2026 judicial performance reviews now available online
The Missouri Judicial Performance Review Committee released its performance findings today for the 50 nonpartisan judges who will be up for retention in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Meet the 2026-2027 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy class
Twelve young lawyers have been selected to participate in the 2026-2027 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy.
Cacchio, Britt, Barnard honored with 2026 Young Lawyers’ Section Chair Awards
Each year at the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar, the outgoing Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council chair presents the YLS Chair Awards. The awards are given to exceptional members who enrich the council and the message of The Missouri Bar and its lawyers. This year, 2025-2026 YLS Council Chair Nicholas Jain presented the awards to Jennifer Cacchio, Portia Britt, Brice C. Barnard. Cacchio Cacchio is a lawyer with Krigel, Nugent & Moore in Kansas City, representing individuals and organizations in a variety of legal disputes. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City…
Sam Sherman honored with 2026 JoEllen Engelbart Award
Sam Sherman received this year’s JoEllen Engelbart Award, presented by The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section, during the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar in September.
Case summaries for Sept. 18-24, 2026
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650-plus lawyers gather to network, celebrate, learn at 2026 Annual Meeting
After passing the Missouri Bar Exam earlier this year, Esther Spooner walked into her first networking event as a new lawyer, eager to make connections but unsure of what to expect at the 2026 Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar. By the conference’s final day, those uncertainties were replaced by a sense of welcoming, support, and appreciation for the legal community she recently joined. “Everyone is kind and sharing their perspective,” said Spooner, of Kansas City. “One girl gave me her business card and said we could get together for coffee or lunch, and then she said, ‘And I mean it.’”…
MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Sept. 22, 2026
Kansas City Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome James J. Cronin and Colin W. Turner to the firm’s Kansas City, Missouri, office as partners in the Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. Cronin and Turner provide comprehensive IP counsel to businesses across a wide range of industries, diligently advising on patent and trademark portfolio management, licensing, and technology transactions and representing clients in complex disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and trade dress. Their combined experience helps clients protect, commercialize, and defend…
Congratulations to the 2026 Senior Counselors!
Congratulations to these 287 lawyers who were recognized as this year’s Senior Counselors!
Join us: Out of the Darkness Walks
A message from Jennifer M. Crompton, 2026-2027 Missouri Bar president Last year, I participated in my first Out of the Darkness Walk in conjunction with The Missouri Bar and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL). It was a sunny, pleasant morning, and I was immediately struck by the number of participants and the colorful honor beads they wore. As I looked more closely, I realized each color represented a particular experience or loss: the loss of a child or friend, a personal struggle, or a suicide attempt. It was both deeply moving and profoundly sad. September is Suicide…
Case summaries for Sept. 11-17, 2026
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Missouri Bar elects 2026-2027 officers
Jennifer M. Crompton, chief operating officer and trial lawyer at Crompton Pancoast in St. Louis, was elected as 2026-2027 president of The Missouri Bar during the Sept. 16 Board of Governors meeting. She was sworn in Sept. 17 during the Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar, held in Kansas City. Her oath was delivered by Hon. Michael Stelzer, with the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court. Crompton succeeds Athena Dickson, of Kansas City, as president of the 31,000-member Missouri Bar. Dickson transitioned into the role of immediate past president. During her term as president, Crompton wants to empower…
MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Sept. 15, 2026
Springfield Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome Russell W. Cook to the firm’s Springfield, Missouri, office as a partner in the Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group. He will also have a strong presence in the firm’s Fayetteville, Arkansas, office. With three decades of legal experience and a Master of Laws in taxation, Cook advises clients through every stage of a transaction, from entity formation and acquisition to financing, development, and succession planning. His experience includes major acquisitions and dispositions, mergers, and sophisticated national and…
Case summaries for Sept. 4-10, 2026
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Damien de Loyola named 2026 Defender of Distinction
Damien de Loyola, a district defender in Kansas City, received the 2026 Defender of Distinction Award from the Missouri State Public Defender Commission. De Loyola is the district defender for Area 69, one of the Missouri State Public Defender appellate/post-conviction offices in Kansas City. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and has been a public defender since 2012. De Loyola previously received The Missouri Bar Foundation’s David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award and was a member of the 2015-2016 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy. He is a member of the…
Grellner recognized as prosecutor of the year
Amanda L. Grellner will receive the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys’ 2026 Prosecutor of the Year award for her service over the past year. Grellner has served as the elected prosecuting attorney for Osage County since 2002. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, she has tried more than 30 jury trials throughout her tenure as prosecuting attorney. Grellner is on the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission, the Supreme Court of Missouri Treatment Court Committee, the board of the Missouri Prosecuting Attorneys and Circuit Attorneys Retirement System, and is a…
Participate in 2026 Out of the Darkness Walks
Join your fellow lawyers throughout September and October in bringing awareness and hope to the legal profession. Lawyers have reported having more days with suicidal ideation than the general working population. 1 September is national Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and several Missouri lawyers are leading Out of the Darkness Walks across the state to raise awareness and funds to help prevent suicide. There will be four walks across the state, and anyone can participate at no cost. Click on the links below to see more information about registration, exact locations, and start times. (Be…
MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Sept. 8, 2026
St. Louis | Kansas City St. Louis Hall Render, the nation’s leading law firm focused exclusively on health care, is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Tucker and Brett Travers as shareholders, to its recently opened office in St. Louis, Missouri. Elizabeth is a healthcare operations and regulatory attorney primarily representing clients in the long-term care sector, and Brett advises healthcare clients on real estate and corporate matters. "Based on years of experience working with our healthcare clients in St. Louis, we knew that as soon as we opened a physical office here, we would benefit from…
MOLAP offers office hours for 2026 fall semester at law schools
MOLAP will have in-person and virtual office hours for law students during the fall 2026 semester.
