Apr 19, 2014
As expected, Northwestern University (the “University”) has filed its Request for Review of NLRB Regional Director Peter Sung Ohr’s controversial March 26 decision that scholarship football players at the University are “employees” entitled to union representation. The Regional Director’s decision came in response to the football players”™ January 2014 filing of a “Certification of Representation Petition,” or “RC Petition,” premised on the seemingly novel legal theory that Division I scholarship football players were employees of the University despite their
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Apr 10, 2014
On April 8, 2014, Tueth Keeney Shareholder Amy Clendennen was re-elected to a three-year term as Director of the Webster Groves School District Board of Education. Amy received the highest number of votes per candidate elected. Congratulations to Amy! Amy Leech Clendennen practices primarily in the areas of education, litigation, and labor and employment law. Amy has successfully represented school districts, colleges and universities, and private employers before State and Federal Courts and administrative agencies,
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Mar 18, 2014
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently spoke to the Missouri Association of Rural Educators at its annual conference. Melanie focused on “What All Board Members Need to Know about the First Amendment.” Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. , practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and individuals in immigration law matters, including obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas
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Mar 4, 2014
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently served as a panelist at an event sponsored by the Washington University Immigration Law Society focusing on Careers in Immigration Law. Ms. Keeney spoke to her experiences and challenges as an immigration attorney in a mid-size firm. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. , practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and
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Feb 4, 2014
Melanie Gurley Keeney recently served as a Guest Lecturer at the Washington University School of Law. Melanie’s presentation on Business Immigration Law focused on nonimmigrant (H,L,TN) and immigrant options (PERM, and EB categories) for business people. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. , practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and individuals in immigration law matters,
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Jan 2, 2014
The shareholders of the law firm TUETH KEENEY COOPER MOHAN & JACKSTADT, P.C. recently elected Firm attorneys Celynda L. Brasher and Robert L. Jackstadt to the Firm’s Management Committee. Their duties are set to begin January 1, 2014. Celynda practices in the areas of education, litigation, and labor and employment law. Celynda represents numerous school districts throughout Missouri. She regularly advises boards of education and administrators on matters involving employee hiring, evaluation, remediation,
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Dec 21, 2013
TUETH KEENEY COOPER MOHAN & JACKSTADT, P.C. is pleased to announce that attorney Amy Leech Clendennen will become a shareholder in the firm, effective January 1, 2014. Ms. Clendennen practices primarily in the areas of education, special education, litigation, and labor and employment law, and she has achieved numerous successes for firm clients during her tenure with the firm. She is well respected not only by her colleagues within TUETH KEENEY, but also by clients and friends of the firm.
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Nov 30, 2013
Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys are 2014 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Celynda L. Brasher, Ian P. Cooper, Margaret A. Hesse, Melanie Gurley Keeney and Katherine L. Nash have all been selected as 2014 Super Lawyers. Celynda, Ian, and Melanie are all founding shareholders of the firm. Only up to five percent of attorneys in a state are named Super Lawyers. Selecting the attorneys involves an in-depth, measurable process. Peer nominations by
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Oct 25, 2013
Ian Cooper and Mollie Hennessee defeated the plaintiff’s motion for class certification in a reverse discrimination claim brought under the Missouri Human Rights Act. On October 24, 2013, the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, ruled in favor of the University of Missouri – Kansas City in Taylor v. Curators, et al., and denied plaintiff’s motion for certification of a class of 39 applicants to the position of police officer.
Tueth Keeney represents numerous public and private colleges
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Oct 5, 2013
Firm attorneys Michelle Basi and Kate Nash recently spoke to the Council of School Attorneys, which meets during the Missouri School Board Association’s Annual Conference. Michelle and Kate discussed how recent Missouri Court cases are affecting public school districts facing claims of discrimination by students brought under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Michelle Hammond Basi practices in the areas of school law, special education, school litigation, and labor and employment law. Michelle represents
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Melanie Gurley Keeney
Celynda L. Brasher
Robert L. Jackstadt
Ian P. Cooper
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi