spectrum.
Focusing her practice on DWI law, Denise Childress has become a sought-after instructor in this field. She has trained officers at both the St. Louis Police Academy and the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy. She co-founded The Missouri DWI Institute, LLC, with a mission to educate Missouri's lawyers, judges, and law enforcement. She coordinates national DWI defense seminars as part of DUIDLA, training lawyers and judges across the country in places like Denver and Chicago. Denise hung out her own shingle, Childress Legal, in 2019 after working for and then partnering with Carl Ward. She is a trial attorney, representing clients in over 41 Missouri counties. Denise is proud to be hired by other lawyers to try their clients' DWI cases.
Denise is the immediate past president of the St. Charles County Bar Association, where she remains as en banc-bar liaison and social chair. She has been proudly awarded the Women's Justice Award for General Practitioner, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2020; President's Award for Distinguished Service, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2019; and Up & Coming Law Firm Leader Award, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2016.
Annette Choti, Esq. has been an attorney and a member of the Missouri Bar for 23 years. She is the Founder/Owner of Law Quill, a full-service legal digital marketing agency. Annette hosts the podcast, Legal Marketing Lounge and wrote the bestselling book Click Magnet: The Ultimate Digital Marketing Guide For Law Firms.
Morry S. Cole practices primarily in the areas of wrongful death, aviation, products liability, professional negligence, and corporate litigation. He received a B.B.A. in Finance from Baylor University in 1993 and a juris doctor from the University of Missouri in 1997. While at the University of Missouri, he served as an Editor of the Missouri Law Review, a Research Assistant to Professor Martha Dragich, an Intern to the Honorable Duane Benton, Missouri Supreme Court and a part-time Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward D. Robertson, Jr., Missouri Supreme Court. After graduation, he served a year as a full-time research attorney and law clerk for Judge Robertson.
Since joining Gray, Ritter and Graham, P.C., Mr. Cole has practiced before the Missouri Courts of Appeal for the Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Missouri and the Missouri Supreme Court and he has tried cases in many Missouri Counties and the Eastern and Western District Federal Courts. He is a past President of the Missouri Bar Board of Governors and is an adjunct law professor at Washington University.
Keith Cutler is a trial attorney with the law firm of James W. Tippin & Associates in Kansas City, and has practiced in the areas of commercial, construction, general liability, and insurance defense litigation for close to 35 years. He is a frequent CLE speaker on trial practice; ethics and professionalism; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Brennan Delaney's practice for the past 12 years has focused on representing clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury or lost a loved one. Before that, he spent four years as law clerk - two for Circuit Court Judge Michael Manners and two for Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer.
Claude E. Ducloux, is an attorney licensed in Texas, Colorado and California who speaks nationally on legal ethics, law office management, and trial-related topics. In 2011, he won the highest statewide award from the State Bar of Texas for lifetime contribution to CLE and has been invited to speak in more than 500 programs in since January 1, 2016. Claude has served as course director and creator of numerous CLE institutes and advanced courses.
Mr. Ducloux has a long legacy of bar service, including being President of the Austin Bar Association, and serving as Chair of almost every major bar-related entity, as well as the Texas Bar Foundation. He is a board-certified civil trial and appellate attorney in Texas.
Chris Dunn is frequently called to serve as an expert witness in geospatial forensics. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri Columbia, School of Law, and both an MA and a BS in geography from Kansas State University. His firm GeoVelo, LLC, uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GNSS, lidar, UAVs, and 3-D modeling software to map, model, and document complex property boundary issues, archeological sites, and crime scenes. Several of his cases had their origins in documents produced prior to Missouri’s statehood. Chris is a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) combat veteran.
Heather Hardinger is Of Counsel with The Meyers Law Firm, LC, in Kansas City, Missouri. Heather focuses her practice on Plaintiff’s employment discrimination. Heather is a 2018 graduate of the Missouri Bar’s Leadership Academy. Since 2016, Heather has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers® Missouri & Kansas. Heather can be reached at hhardinger@meyerslaw.com and (816) 444-8500.
Annette P. Heller - Attorney TM Law & Associates. Her practice is limited to trademark and copyright law since 1983. She represents law firms that do not have their own trademark attorney and small and medium size business throughout the United States. Prior to opening her own practice, she was in-house counsel for Ralston Purina.
Paul Henry has been a member of the Missouri Bar since 1990 and currently serves as the Chair of the Eminent Domain committee. He is also Missouri’s only member of the Owner’s Counsel of America. Mr. Henry’s entire legal career has been in private practice with the firm of Denlow & Henry which focuses on representing owners in condemnation and eminent domain law matters. He has authored many articles and spoken on dozens of occasions on eminent domain law. Some of his published articles include “Trial of Exceptions in Missouri Condemnation Cases”, St. Louis Bar Journal; “Inverse Condemnation: Airplane Noise and Damages," The Southwestern Legal Foundation; and several chapters in the three different editions of the Missouri Condemnation Practice Handbook. He also was a former Editor of the American Bar Association Committee on Condemnation Newsletter.
