Jan 25, 2011
Celynda L. Brasher has been invited to participate in the Practical Personnel Webinar Series to be produced by the Missouri School Boards Association. Celynda’s webinar will answer the question “Are Early Separation Incentives a Good Option for Your District?” Celynda will discuss the financial and legal implications of adopting an ESIP ““ including the uncertainties associated with related tax issues. The session is scheduled for January 25, 2011, with the exact time to be determined.
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Jan 2, 2011
The shareholders of the law firm TUETH KEENEY COOPER MOHAN & JACKSTADT, P.C. recently elected Firm attorney John J. Mohan to the Firm’s Management Committee. His duties are set to begin January 1, 2011. John Mohan practices in the area of employment, construction, business and commercial litigation, personal injury and workers’ compensation law. John is a founding Shareholder of the Firm. During the Firm’s
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Dec 22, 2010
Melanie Keeney, Ian Cooper, and Celynda Brasher have been selected to the 2011 Missouri Super Lawyers. Melanie was also recognized as one of the top 50 female lawyers in the state of Missouri by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Melanie was selected in Immigration Law, Ian was selected in Employment Litigation
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Dec 2, 2010
Celynda L. Brasher has been invited to speak to the Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education Winter Institute, to be held on December 2 and 3, 2010, at the St. Charles Convention Center. The theme of this year’s Institute is “Behavior.” Celynda will speak on “Difficult v. Violent Behavior ““ 45 Days or 45 Days?” The presentation will explore the options available to school districts when a student is violent ““ and how to make the
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Sep 27, 2010
Celynda L. Brasher spoke to the Special Education Law Seminar sponsored by the Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education (Mo-CASE) and the Missouri School Boards Association on September 26, 2010. More than 1,000 special education administrators were present to hear Celynda speak to the general law session regarding “How to Respond to an OCR Complaint.” On September 27, 2010, Celynda gave a presentation to special education administrators participating in the Mo-CASE Annual Conference Break-Out Sessions. The
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Jul 7, 2010
The Missouri Council of School Administrators (MCSA) invited the firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. to produce a series of professional development training videos on various legal topics. The training videos will be available for members of the MCSA to view on the MCSA’s website. The MCSA is the umbrella organization for two autonomous statewide professional associations of public school administrators. The Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) serves school superintendents. The Missouri Association of Elementary School
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Jun 22, 2010
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues, or in the case of a recent speaking engagement for shareholder D. Shane Jones, future colleagues. On June 22, 2010, Shane took the opportunity to speak with a group of Master’s students attending Southern Illinois University. The class taught by James Gregory Reynolds, PhD is a class of students with their sights on becoming administrators in Illinois public schools. Dr.
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Apr 12, 2010
Celynda Brasher, Tueth Keeney shareholder, and Michelle Basi, Tueth Keeney associate, recently won summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Missouri. The pro se plaintiff filed charges against St. Charles Community College alleging race, age and gender discrimination. The plaintiff had applied for twelve different positions at the College and was not hired for any of them. Judge Donald Stohr, of the Eastern District of Missouri ruled in favor of the Defendant on April 12, 2010,
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Mar 3, 2010
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues and friends of the firm. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. In the spirit of that commitment, Tueth Keeney shareholder, D. Shane Jones recently served as a featured speaker at the Illinois Association of School Administrator’s Abe Lincoln Division meeting in Mt.
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Feb 23, 2010
Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. One area of particular importance in today’s economic climate is reductions in force. Firm shareholder, D. Shane Jones, was recently invited to present on this timely and important subject at the Spring meetings of three divisions of the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). Shane’s presentations were on February 23rd, 2010
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Celynda L. Brasher
Ian P. Cooper
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi