Melanie Gurley KeeneyTueth 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 that includes many compliance obligations.
The workshop took place on Monday, November 9, 2009 at The Resort at Port Arrowhead in Lake Ozark, Missouri. It was an all day workshop targeting business office support personnel in public school districts. The Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO) is a nonprofit, statewide education association of school administrators and directors whose focus is on the “business” of education.
Melanie Keeney practices in the areas of Employment, Immigration, and Education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and individuals in immigration law matters, including obtaining nonimmigrant and immigrant visas and handling employer sanctions issues, I-9 compliance, E-Verify issues, consular processing and naturalization. She frequently speaks on immigration, labor and education issues. Melanie has been listed in St. Louis Magazine’s “St. Louis Best Lawyers” and “The Best Lawyers in America,” from 1997-2008, and in “Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers,” 2005-2009 editions as a top lawyer and one of the top 50 female lawyers in Missouri and Kansas and in Kansas City Magazine as one of the “Top Missouri Lawyers.”
Missouri Education – The law firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has one of the largest and most successful education law groups in the country. The Firm regularly serves the legal counsel needs of approximately 150 school districts throughout Missouri. The Firm also has one of the largest school law practices in Central and Southern Illinois.