Mr. Jason Iezzi is an associate attorney at Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & Parrish, LLC, practicing in the areas of workers' compensation and personal injury. He first joined the firm in 2011 as a law clerk. Since he graduating from UMKC Law in 2012, he has litigated hundreds of workers' compensation cases. Jason has argued his clients' cases before the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri.
Jason is an active member of MATA, the Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group, and the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. He lives in downtown Kansas City with his wife, Kelly (who is amazing).
Carole Iles was appointed to the AHC in 2023. Previously, she was in private practice where she focused on state tax litigation and tax incentives. She has also served as General Counsel of the Missouri Department of Revenue, an Assistant Missouri Attorney General, and a Missouri Supreme Court law clerk.
Stacey L. Janssen, returned to her own practice in 2022, founding Janssen Estate, Probate & Elder Law, LLC, practicing in the areas of estate planning, probate administration, and fiduciary litigation, practicing in both Kansas and Missouri. Ms. Janssen has a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas. Ms. Janssen currently serves as the chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Probate Committee and serves as Treasurer to their board of directors. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, Best of the Bar and in 2021 received the KCBMA’s Distinguished Counselor Award.
Steve Jeffery has over 35 years of experience in environmental law and environmental litigation matters. He is recognized in ChambersUSA®, Best Lawyers in America® and Missouri/Kansas Superlawyers.® He was named by Best Lawyers in America® as the 2023 St. Louis "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation-Environmental and the 2014 St. Louis "Lawyer of the Year" for Environmental Law. In 2022 and 2023, Missouri Lawyers Weekly® included Steve on the "Power List" for Environmental and Energy Law Attorneys in Missouri.
Steve's practice includes litigation, regulatory compliance and transactional matters, as well as representation before State and Federal regulatory agencies. He has argued several environmental cases before the Missouri Supreme Court and all three Missouri Courts of Appeal. Also, he is a frequent speaker on environmental topics.
Ms. Johnston is an associate for the law firm of Gump, Faiella, and Buglalski, L.L.C. She focuses her practice on family law, criminal law, estate planning, probate law, real estate transactions, and personal injury.
Ms. Johnston grew up in Clarence, Missouri and attended high school at South Shelby. She then went on to study Criminal Justice Administration at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri, and ultimately received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration.
Ms. Johnston continued her education at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska where she received her Juris. Ms. Johnston was admitted into the Missouri Bar and began her career at the James McConnell Law Office where she practiced for two years before joining the team at Gump, Faiella, and Bugalski, L.L.C.
A Kansas City native, Tiffannie is passionate about serving her community. She has won several awards thanks to her leadership, passionate advocacy, and empathetic guidance for her clients. While her focus is on probate law, she has years of experience working as a trial attorney. She will skillfully advocate for you so that your legacy can live on.
Terry Lawson is the Consumer Program Managing Attorney for LSEM in St. Louis. His consumer work includes defending tenants facing illegal evictions and suing landlords and property managers for misconduct. Terry is a member of the Missouri Supreme Court’s Civil Justice Reform and Associate Circuit Court Rules Committees.
Betsy Lynch, is a proactive problem solver for small businesses. She represents small businesses in contract and vendor disputes, loan negotiations, bankruptcy, and also helps protect assets using estate & succession planning tools. She received her Bachelors degree in Business and Finance from Westminster College in 2002 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2005. While clerking for the Honorable Robert L. Trout, an Associate Circuit Judge in Jackson County, she gained experience with landlord-tenant matters, collection suits, small claims matters, county ordinance violations, and civil trials. She left the clerkship in 2007 to practice bankruptcy law at a small law firm in Kansas City. In 2011, she, like many of her clients, opened her own business where she practiced in the areas of business law, bankruptcy, and estate planning, representing small business owners in all areas of asset protection for over twelve years. She joined Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC in 2023 in an effort to provide more comprehensive services to her small business clients.
Tim McCurdy is Of Counsel at the firm. Tim grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa. After obtaining his law degree from the University of Notre Dame, Tim moved to St. Louis to “watch a few Cardinals games” before returning to Iowa. Tim met his now wife and his plans quickly changed – Tim has called St. Louis home for more than twenty years.
Throughout Tim’s legal career, he has helped clients protect their rights in lawsuits throughout the country. After watching a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, Tim developed a passion for elder law. Tim’s practice now combines his more than twenty years of litigation experience with an in-depth knowledge of estate planning and probate.
Tim devotes his practice to helping families navigate disputes involving estate plans and probate administration. Tim’s trusts and estates litigation practice includes trust and will contests, the removal of fiduciaries, demands for accountings, and contested guardianships. Tim is also frequently appointed by probate judges to represent individuals facing guardianship petitions, and as a court-appointed fiduciary.
Tim also helps families protect their life savings while ensuring access to the health care they need through Medicaid and special needs planning. Tim’s elder law practice also includes helping families develop estate plans to avoid probate and to protect against future challenges to their estate plan.