Case summaries for Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2026
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Missouri Bar reaffirms its standing resolution in support of the role of lawyers, judges, and courts in ensuring the administration of justice
In response to the conversations surrounding yesterday’s Supreme Court of Missouri decisions, The Missouri Bar reaffirms its standing resolution in support of the role of lawyers, judges, and courts in ensuring the administration of justice:
Apply for YLS Council vacancy by Sept. 28
Vacancies exist in multiple districts. T he YLS Council will fill these vacancies by majority vote.
Lawyers, judges invited to speak to students in Kansas City
In conjunction with the Kansas City-based Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar and Missouri Judicial Conference, lawyers and judges are teaming up to speak to area classrooms in celebration of Constitution Day. The presentations, a partnership of the Supreme Court of Missouri's Civic Education Committee and The Missouri Bar, will take place Sept. 16 from 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m. in a variety of schools. Interested volunteers can view open slots and sign up here. Still need to register for Annual Meeting? View the full schedule and secure your spot at MoBar.org/AM26.
Judges Hansbrough, Gardner recognized for judicial excellence
Hon. W. Ann Hansbrough and Hon. Michael E. Gardner will be honored with The Missouri Bar’s 2026 Theodore M. McMillian Judicial Excellence Awards for their exceptional work in the judiciary. Established by The Missouri Bar Board of Governors in 2004, the awards recognize jurists who, by virtue of their integrity, leadership, and diligence in the pursuit of the efficient administration of justice, inspire other members of the judiciary to similar noble purpose. Hansbrough Hansbrough graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and was a managing partner with Swanson, Midgley, LLC…
Spread hope, have conversation during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
by Stacy Parmer, MOLAP director Note: If you are in an emergency situation, please call 911. Call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free, 24/7 support. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to fostering dialogue around mental health and taking actionable steps toward preventing suicide. A 2023 study found that lawyers "are prone to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and substance abuse which are strongly linked to suicide risk.” 1 In fact, an estimated 11% percent of lawyers in the U.S. have experienced suicidal thoughts, nearly…
Dodge, Tucker receive 2026 President’s Award for commitment to judicial performance review process
2025-2026 Missouri Bar President Athena Dickson awarded Deborah Dodge and Laurence R. Tucker with the 2026 President’s Award for their dedication and leadership on the Missouri Judicial Performance Review Committee.
A message from the chief justice: Have your voice heard on the future of legal education
The Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR) of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) is gathering perspectives from across the legal education and legal professional landscape on law school accreditation, the mandatory minimum standards for law schools which focus on institutional governance, operational resources, curricular quality, and graduate outcomes. Most jurisdictions require applicants to the bar to have graduated from an accredited law school. States around the country are reexamining the function, role, and…
Case summaries for Aug. 21-27, 2026
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Supreme Court of Missouri order - Rule 6.01
Order dated Aug. 25, 2026 Rule 6.01 Effective date: Aug. 25, 2026 Order Order (PDF) QuickRead QuickRead versions are color coded: deletions in red; additions in blue. They are prepared for Missouri lawyers to highlight text changes in Orders. If there is any variation between the QuickRead version and the Order, the Order controls. Some orders will not have QuickRead versions.
Supreme Court of Missouri order - Form Numbers 8-A(1), 8-A(2), and 8-A(3)
Order dated Aug. 25, 2026 Form Numbers 8-A(1), 8-A(2), and 8-A(3) Effective date: Jan. 1, 2027 Order Order (PDF) Civil Procedure Form Number 8-A(1) Civil Procedure Form Number 8-A(2) Civil Procedure Form Number 8-A(3) QuickRead versions are color coded: deletions in red; additions in blue. They are prepared for Missouri lawyers to highlight text changes in Orders. If there is any variation between the QuickRead version and the Order, the Order controls. Some orders will not have QuickRead versions.
Supreme Court of Missouri order - Court Operating Rules 4.04 and 4.21
Order dated Aug. 25, 2026 Court Operating Rules 4.04 and 4.21 Effective date: Jan. 1, 2027 Order Order (PDF) QuickRead QuickRead versions are color coded: deletions in red; additions in blue. They are prepared for Missouri lawyers to highlight text changes in Orders. If there is any variation between the QuickRead version and the Order, the Order controls. Some orders will not have QuickRead versions.