Nov 7, 2025
Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt PC is pleased to announce that 8 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great
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Oct 3, 2025
During a brief special legislative session in June, the Missouri General Assembly enacted SB3. The public focus was on provisions addressing financial assistance for stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals. But SB3 also included a new law, §137.1055, that would require most – but not all – Missouri counties to hold a vote on whether to limit property tax increases for some of their residents. In some of the affected counties, property tax increases for
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Jul 17, 2025
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill (HB) 567 into law, repealing large portions of Missouri’s Proposition A (“Prop A”) involving earned paid sick leave and minimum wage increases. In the November 2024 election, Missouri voters approved Prop A, a state-wide ballot measure, by nearly 60% of the vote. Prop A sought to amend Missouri’s statutes related to wage and hour provisions, increasing the state minimum wage and providing certain employees with earned paid sick leave.
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Feb 18, 2025
Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton has been recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as one of 2024’s “Influential Appellate Attorneys.” Congratulations, Jim! Jim Layton leads the firm’s Appellate practice group and is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Education groups. He assists clients with analysis and presentation of complex legal issues in Missouri and federal courts, both trial and appellate. In addition to handling cases himself and with other attorneys at Tueth Keeney, Jim consults with clients
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Jan 13, 2025
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Aug 15, 2024
Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. attorney Celynda L. Brasher was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Education Law in St. Louis. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received
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Aug 15, 2024
Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. is pleased to announce that 8 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. We would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to
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Jul 25, 2024
On July 24, 2024, Judge Rodney Sippel of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered a preliminary injunction in State of Arkansas et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education et al., blocking the Department of Education from enforcing the recently released Title IX regulations within the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This brings the total number of states where the Department of Education is enjoined from enforcing the new
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Jul 9, 2024
On July 2, 2024, Judge John Broomes of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas entered a preliminary injunction in State of Kansas, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Education et al., blocking the Department of Education from enforcing the recently released Title IX regulations within the states of Kansas, Alaska, Utah, and Wyoming. This injunction is broader than previous injunctions as it also enjoins enforcement against schools attended by members of plaintiff organizations Young America’s Foundation
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Jun 13, 2024
Missouri Lawyers Media honored Ian Cooper at its annual ICON awards luncheon on June 13, 2024. Ian was recognized for his long and distinguished career and for his longstanding commitment and contribution to the legal profession. Ian P. Cooper is a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. Ian practices in the areas of employment law, higher education law, and litigation and regularly serves as lead trial and appellate counsel in significant employment lawsuits, including class actions
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Celynda L. Brasher
Ian P. Cooper
James R. Layton
Kate L. Nash
Kylie S. Piatt
Margaret A. Hesse
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Michelle H. Basi
Mollie G. Mohan
Shannon M. Orbe
Veronica E. Potter