Tim lives in Chesterfield with his wife, two sons, and two dogs. Outside of the office you can likely find Tim in the stands at a hockey rink or a theater cheering on his sons.
Nina McDonnell has spent her career working in criminal and civil appellate law, as well as post-conviction practice. In addition to working directly for clients in an appeal or post-conviction case, Nina provides embedded appellate services in trials, case consultation, issue consultation, and legal research and writing services to attorneys and law firms.
Before founding McDonnell Appeals, Nina was an assistant public defender where she practiced criminal and civil law in the Appellate and Post-Conviction unit of the Missouri State Public Defender. Nina's dedication to indigent clients continues as she serves as a special public defender for MSPD in conflict cases.
Stacy Parmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marital and Family Therapist and Registered Alcohol Drug Counselor. She received her master’s degree in education from Stephen’s College. She has more than 16 years of supervisory, counseling, and administrative experience working within the mental health and substance use field. Her career history includes delivering and managing staff assigned to provide individual and group therapy, developing and implementing a comprehensive dialectical behavioral therapy program, streamlining admission assessments and enrollment processes, and directing case management operations. She is the Director of the Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program.
Scott Pierson is an accomplished criminal defense attorney and partner at Twibell Pierson Criminal Law in Springfield, Missouri. He works closely with non-profits, including SMBA's Clean Slate Clinic, in offering expungement services for indigent clients.
David W. Ransin, founder of Ransin Injury Law, in Springfield, Missouri, as a trial lawyer since 1982, exclusively represents people and their families in catastrophic injury and death litigation after car, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian and tractor trailer crashes including many jury trials, appeals, and the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Susan Sander is a Partner with FBS, She works with Benefits for over 50 Clients Companies In addition she is a certified licensed Medicare Agent for over 20 years. She is a member of NABIP for 25 years and the Leading Producers Round Table for the past seventeen consecutive years.
Patricia M. "Tricia" Scaglia is a solo practitioner in Independence primarily practicing in family law. She frequently serves as a guardian ad litem and mediator.
Tricia has served on The Missouri Bar Board of Governors since 2012. She is a past chair of the Family Law Section. Tricia was a recipient of the President's Award in 2016 and was the 2012 recipient of the Roger P. Krumm Family Law Award.
Tricia earned her Juris Doctor from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1997.
Mr. Shipley graduated in 1985 from of the University of Missouri Law School as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif. Following a clerkship with U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs, he has spent over 35 years in small firm and solo practice, concentrating on civil and criminal litigation as well appellate practice. He has served as lead counsel in dozens of jury and bench trials and approximately 30 appeals in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Missouri Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. Over the years he has presented numerous CLE’s on a variety of topics on behalf of the Missouri Bar Association, NBI, the Missouri Municipa
Kelly is married to her husband Todd and is the proud mom of Kyle, 19, Kinley, 12, and Kane, 7. She began working for Jon in 2004 as his legal assistant and paralegal. She graduated from Western Governors University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in business management. After gaining years of experience and encouragement from numerous other legal professionals, Kelly obtained her Juris Doctorate from St. Louis University School of Law in 2021 with a concentration in intellectual property law. After passing the Uniform Bar Exam and being sworn into the State of Missouri Bar in September 2021, she became Jon’s partner, and FortmanSpann, LLC was born.
Kelly has fought for others alongside Jon for many years and looks forward to continuing to help more people through the practice of law. She too is an active member in her community and enjoys giving back by volunteering for numerous local organizations. She rarely goes anywhere in Florissant without knowing someone!
Honorable Janet Sutton was appointed to the Western District Court of Appeals in December of 2021. She served previously as Circuit Judge in the 7th Judicial Circuit in Clay County, Missouri from 2013 to 2021 and as Associate Circuit Judge from 2003 to 2013. She previously served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Clay County from 1990 to 1999, and as the Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1999 to 2003. She was the legal counsel to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office from 1993 to 1999. She worked for the City of Excelsior Springs first as the municipal prosecutor from 1994 to 2000, and then as the municipal judge from 2001 to 2002. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from UMKC and her law degree in 1990, also from UMKC. Judge Sutton is married and has one son. She lives in Liberty, Missouri.
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. In addition to her law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.’
Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In her podcast, Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.
As a lawyer at Langdon & Emison, John devotes his practice to helping people who have been catastrophically injured or have lost loved ones in accidents involving defective products; trucking accidents; premises liability; and other instances of negligence. John’s depth of experience allows him to play a key role in all phases of litigation from case initiation to resolution. In addition, John has experience in assisting consumers who have been deceived and lied to by corporations.
Prior to joining Langdon & Emison, John was a shareholder at a Kansas City, Mo., large law firm where he first- and second-chaired jury trials and bench trials in U.S. District Courts and other state courts. During that time, John also drafted appellate briefs and writs and argued to the Missouri appellate courts.
John is a licensed member of the Missouri and Kansas bar. Prior to becoming a litigator, John was a law clerk for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District.
