Thomsen Reuters Releases Jim Layton’s 2019 Appellate Practice Supplement

Publisher Thomsen Reuters has released the 2019 Supplement to its Appellate Practice volume in the Missouri Practice Series, authored by Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton. The supplement updates rules, statutes, and caselaw pertinent to practice in all Missouri appellate courts. Jim has authored the annual supplements for more than a decade. Each year he reviews all
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Legal Publications, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, 2019, James R. Layton

Jim Layton Speaks about Missouri Constitution and Appointment of a Lieutenant Governor

Jim Layton, leader of Tueth Keeney’s appellate practice group and former Missouri Solicitor General, was interviewed this week by reporters looking at the authority of Missouri Governor Mike Parson to appoint his successor as lieutenant governor. Jim taught state constitutional law at the University of Missouri Law School and was responsible for constitutional litigation at
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Legal Publications, Appellate Practice, 2018, James R. Layton

Jim Layton Cited as a “Legal Expert” on Missouri Constitutional Question

The Jefferson City News-Tribune quoted Jim Layton, who leads Tueth Keeney’s appellate practice group, as one of the legal experts who have addressed whether new Missouri Governor Mike Parson can appoint a new lieutenant governor.  Prior to joining Tueth Keeney, Jim directed the defense of state constitution challenges for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and
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Legal Publications, Appellate Practice, 2018, James R. Layton

Jim Layton Contributes to 8th Circuit practice guide

Jim Layton, who leads Tueth Keeney’s appellate practice, is one of the authors of the new edition of the 8th Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, just published by MinnCLE.  Jim is the author of the chapter on the court’s jurisdiction, which addresses what kinds of appeals can be taken to the 8th Circuit.  In some earlier
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Legal Publications, Appellate Practice, 2018, James R. Layton

Why appellate counsel?

Tueth Keeney’s Jim Layton wrote for the American Corporate Counsel Association-St. Louis on using and finding appellate counsel. As he points out, every time a matter proceeds–or may proceed–to appeal, the client chooses appellate counsel. But the choice is sometimes a passive one: leaving the matter in the hands of the trial-level lawyers alone, without
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Legal Publications, Appellate Practice, 2018, James R. Layton

Tueth Keeney Attorneys Author School Law 2016 Cumulative Supplement

The following Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt attorneys were authors of the School Law 2016 Cumulative Supplement published by The Missouri Bar: Melanie Gurley Keeney, Michelle Hammond Basi, Lisa Berns, Celynda Brasher, Margaret Hesse, Shane Jones, Kameron Murphy and Katherine Nash. Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding Shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt,
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Legal Publications, Uncategorized, Missouri Education Law, 2016, Celynda L. Brasher, Kate L. Nash, Lisa J. Berns, Margaret A. Hesse, Melanie Gurley Keeney, Michelle H. Basi

Kameron Murphy Publishes Article, “Ambushed: The NLRB’s New Election Rules Make Life More Difficult for Employers,” in Newsletter of St. Louis Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel

Kameron Murphy published an article, “Ambushed: The NLRB’s New Election Rules Make Life More Difficult for Employers,” in the December 2015 newsletter of the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). In the article, Kameron summarized the substantial changes in union election rules imposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the
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Legal Publications

Ian Cooper Featured in Super Lawyers Magazine

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

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

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