Dec 2, 2010
Celynda L. Brasher has been invited to speak to the Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education Winter Institute, to be held on December 2 and 3, 2010, at the St. Charles Convention Center. The theme of this year’s Institute is “Behavior.” Celynda will speak on “Difficult v. Violent Behavior ““ 45 Days or 45 Days?” The presentation will explore the options available to school districts when a student is violent ““ and how to make the
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Sep 27, 2010
Celynda L. Brasher spoke to the Special Education Law Seminar sponsored by the Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education (Mo-CASE) and the Missouri School Boards Association on September 26, 2010. More than 1,000 special education administrators were present to hear Celynda speak to the general law session regarding “How to Respond to an OCR Complaint.” On September 27, 2010, Celynda gave a presentation to special education administrators participating in the Mo-CASE Annual Conference Break-Out Sessions. The
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Jul 7, 2010
The Missouri Council of School Administrators (MCSA) invited the firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. to produce a series of professional development training videos on various legal topics. The training videos will be available for members of the MCSA to view on the MCSA’s website. The MCSA is the umbrella organization for two autonomous statewide professional associations of public school administrators. The Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) serves school superintendents. The Missouri Association of Elementary School
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Apr 12, 2010
Celynda Brasher, Tueth Keeney shareholder, and Michelle Basi, Tueth Keeney associate, recently won summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Missouri. The pro se plaintiff filed charges against St. Charles Community College alleging race, age and gender discrimination. The plaintiff had applied for twelve different positions at the College and was not hired for any of them. Judge Donald Stohr, of the Eastern District of Missouri ruled in favor of the Defendant on April 12, 2010,
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Jan 28, 2010
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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Jan 28, 2010
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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Jan 5, 2010
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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Dec 9, 2008
Tueth Keeney attorneys Ian Cooper and Kate Nash won an important court decision on behalf of Missouri Military Academy in an employment lawsuit brought by a terminated employee. The trial court granted Tueth Keeney’s motions to dismiss the employee’s claim of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, and to dismiss his claims for emotional distress and punitive damages. The employee appealed those rulings, but the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District upheld the successful trial court results, in
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Dec 3, 2008
Tueth Keeney attorneys Celynda Brasher, Michelle Basi, and Laura Hemmer won an important victory for Northwest School District, upholding the district’s Project Labor Agreement in a case of first impression under the new Missouri Statute that permits challenges before the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and the state courts. Following a hearing and submission of legal briefs, the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“LIRC”), in Jefferson City, Missouri issued its determination on December 3, 2008. This was the very first
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Nov 4, 2008
On November 4, 2008, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in favor of the Franklin County Commission, represented by Thomas Tueth and Michelle Basi of Tueth Keeney. The case involved an alleged violation of the Hancock Amendment based on the County Commission tax rate levy for the county’s 2006 property taxes. In a 7-0 decision written by Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith, the Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the trial court’s judgment
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Celynda L. Brasher
Kate L. Nash
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi
Melanie Gurley Keeney
Ian P. Cooper
Laura E. Hemmer