John is a 2006 graduate of The University of Iowa College of Law where he graduated with distinction. In 2003, he graduated magna cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Throughout his legal career Justin has obtained substantial results for his clients. At Langdon & Emison he represents clients in a wide array of personal injury litigation, including cases involving auto product defects, wrongful death, and dangerous consumer products.
J.C. Weyand is the longtime State's Attorney & Chief Juvenile Officer for the 10th Judicial Circuit, handling all child abuse / neglect and juvenile cases for Marion, Ralls, and Monroe Counties. Weyand is also Professor at Hannibal-LaGrange University. He has been a featured presenter at MOSOLO every year since 2019.
Commissioner Gretchen Yancey was appointed in Family Court Commissioner in the 13th Judicial Circuit in 2024 and primarily presides over dissolutions, motions to modify, and paternity cases. She had over twenty years of experience in family law litigation, mediation, and guardian ad litem work in mid-Missouri prior to her appointment.
Judge Bates was appointed to the Court of Appeals, Southern District, beginning Dec. 1, 2003, and he was retained in 2006 and 2018. He has long served on the State Judicial Records Committee and Court Management of Technology Committee.
Judge Bates was engaged in private practice in Springfield from 1984 - 2003, trying complex personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Judge Bates earned his Juris Doctor in 1984 from the University of Missouri–Columbia where he served as associate editor-in-chief of the Missouri Law Review. He graduated in 1979 from Southwest Missouri State University with a B.S. in speech.
Katherine Wessling is Managing Attorney at Crime Victim Center, St. Louis. For 27 years she has represented domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking survivors. Her work with traumatized clients makes her a firm believer that all attorneys should be cognizant of secondary trauma and how it may impact their practice.
Wednesday, June 5
Conference registration | 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, June 6
Conference registration open | 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall open | 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Coffee Shop | 8-10 a.m.
Pre-conference program | 8-9:50 a.m.
The Bar Plan risk management program: The ethics and malpractice risks of AI
Speaker: Christian A.Stiegemeyer, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, St. Louis
$75 additional registration
Opening plenary | 10-11:10 a.m.
Remote public access: June 2024 update on common redaction and ethics questions
It has been almost a year since the opening of Case.net to the public by remote public access, but lawyers still have important questions about complying with the redaction requirements. This updated CLE will provide practical guidance to lawyers on common redaction questions. Through a series of scenarios, the redaction requirements will be applied to assist lawyers in understanding their obligations. Additionally, common ethics questions related to redaction issues will be discussed.
Attendees will:
Speakers: Hon. Jeffrey W. Bates, Missouri Court of Appeals, Springfield; Melinda J. Bentley, Legal Ethics Counsel, Jefferson City
Breakout session 1 | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Anatomy of car sales: How the MMPA applies before, during, and after the sale
Speaker: Bryan E. Brody, Brody & Cornwell, St. Louis
Fully redacting PDF documents
Speakers: Paul G. Henry, Denlow & Henry, St. Louis; David W. Ransin, Ransin Injury Law, Springfield
What Missouri solo and small firm attorneys need to know about veterans' benefits
Speaker: Jeffrey J Bunten, Jeffrey J Bunten LLC, Chesterfield
How to keep their affairs in order
Speaker: Stacey L. Janssen, Janssen Estate, Probate & Elder Law, Mission, KS
Advanced GAL | Termination of Parental Rights: What's Civil about the Civil Equivalent of the Death Penalty?
An examination of the termination of parental rights process with emphasis on the constitutional issues of notice, due process, separation of powers and legislative control of the bar.
This program will review:
Speaker: David R. Crosby, Crosby Law Office, Hillsboro
Lunch | 12:20-1:20 p.m.
Lunch and learn programs | 12:20-1:10 p.m.
Breakout session 2 | 1:30-2:20 p.m.
Advanced GAL | Unfounded claims and the results. What do you do when a child believes something that isn’t real?
Speaker: Cassidy Johnston, Gump, Faiella & Bugalski, LLC, Moberly
Starting a practice bootcamp | The business of law: A plan to make it work
With so many attorneys practicing at solo and small firms and with the practice of law becoming such a competitive field as marketing has become more commonplace, having a plan in place to ensure success can be critical. This session will focus on large picture blueprint of what to consider and how to create a business plan.
You will learn:
Speakers: Paemon Aramjoo and Ashley Aramjoo, Aramjoo Law Firm, LLC, Liberty
Franchise Law: It is more than a contract!
Speakers: Kelly Spann, FortmanSpann, LLC, Florissant; Annette P. Heller, TM Law & Associates, Chesterfield
Mindfulness in the age of technology: The keys to lawyer well-being
Speaker: Katherine Wessling, Crime Victim Center--Legal Rep. Program, St. Louis
When do you tell your client to contact a CPA
Speaker: Nicole E. Forsythe, Forsythe Law Office LLC, Kansas City
Breakout session 3 | 2:40-3:30 p.m.
