Seven Tueth Keeney Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list.  Ian P. Cooper has been selected in the primary practice area of Employment Litigation: Defense.  Michelle H. Basi, Celynda L. Brasher, Margaret A. Hesse and Katherine L. Nash have been selected in
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Honors and Awards, Missouri Education Law, Immigration Law, Commercial Litigation, 2017, Celynda L. Brasher, Ian P. Cooper, Kate L. Nash, Margaret A. Hesse, Melanie Gurley Keeney, Michelle H. Basi

Jim Layton Files Suit on Behalf of a Member of the State Board of Education Who Governor Greitens Attempted to Fire Last Week

Jim Layton of Tueth Keeney filed suit this morning on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education who Governor Greitens attempted to fire last week. Governor Greitens appointed Tim Sumners to the State Board in October. But on November 20, a member of the Governor’s staff called Mr. Sumners to say that
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Missouri Education Law, 2017, James R. Layton

Jim Layton Seeks Missouri Supreme Court Review of Property Tax Assessment Decision

Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton has filed an application for transfer in the Missouri Supreme Court on behalf of the Cole County (Missouri) Assessor. The case, Union Electric (Ameren) v Estes (No. SC96781) is the lead appeal among those from 16 counties where Ameren sought lower assessments on natural gas distribution property. The amount ultimately at
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Uncategorized, Appellate Practice, 2017, James R. Layton

Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 5 practice areas. Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list
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Firm Announcements, Honors and Awards, Uncategorized, Missouri Education Law, Illinois Education Law, Higher Education Law, Labor and Employment, Immigration Law, Commercial Litigation, 2017

Margaret Hesse presents at MoASBO Fall 2017 Conference

Margaret Hesse spoke at the Missouri Association of School Business Officials Fall Administrator’s Conference on the topic of Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities. Margaret has been a frequent guest speaker at MoASBO conferences for many years. Margaret A. Hesse primarily practices in the areas of education law, employment law, and litigation. She has represented
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Legal Presentations, Missouri Education Law, 2017, Margaret A. Hesse

Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton Educates Attorneys General about Legal Writing in the Digital Age

In two October presentations, attorney Jim Layton of Tueth Keeney is training attorneys general in the United States about the art of legal writing.  On October 13, Jim delivered a presentation on “Legal Writing in the Digital Age” to all the attorneys in the Utah Attorney General’s office.  Later in the month of October, Jim
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Legal Presentations, Appellate Practice, 2017, James R. Layton

Tueth Keeney Attorneys partner with ROEs to Present Webinar on School Funding Reform Bill

Beginning September 19, 2017 Teach Illinois will release a series of webinars featuring six Tueth Keeney attorneys unpacking and working through the landmark school funding reform bill that became law in Illinois on August 31, 2017. This new law, SB 1947, not only reforms the school funding formula, but it also revises many provisions in
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Legal Presentations, Illinois Education Law, 2017, Laura E. Hemmer, Merry Rhoades, Robert L. Jackstadt

Tueth Keeney Attorney Jim Layton Addresses Missouri Judiciary

Today Tueth Keeney attorney Jim Layton, formerly Missouri Solicitor General, spoke in the plenary session of the Missouri Judicial Conference in Kansas City.  The Conference includes Missouri’s 142 circuit judges, 201 associate circuit judges, and 39 court of appeals and supreme court judges. Jim’s topic was, “Five things every Missouri judge should know about the
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Legal Presentations, Appellate Practice, 2017, James R. Layton

Melanie Gurley Keeney Featured Speaker at Naturalization Ceremony

On August 11, Melanie Gurley Keeney was the featured guest speaker at the Naturalization Ceremony honoring and welcoming U.S. new citizens. There ceremony was held in the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse with U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White presiding. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C., practices in
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Legal Presentations, Immigration Law, 2017, Melanie Gurley Keeney

Jim Layton Will Speak About the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer

On July 13, Jim Layton of Tueth Keeney will join University of Missouri Law School Professor Emeritus Carl Esbeck speaking about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer.  The event at the United States Courthouse is sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, the Federalist Society, and the Federal Practice Committee
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Legal Presentations, Appellate Practice, 2017, James R. Layton