Aug 8, 2005
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. On August 8, 2005, Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades conducted an in-service for Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7. Rob and Merry’s presentation was titled
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Jun 9, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades recently obtained a defendants”™ verdict on a retaliation lawsuit based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The federal jury found in favor of the Edwardsville School District on Thursday June 9, 2005 in the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis. In the lawsuit, a substitute teacher alleged that the School District retaliated against her when she requested special education services for her son. After hearing three days of testimony and a
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Apr 20, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Margaret Hesse and Michelle Basi recently obtained summary judgment on defamation claims brought against a St. Louis area school district, its Board members, and a high school principal in St. Louis County Circuit Court. A student and his parents brought the lawsuit after the student was expelled from the District when he engaged in conduct that the District contended violated its policy prohibiting bullying, sexual harassment, and vandalism. The student and
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Mar 2, 2005
Firm attorneys are often in demand as speakers and presenters for their expertise on legal topics. Tueth Keeney attorney Lisa Berns was a presenter at the National Business Institute’s recent seminar entitled “The Fundamentals of Successful Office and Retail Leasing in Missouri.” The program was held on March 2, 2005 in Clayton, Missouri. The National Business Institute serves the continuing education needs of attorneys, accountants, and other
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Feb 16, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Celynda Brasher and Margaret Hesse recently successfully defended its prior victory in United States District Court, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower Court decision in favor of the Wentzville R-IV School District. The Appeals Court’s decision affirming the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the School District on all of the Federal and Constitutional claims filed by three former District cheerleaders,
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Feb 8, 2005
On February 8, 2005 – and for the 12th consecutive year – Illinois school law attorneys from Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. presented their Winter Illinois School Law Seminar. The Tueth Keeney Illinois school law attorneys, including shareholders Robert Jackstadt, Merry Rhoades, and D. Shane Jones shared their knowledge on a wide variety of current topics, including:
- The Reauthorized and Improved IDEA
- Seniority Lists and RIFs, Recent Case Law
- The Baird Decision: Its Impact on
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Jan 27, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys are often in demand as speakers and presenters for their expertise on legal topics. In January, Tueth Keeney attorneys Tom Tueth, Melanie Gurley Keeney, Celynda Brasher, Pete Yelkovac, and Margaret Hesse presented a legal update on current school law issues, at the 2005 MUSIC Membership Meeting. The legal update addressed a number of critical school law areas, including: Employee Contracts, Non-renewals, Discipline and Terminations; Title IX; Religion and Equal Access Act; Business Contracts; IDEA Reauthorization (the “big”
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Jan 26, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys including Tom Tueth successfully defended a boundary dispute lawsuit which had been filed against both the Northwest R-I School District and the Rockwood R-VI School District. Plaintiffs alleged that they lived on a parcel of land that had never been incorporated or annexed into an existing school district. In their lawsuit, Plaintiffs requested that the Court declare their property to be in the Rockwood School District. However, both Districts agreed that
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Jan 26, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Robert Jackstadt and John Reynolds recently obtained the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against a Kansas City area school district. The Plaintiff in the lawsuit, a construction company, alleged that the school district had failed to fully pay Plaintiff for work performed. The lawsuit had been pending against the District for several years, and Plaintiff had been through two attorneys. After the second attorney for Plaintiff withdrew from the case, Plaintiff
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Jan 18, 2005
Tueth Keeney shareholders Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades recently successfully defended an Illinois school district in a civil lawsuit and multiple special education due process requests, pending in Madison County, Illinois. Firm attorneys Rob Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades handled the case on behalf of the school district. Plaintiff had originally challenged the school district’s ability to disclose a student’s education records to its legal counsel, asserting violations of state and federal law. Tueth Keeney obtained the dismissal of those counts.
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Merry Rhoades
Robert L. Jackstadt
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi
Lisa J. Berns
Celynda L. Brasher
John M. Reynolds