Advanced GAL | No abuse or neglect… What’s a GAL to do? The role of GALs in cases where there is no abuse or neglect
Guardians ad Litem find themselves appointed sometimes in custody matters that do not involve abuse or neglect. What is the role of the GAL in such cases? During the session, we will discuss the ways in which the GAL can assist families and the Court in their quest to advocate for the children's best interests.
The presentation will focus on:
Speaker: Commissioner Gretchen L. Yancey, 13th Judicial Circuit Court, Columbia
Starting a practice bootcamp | How to’s of the operational plan: How to project finances
AHC: Nuts and Bolts
Speaker: Spencer Bartlett and Carole Lewis Iles, Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission, Jefferson City
The basics of Workers' Comp
Learn how to handle a workers' compensation claim from the initial client intake through the appeals process from the perspective of representing an injured worker.
Focus points:
Speaker: Jason J. Iezzi, Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & Parrish LLC, Independence
Re-examining "the totality of circumstances" in a DWI arrest
Officers sum up their DWI arrest decision based on the "totality of circumstances," but what does that mean? The DWI Detection Process contains three phases. This session focuses on Phases One and Two of the NHTSA training for DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing which officers obtain in the academy. Using real case examples, Ms. Childress will demonstrate case analysis techniques and cross-examination practice tips to weigh evidence, revealing and challenging the totality of circumstances surrounding your client's arrest.
Focus points will include:
Speaker: Denise L. Childress, Childress Legal LLC, Chesterfield
Breakout session 4 | 4-4:50 p.m.
Advanced GAL | Parent manipulation: How to properly represent the child
Speaker: Cassie J. Bugalski, Gump, Faiella & Bugalski, LLC, Moberly
Starting a practice bootcamp | How to’s of a marketing plan
Speker: Annette N. Choti, Law Quill, Lee's Summit
Bad faith: Maximizing recoveries
We will address the fundamentals of a bad faith claim and how settlement strategies can increase the likelihood of a full recovery for injured claimants in the face of limited coverage.
You will learn how to:
Speaker: Kirk R. Presley, Presley and Presley, LLC, Kansas City
Voir Dire: New approaches to an old procedure
Speaker: David W. Ransin, Ransin Injury Law, Springfield
Sponsor and exhibitor reception | 4:50-5:50 p.m.
Friends of Bill W. | 4:50 p.m.
Boathouse bash dinner | 6-8 p.m.
Bowling (4 lanes for attendees and their guests to enjoy at no charge) | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Arcade (all games open for attendees and their guests at no charge) | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Night cap reception | 8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Conference registration open | 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall open | 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Breakfast | 7:30-8:30 a.m.
CLE@Sunrise programs | 7-8:10 a.m. (breakfast available at 6:45)
Speakers: Brennan B. Delaney, Langdon and Emison, Lexington; Heather J. Hardinger, The Meyers Law Firm, Kansas City; Annette Heller, TM Law & Associates, Chesterfield; N. Carol Hutcheson, Carol Hutcheson Law Office, Springfield; David W. Ransin, Ransin Injury Law, Springfield; Kelly Spann, FortmanSpann, LLC, Florissant
Breakout session 5 | 8:30-9:20 a.m.
Starting a practice bootcamp | How to’s of client billing and collection
Civil procedure: Knowledge of the rules is power
Case study analysis of how to use the Rules of Civil Procedure to shape factual and legal issues for trial. Underlying case pitted solo attorney and small general contractor against a large resort developer and a national law firm with 800 attorneys. The small guys won the $6 million dollar war, but lost nearly every battle along the way because of opposing counsel's superior knowledge and effective use of the Rules. This program examines the inherent power of the Rules to dictate the course and conduct of litigation.
Focus Points:
Speaker: Ric Ashe, Ashe Law, LLC, Springfield
Essentials of estate planning: The must-haves of estate planning
Speaker: Rebecca A. Auriemma, Lifescape Law & Development, LLC, Liberty
Maximizing mediation: Understanding the psychology of settlement and getting the most out of settlement conferences
This highly-rated course takes us through the psychology of decision-making; client relations; adjusting risks; and dealing with high-conflict personalities. Also discussed are the 'Seven Steps to Settlement', and the biggest mistakes lawyers make in the settlement process. Ethical rules and obligations are also discussed and modeled throughout the presentation.
Takeaways include:
Speaker: Claude E. Ducloux, LawPay, Austin, TX
Demystifying AI for law firms
Speaker: Lindsay Marty, Above the Bar Marketing, LLC, Madison, WI
Breakout session 6 | 10-10:50 a.m.
Nobody's perfect: Common mistakes landlords make when evicting residential tenants
The eviction process can be simple and straightforward. Nonetheless, many landlords (and their counsel) make errors that can give rise to tenant defenses and even counterclaims. This session will cover a "hit list" of procedural mistakes, overreach, and greedy behavior that can get landlords into hot water. Think there are no defenses to eviction cases? Think again!
