Category: 2014

Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian P. Cooper, Katherine L. Nash and Kameron W. Murphy Spoke at the Association of Corporate Council CLE program

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Melanie Gurley Keeney, Ian P. Cooper, Katherine L. Nash and Kameron W. Murphy spoke at the Association of Corporate Council Continuing Legal Education program in St. Louis, Missouri.  Their presentation, “What Are the Implications for Employers When Same-Sex Employees Say “I Do”? and “Litigation Update:  New Direction in Failure to Hire MHRA Cases,” focused on
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Legal Presentations, Labor and Employment, 2014, Ian P. Cooper, Kate L. Nash, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Katherine L. Nash and Mollie E. Hennessee Recently Spoke at the Missouri Community College Association’s Annual Convention

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Katherine L. Nash and Mollie E. Hennessee presented two sessions at the Missouri Community College Association’s Annual Convention in Branson, Missouri on November 7, 2014.  Their first presentation – titled “The Violence Against Women Act and What it Means for Community Colleges” – focused on the requirements of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act
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Legal Presentations, Higher Education Law, 2014, Kate L. Nash, Lisa J. Berns, Margaret A. Hesse

Melanie Gurley Keeney recently spoke to the North Dakota School Boards Association Annual Law Seminar

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Melanie Gurley Keeney recently spoke to the North Dakota School Boards Association Annual Law Seminar in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Melanie’s presentation, “What Every School Should Know About the First Amendment: A PG-13 Review of Hot Topics in Employee Online Speech,” focused on what constitutes protected speech and whether such speech may be regulated. Melanie Gurley
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Legal Presentations, Missouri Education Law, 2014, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Ian Cooper Featured in Super Lawyers Magazine

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Ian Cooper’s career in Higher Education law was featured in the October 2014 edition of the Super Lawyers magazine.  The article, entitled “BMOC:  Inside higher education law with Ian Cooper,” discusses Ian’s work with former Washington University and Southern Illinois University General Counsel Peter Ruger and others in dealing with numerous fascinating legal challenges for
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Legal Publications, Higher Education Law, 2014, Ian P. Cooper

Ian Cooper and Katherine L. Nash Recently Spoke at the Missouri College & University Professional Association – HR Fall Conference

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Ian Cooper and Kate Nash recently spoke at the Missouri College & University Professional Association – HR Fall Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.  Ian and Kate addressed college and university human resources professionals from around the state about hot legal topics impacting human resources. Ian Cooper is Chairman and a founding Shareholder
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Legal Presentations, Higher Education Law, 2014, Ian P. Cooper, Kate L. Nash

Melanie Keeney has been named the St. Louis Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” for 2014-2015

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Melanie Keeney has been named the St. Louis Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” for 2014-2015 by Best Lawyers, and has been recognized in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers of America in the practice areas of Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, and Education Law. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth,
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Legal Publications, Immigration Law, 2014, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Melanie Keeney and Ian Cooper Selected as “Best Lawyers in America”®

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Melanie Keeney and Ian Cooper have been selected for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  Melanie has been named the 2014-15 St. Louis Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, and has been recognized in the practice areas of Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, and Education Law. 
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Legal Publications, Missouri Education Law, Higher Education Law, Labor and Employment, Immigration Law, Commercial Litigation, 2014, Ian P. Cooper, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Melanie Gurley Keeney was Recently Honored as a 2014 Recipient of the International Women’s Day Award

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Melanie Gurley Keeney was recently honored as a 2014 recipient of the International Women’s Day Award – Employment Law, awarded by Washington University School of Law.  Melanie is a graduate of the Washington University School of Law.  She is a founding Shareholder of the Firm and serves as President of the Firm and Chairman of
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Uncategorized, Labor and Employment, Immigration Law, 2014, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Ian Cooper Elected a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

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Ian Cooper has been elected a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and will be inducted into the College at a ceremony in Los Angeles, California in November.  Ian was the only lawyer from Missouri who was elected to become a Fellow in the College in 2014.  The College of Labor and
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Uncategorized, Higher Education Law, Labor and Employment, 2014, Ian P. Cooper