Mar 31, 2016
Celynda L. Brasher gave a presentation entitled “The Top Ten Things Effective Administrators Do” at the MASA/MOASPA Spring Conference on March 31, 2016. She also attended the MASA Awards Dinner on March 30, 2016. Tueth Keeney is pleased to serve as a sponsor for the Dinner at each Spring Conference. Celynda L. Brasher is a founding shareholder of the firm. She practices in the areas of education, litigation, and labor and employment law. Celynda represents
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Mar 15, 2016
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final regulations on STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Employment Authorization (EAD) Extension. The new regulations will go into effect on May 10, 2016 and allow certain foreign students with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) from U.S. institutions of higher education to extend their STEM OPT employment authorization period from 17 months to 24 months. The 17-month STEM OPT EADs issued
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Mar 9, 2016
Today, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the much anticipated Optional Practical Training STEM Employment Authorization final rule. The rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 11, 2016. As a background, the STEM OPT EAD Extension program was approved back in 2008 by President George W. Bush’s administration. The STEM OPT EAD Extension program allowed a 17-month extension of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment authorization program for international
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Mar 5, 2016
Melanie Gurley Keeney has been named a recipient of the 2016 Litigation Practitioner Award as part of the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Awards. The Women’s Justice Awards have been presented annually by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly for the past 17 years. These awards recognize female attorneys who are committed to their professions and their communities and who are strong legal professionals. Missouri Lawyers Weekly looks to honor those who have moved the needle in the Missouri legal community. They
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Celynda L. Brasher
Melanie Gurley Keeney