You will learn:
Speaker: Terry Lawson, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis
An appellate primer: Perspectives from the bench and bar
Speaker: Michael S. Shipley, Law Offices of Michael S. Shipley , LLC, Liberty; Hon. Janet Lodwick Sutton, Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City
Great case but client can’t pay: What to do? Litigating non-personal injury contingency cases
Speakers: John M. Tyner and Justin R. Watkins, Langdon and Emison, Lexington
How to improve efficiency and productivity to grow your law firm
Speaker: Jordan Turk, Smokeball, Chicago, IL
Starting a practice boot camp | Client relationships
Speaker: Morry S. Cole, Gray, Ritter & Graham, PC, St. Louis,
Breakout session 7 | 11:05-11:55 a.m.
Social sleuthing: The art of finding and analyzing social media for litigation
Speaker: Tara J. Lamer, Glass House Private Investigations LLC, Kansas City
Essential tech, tools and talent for small firms
Do you procrastinate on practice improvements? Have you been pushing technology matters to the end of your to-do list? Software and services provide greater productivity, professionalism, and profitability, all of which are likely goals of your law firm — whether you're anchored by brick-and-mortar or operating virtually. From time-tracking tools to case management systems, email providers to calendaring solutions, there are several heavy hitters in each major category of legal tech (and most come in at affordable costs, too). Smith.ai's Tom Armitage is here to offer software suggestions and explain how each tool can help you run a more efficient and profitable law firm. He’ll also talk through the considerations you'll need when choosing your tools and how outsourcing can complement your legal work.
Focus points of the presentation:
Speaker: Thomas J. Armitage, Smith ai, Palo Alto, CA
Trust account rules and best practices 2024
Speakers: Melinda J. Bentley, Legal Ethics Counsel, Jefferson City; Natalie Jo Spangler, The Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City
Constitutional updates on Missouri expungement law and marijuana and DUIs: A changing landscape
Speaker: Scott B. Pierson, Twibell Pierson Criminal Law, Springfield
So do I have to pay my student loans now? Or not?
Speaker: Elizabeth S. Lynch, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC, Lees Summit
Breakout session 8 | 12:50-1:40 p.m.
Navigating retirement and the roles Social Security, Medicare, and financial planning will play
Americans look for the right guidance as they move from the world of employment to often part-time employment and retirement. The main facts regarding Social Security and Medicare have a major impact on clients' senior years. The media provides the sales pitch but what are the main elements that one should be aware of. *Take Cobra - not always wise before Medicare is elected * What about expensive prescriptions * How to work with trusted advisors for the pathway to answers.
This session will review:
Speaker: Susan E. Sander, Fringe Benefits Specialists, Inc., St. Louis
Nuts and bolts of probate
Speaker: Tiffannie M. Kennedy, The Probate Law Center, Kansas City
When has the line been crossed
Speakers: Heather J. Hardinger, The Meyers Law Firm, Kansas City; Candice D. Coats, Truist Insurance Holdings, LLC, Kansas City
Expunged? But can you buy, possess or hunt with a gun?
Speakers: Joseph S. Passanise, Wampler & Passanise, Springfield; Craig R. Heidemann, Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, PC, Bolivar
Breakout session 9 | 2-2:50 p.m.
Environmental litigation: Industrial sludge spreading in outstate Missouri
Speaker: Stephen G. Jeffery, Jeffery Law Group, LLC, Chesterfield
Estate litigation implicit bias (elderly and disabled)
Speaker: Timothy F. McCurdy, The McCurdy Law Firm, LLC, Chesterfield
How to create amazing and consistent content on social media
Speaker: Annette N. Choti, Law Quill, Lee's Summit
The kid said what: Hearsay exceptions for children
Speaker: James "J.C." Weyand, 10th Circuit Juvenile Office, Hannibal
Marijuana program
Speaker: Denise B. McCracken, D.B. McCracken Law LLC, St. Louis
Breakout session 10 | 3:30-4:20 p.m.
The Lasso way: What watching Ted taught me about being a better lawyer
This CLE will feature clips for the recent Apple TV Series "Ted Lasso" followed by a discussion of applying principles from the show that can be applied to the practice of law.
Key points:
Speaker: Brennan B. Delaney, Langdon and Emison, Lexington
How to file due process in special ed in IEP
Speakers: Julia A. Chaney-Faughn, Cruse Chaney-Faughn, PC, Hannibal; Diane Dragan, Dragan Law Firm, LLC, Kirkwood
Geofence warrants, geospatial technology, and courtroom demonstratives
Speaker: Christopher W. Dunn, GeoVelo, LLC, Columbia
The ethics of hanging out your own shingle: How to have positive client relationships and avoid complaints
When you are setting up a new practice, the Rules of Professional Conduct can help guide you to success. This program will explore areas that frequently result in client complaints in the context of the Rules, and it will help you have positive client relationships and ethical firm practices.
Speakers: Melinda J. Bentley, Office of Legal Ethics Counsel and Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City; Keith A. Cutler, James W. Tippin & Associates, Kansas City
Friends of Bill W. | 5 p.m.
