D. Shane Jones Speaks with Southern Illinois University Masters Class Regarding School Law

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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D. Shane Jones is Featured Speaker at IASA Abe Lincoln Division Meeting Regarding Collective Bargaining

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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Melanie Keeney Participates as Featured Speaker at Telephone Roundtable On “Monitoring Student Electronic Communications”

Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. Melanie Keeney, a Tueth Keeney founder and shareholder, recently took time to participate in a telephone roundtable as one of two featured speakers. The telephone roundtable was hosted by United Educator’s Insurance, an insurance company specifically for educational institutions. The telephone roundtable, titled “Monitoring Student Electronic Communications: Can you do it? Should you?” took place on February

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Melanie Keeney Addresses Employment Law Issues With College Business Officials at Professional Development Workshop

Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their clients, friends of the firm and colleagues. Melanie Keeney, firm shareholder, recently took time to speak at the Central Area College and University Business Officers’ (CACUBO) St. Louis Professional Development Workshop. The workshop took place on February 10 and 11, 2010 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Hotel. Melanie’s presentation, titled “Employment Law: Persistent Issues and

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Melanie Keeney Participates in Panel Discussion at Missouri United School Insurance Council (“MUSIC”) Annual Membership Meeting

Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform public school administrators throughout Missouri and Illinois. On January 28, 2010, Melanie Keeney, Tueth Keeney shareholder, participated as a panelist at a session of the Missouri United School Insurance Council (“MUSIC”)’s annual membership meeting titled “Ask the Experts.” Melanie, along with the other panelists, all education defense attorneys, were “put on the spot” to answer a variety of questions from the members.

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Melanie Keeney Speaks with St. Louis Area Assistant Principals Regarding Missouri School Law

Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Firm shareholder, Melanie Keeney, recently took time to speak with a group of St. Louis area assistant principals regarding several important facets of school law in Missouri. The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) invited Melanie to speak regarding “School Law: Teacher Termination, Student Discipline & Emerging Issues” on January 27, 2010.

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D. Shane Jones Speaks with Illinois Administrators Regarding Reductions in Force

Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. D. Shane Jones took the opportunity to speak with members of the Illinois Association of School Administrators Shawnee Division on January 5, 2010 regarding Layoffs, RIFs, and Non-Renewals. Shane was the featured speaker at the Shawnee division of the IASA’s meeting. The presentation took place at John A. Logan College in Carterville,

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Margaret Hesse Returns to Speak to Teachers at the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform professional educators throughout Missouri and Illinois. Margaret Hesse was recently asked to return to the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to talk about “Legal Issues in Clinical Education”. The presentation took place on January 5, 2010. Margaret’s presentation covered  rights and obligations  on a  variety of legal topics including  Constitutional and Contractual Duties for private and public

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Melanie Keeney is Featured Presenter at MoASBO’s Business Support Workshop

Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators and personnel on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. In the spirit of that commitment, Melanie Keeney, shareholder of the firm, recently contributed her time and expertise to speak at the Missouri Association of School Business Officials’ Business Support Workshop. Melanie spoke with the group regarding E-Verify. Missouri law now mandates that all public school districts enroll in E-Verify, an electronic employment verification system

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Melanie Keeney Participates as a Faculty Member for the Public Risk Management Association’s 2009 Annual Institute

Melanie Gurley Keeney, shareholder and co-founder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C., recently contributed her time and expertise to serve as a faculty member at the Public Risk Management Association’s (PRIMA) Institute. The institute took place on October 26-29, 2009 and was held at the Chateau Bourbon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Melanie spoke regarding the “Legal Principles of Risk Management”. PRIMA, for the past three decades, has been the one-stop resource for educational programming, risk resources, and networking

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