Apr 20, 2016
Tueth Keeney labor and employment attorneys Kameron Murphy and D. Shane Jones, joined by attorneys from other member firms of the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”), recently co-authored an amicus brief in Federal Court. The ELA brief encourages the U.S. District Court to issue an injunction against the Department of Labor’s new so-called “persuader” rule. Filed on April 14, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the ELA’s amicus brief supports the plaintiffs
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Nov 15, 2015
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 challenges those new rules can bring for employers covered by the NLRB, and steps employers can take to prepare for a possible union organization.
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Oct 15, 2014
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 the Higher Education community. Read the article at http://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/mkslrs14#pg16.
Ian Cooper is
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Sep 16, 2014
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, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C., practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law.
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Sep 16, 2014
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. Ian is being recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Litigation and Commercial Litigation.
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Nov 30, 2013
Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys are 2014 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Celynda L. Brasher, Ian P. Cooper, Margaret A. Hesse, Melanie Gurley Keeney and Katherine L. Nash have all been selected as 2014 Super Lawyers. Celynda, Ian, and Melanie are all founding shareholders of the firm. Only up to five percent of attorneys in a state are named Super Lawyers. Selecting the attorneys involves an in-depth, measurable process. Peer nominations by
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Nov 1, 2012
Firm Shareholder Pete Yelkovac was recently quoted in an article that appeared in the widely read magazine, Plastic Surgery Practice. The article, entitled Real Stress from the Virtual World: Physicians and Online Ratings, highlighted the ever-growing challenges caused by anonymous online reviews of medical providers.
Noting Yelkovac’s experience in the representation of physicians who have experienced unfair online reviews, the article portrayed Cyberspace as a “rough-and-tumble place” that “can be highly upsetting” for a victim of unfair critiques on the
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Jun 22, 2012
Merry Rhoades from Tueth Keeney Law Firm assisted in updating the “Illinois Council of School Attorneys’ Guide to Illinois Statutes Affecting Schools, which serves as a handy reference to those Illinois statures that are not in The School Code but but are occasionally involved in the resolution of issues faced by school districts. It references statutes in force as of Jan. 1, 2013. The guide was prepared by an ICSA committee as part of the
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Feb 23, 2010
Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. One area of particular importance in today’s economic climate is reductions in force. Firm shareholder, D. Shane Jones, was recently invited to present on this timely and important subject at the Spring meetings of three divisions of the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB). Shane’s presentations were on February 23rd, 2010
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Ian P. Cooper
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Celynda L. Brasher
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
Merry Rhoades