Reception | 5-6 p.m.
Dinner and Big Game Show | 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, June 8
Conference registration open | 7-11 a.m.
Breakfast | 7-8:10 a.m.
Breakout session 11 | 8:15-9:05 a.m.
Hail yes! Property damage and insurance claims
This informative CLE session will explore the billion dollar world of first-party property damage insurance claims. It will cover the anatomy of a claim, public adjusters, inspections and experts, policy language, burdens on the insured and the insurance company, past and current case law, and many others.
Takeaways include:
Speaker: Brandee B. Bower, Bower Law Firm LLC, Lees Summit
Productivity: Where did my day go?
Speaker: N. Carol Hutcheson, Carol Hutcheson Law Office, Springfield
Immigration law for other lawyers
Immigration law, like so many other areas of law, can be unwieldly and complex. This session aims to be a one-hour presentation that gives lawyers who do not generally practice immigration a look into the nuts and bolts of immigration law and how it might impact their clients; and clients' issues in other areas of the law and the decisions these clients might make. Like many other areas of law, immigration law can impact so many areas. Family law and criminal law are two areas that are often immediately affected by immigration law.
Focus Points:
Speaker: Nadine Atkinson-Flowers, Law Office of Nadine C. Atkinson Flowers, Philadelphia, PA
ESOP as a business succession plan
This session will cover the basics of what an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is, how typical ESOP transactions are structured, and how ESOPs can fit into business succession planning.
Speaker: Jordan W. Bergkamp, Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City
Breakout session 12 | 9:20-10:10 a.m.
Successful Succession: Make a Plan for Your Firm
Speaker: Jordan Turk, Smokeball, Chicago, IL
Legislative update and case law
Speaker: Patricia M. Scaglia, Scaglia Law Firm, LLC, Independence
Mental health, ethics, well-being
Speaker: Stacy Parmer, Director of the Missouri Lawyer Assistance Program, Jefferson City
The right to confrontation
Speaker: Nina McDonnell, McDonnell Appeals, LLC, Clayton
Closing plenary | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Top 10 ethical issues for solo and small firm practitioners
This will be an ethics CLE covering the Top 10 ethical issues from the perspective of a solo and small firm practitioner. We will review the latest Missouri OCDC report and compare from previous years the top ethical complaints and how they pertain to solo and small firm practitioners.
Takeaways include:
Speaker: Danielle M. Atchison, Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm, Overland Park
Schedule as of 4/16/24
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Early: $320* | Regular: $370
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In-person Pass | $250
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Law Student
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Law Student
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American Cancer Society
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Jeffrey J Bunten LLC
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Lexitas
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Pearl Insurance
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| Availability | Module Title | Speaker | Credits | Course Type | Duration | Course Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Opening plenary | Remote public access: June 2024 update on common redaction and ethics questions (qualifies for 1.2 ethics hours)
|
Hon. Jeffrey Bates,
Melinda Bentley
|
Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE , 1.2 Ethics | Webcast | 1 Hour 10 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 1 | Anatomy of car sales: How the MMPA applies before, during, and after the sale
|
Bryan Brody
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 1 | Fully redacting PDF documents
|
Paul Henry,
David Ransin
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 1 | What Missouri solo and small firm attorneys need to know about veterans benefits
|
Jeffrey Bunten
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 1 | How to keep their affairs in order
|
Stacey Janssen
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 11:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 1 | Advanced GAL: Termination of Parental Rights: What's Civil about the Civil Equivalent of the Death Penalty? (qualifies for 1.0 GAL hour)
|
David Crosby
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 01:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout Session 2 | Advanced GAL: Unfounded claims and the results. What do you do when a child believes something that isn’t real? (qualifies for 1.0 GAL hour)
|
Cassidy Johnston
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 01:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout Session 2 | Starting a practice bootcamp |The business of law: A plan to make it work
|
Ashley Aramjoo,
Paemon Aramjoo
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 01:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout Session 2 | Franchise law: It is more than a contract
|
Annette Heller,
Kelly Spann
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 01:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout Session 2 | Mindfulness in the age of technology: The keys to lawyer well-being
|
Katherine Wessling
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE , 1.0 Ethics | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 01:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout Session 2 | When do you tell your client to contact a CPA
|
Nicole Forsythe
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 02:40 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 3 | Advanced GAL: No abuse or neglect… What’s a GAL to do? The role of GALs in cases where there is no abuse or neglect (qualifies for 1.0 GAL hour)
|
Comm. Gretchen Yancey
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 02:40 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 3 | Starting a practice bootcamp: How to's of the operational plan: How to project finances
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » | |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 02:40 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 3 | AHC: Nuts and bolts
|
Spencer Bartlett,
Comm. Carole Iles
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 02:40 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 3 | The basics of Workers' Comp
|
Jason Iezzi
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 02:40 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 3 | Re-examining "the totality of circumstances" in a DWI arrest
|
Denise Childress
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 04:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 4 | Advanced GAL: Parent manipulation: How to properly represent the child (qualifies for 1.0 GAL hour)
|
Cassie Bugalski
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 04:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 4 | Starting a practice bootcamp: How to's of a marketing plan
|
Annette Choti
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 04:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 4 | Bad faith: Maximizing recoveries
|
Kirk Presley
