On December 17, 2020, Melanie Keeney and Kristine Nazir presented a CLE regarding “Immigration Update: What to Expect in 2021,” at the Tueth Keeney Higher Education Seminar. Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas of employment, immigration and education law. Melanie has been included in Best Lawyers in America® for 25 years, and has been
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On December 15, 2020, Melanie Keeney served as a panelist speaker for the program: “Navigating the Federal Sea Change: The Impact of the 2020 Election on Employers,” for the Employment Law Alliance regarding anticipated changes in employment-based immigration policy and regulations under the Biden Administration. Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas of employment, immigration
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On December 16, 2020, Melanie Keeney, Mollie Mohan, Jim Layton, Adam Henningsen, and Aigner Carr presented a CLE for the Association of Corporate Counsel-St. Louis on Labor and Employment Law: What to Expect in 2021. Labor and Employment – Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. has successfully represented a number of businesses, large and
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Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, PC has been recognized regionally as a “Best Law Firm” in St. Louis, by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, for the eleventh consecutive year. The firm has received a First Tier ranking in Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Litigation – Labor & Employment, as well as
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Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton is the author of a chapter in the ninth edition of the Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, released in October 2020 . The Manual takes a comprehensive look at current practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That court, based in St. Louis, hears appeals from U.S.
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In December of 2018, Ian Cooper and Mollie Mohan won a Judgment for the City of Columbia, Missouri in Boone County Circuit Court. The case, Sanders v. City of Columbia, involved a former Police Officer for the City who was dismissed following his use of force on a prisoner in a holding cell. The former
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Appellate advocacy has changed quickly and dramatically since the arrival of COVID-19, with courts across the country using audio and video links to hold oral arguments electronically. This week, even the U.S Supreme Court joined the movement, holding its very first telephone oral arguments—which included questions from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her hospital room,
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Kate Nash will join a panel of esteemed speakers on May 13th for a discussion focusing on helping higher education institutions identify common legal issues, projects, and problems that, while not created by the COVID-19 pandemic, were brought to the forefront by it. The session will be divided into four topics (student issues, employment issues, risk management issues,
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Jim Layton, who leads Tueth Keeney’s appellate practice group, presented “Preparing to Argue to Appellate Judges, From Your Home to Theirs: Remote Appellate Advocacy in the Wake of COVID-19.” Attending—by video feed—were 565 lawyers from 46 states and three U.S. territories; others have since watched a recording of the program. The program was presented by
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On April 2, 2020, Melanie Keeney will join a panel of top immigration law experts from across the country to discuss issues facing employers as they continue to navigate the complexities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employment Law Alliance is hosting the webinar, “Managing a Global Workforce During the Pandemic: A U.S. Immigration Law Perspective.”
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