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 06, 2024 @ 04:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 4 | Voir Dire: New approaches to an old procedure
|
David Ransin
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 07:00 AM (CDT) |
CLE@Sunrise
|
Total Credits: 1.4 MCLE | Webcast | 1 Hour 10 Minutes | More info » | |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 08:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 5 | Starting a practice bootcamp: How to's of client billing and collection
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » | |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 08:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 5 | Civil procedure: Knowledge of the rules is power
|
Richard Ashe
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 08:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 5 | Essentials of estate planning: The must-haves of estate planning
|
Rebecca Auriemma
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 08:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 5 | Maximizing mediation: Understanding the psychology of settlement and getting the most out of settlement conferences
|
Claude Ducloux
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 08:30 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 5 | Demystifying AI for law firms
|
Lindsay Marty
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 6 | Nobody's perfect: Common mistakes landlords make when evicting residential tenants
|
Terry Lawson
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 6 | An appellate primer: Perspectives from the bench and bar
|
Michael Shipley,
Hon. Janet Sutton
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 6 | Great case but client can’t pay: What to do? Litigating non-personal injury contingency cases
|
John Tyner,
Justin Watkins
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 6 | How to improve efficiency and productivity to grow your law firm
|
Jordan Turk
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 10:00 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 6 | Starting a practice boot camp: Client relationships
|
Morry Cole
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 11:05 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 7 | Social sleuthing: The art of finding and analyzing social media for litigation
|
Tara Lamer
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 11:05 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 7 | Essential tech, tools and talent for small firms
|
Thomas Armitage
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 11:05 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 7 | Trust account rules and best practices 2024 (qualifies for 1.0 ethics hour)
|
Melinda Bentley,
Natalie Spangler
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE , 1.0 Ethics | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 11:05 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 7 | Constitutional updates on Missouri expungement law and marijuana and DUIs: A changing landscape
|
Scott Pierson
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 11:05 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 7 | So do I have to pay my student loans now? Or not?
|
Elizabeth Lynch
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 12:50 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 8 | Navigating retirement and the roles Social Security, Medicare, and financial planning will play
|
Susan Sander
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 12:50 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 8 | Nuts and bolts of probate
|
Tiffannie Kennedy
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 12:50 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 8 | When has the line been crossed
|
Candice Coats,
Heather Hardinger
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 12:50 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 8 | Expunged? But can you buy, possess or hunt with a gun?
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » | |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 9 | Environmental litigation: Industrial sludge spreading in outstate Missouri
|
Stephen Jeffery
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 9 | Estate litigation implicit bias (elderly and disabled)
|
Timothy McCurdy
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 9 | How to create amazing and consistent content on social media
|
Annette Choti
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 9 | The kid said what: Hearsay exceptions for children
|
James Weyand
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 9 | Marijuana program
|
Denise McCracken
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 03:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 10 | The Lasso way: What watching Ted taught me about being a better lawyer
|
Brennan Delaney
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 03:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 10 | How to file due process in special ed in IEP
|
Diane Dragan,
Julia Chaney-Faughn
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 03:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 10 | Geofence warrants, geospatial technology, and courtroom demonstratives
|
Christopher Dunn
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 07, 2024 @ 03:30 PM (CDT) |
Breakout session 10 | The ethics of hanging out your own shingle: How to have positive client relationships and avoid complaints (qualifies for 1.0 Ethics hour)
|
Melinda Bentley,
Keith Cutler
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE , 1.0 Ethics | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 08:15 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 11 | Hail yes! Property damage and insurance claims
|
Brandee Bower
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 08:15 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 11 | Productivity: Where did my day go?
|
N. Hutcheson
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 08:15 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 11 | Immigration law for other lawyers
|
Nadine Atkinson-Flowers
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 08:15 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 11 | ESOP as a business succession plan
|
Jordan Bergkamp
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 09:20 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 12 | Successful Succession: Make a Plan for Your Firm
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » | |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 09:20 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 12 | Legislative update and case law
|
Patricia Scaglia
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 09:20 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 12 | Mental health, ethics, well-being (qualifies for 1.0 Ethics hour)
|
Stacy Parmer
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE , 1.0 Ethics | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 09:20 AM (CDT) |
Breakout session 12 | The right to confrontation
|
Nina McDonnell
|
Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE | Webcast | 50 Minutes | More info » |
| Jun 08, 2024 @ 10:30 AM (CDT) |
Closing plenary | Top 10 ethical issues for solo and small firm practitioners (qualifies for 1.2 ethics hours)
|
Danielle Atchison
|
Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE , 1.2 Ethics | Webcast | 1 Hour | More info » |
