Jun 11, 2020
In December of 2018, Ian Cooper and Mollie Mohan won a Judgment for the City of Columbia, Missouri in Boone County Circuit Court. The case, Sanders v. City of Columbia, involved a former Police Officer for the City who was dismissed following his use of force on a prisoner in a holding cell. The former Officer filed suit seeking reinstatement, back pay, benefits, and other relief. A Judge in the Cole County Circuit Court initially ruled in favor of the
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Dec 2, 2019
We are proud to announce that eight Tueth Keeney attorneys have been included in the 2019 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers ® list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Michelle Basi, Celynda Brasher, Amy Clendennen, Margaret Hesse, and Kate Nash are all recognized in Schools & Education, as well as Adam Henningsen, who is recognized on the Rising Stars
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Nov 1, 2019
Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, PC has been recognized regionally as a “Best Law Firm” in St. Louis, by U.S. News ““ Best Lawyers ®, for the tenth consecutive year. The firm has received a First Tier ranking in Education Law, Employment Law ““ Management, Immigration Law, Litigation ““ Labor & Employment, as well as a Tier Two ranking in Commercial Litigation. The
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Apr 5, 2019
Ian Cooper was a featured speaker at the meeting of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, in Seattle Washington, on April 5, 2019. Ian discussed the constitutional framework for evaluating employee political speech on college and university campuses and presented with the General Counsel of the University of Florida, the General Counsel of the University of Northern Arizona, and the Deputy Campus Counsel at the University of California at Berkeley on the topic of
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Feb 20, 2019
Ian Cooper and Mollie Mohan won a Judgment for the City of Columbia, Missouri, on December 31, 2018, in Boone County Circuit Court. The case, Sanders v. City of Columbia, involved a former Police Officer for the City who was dismissed following his use of force on a prisoner in a holding cell. The former Officer filed suit seeking reinstatement, back pay, benefits, and other relief. A Judge in the Cole County Circuit Court initially ruled inread more
Nov 27, 2018
We are proud to announce that seven Tueth Keeney attorneys have been selected for inclusion to the 2018 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers ® list. We are also pleased to announce that Adam Henningsen is a new addition to the 2018 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the
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Nov 7, 2018
Aigner Carr and Ian Cooper won summary judgment for Culver-Stockton College on November 2, 2018, in the Lewis County Circuit Court. After successfully obtaining dismissal of a Title IX federal lawsuit in 2017 brought by the same plaintiff, Ian and Aigner defeated the plaintiff’s subsequent common law tort claims brought in state court. Aigner successfully argued, and the Lewis County Circuit Court found, that res judicata precluded the plaintiff from bringing any additional state law claims arising out of the
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Aug 15, 2018
Four Tueth Keeney attorneys, Melanie Keeney, Ian Cooper, Margaret Hesse, and Amy Clendennen, have once again been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ®, as top law professionals, chosen by their peers. Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, recognizes our attorneys in the following practice areas. Melanie who has also
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Feb 19, 2018
Ian Cooper and Jenna Lakamp recently obtained summary judgment for Southern Illinois University in a case entitled Tamari v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University. The plaintiff in the case, a former employee at the University’s Edwardsville campus, alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of her national origin, and that the University retaliated against her after she complained of discrimination. Judge Nancy Rosenstengel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois rejected
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Dec 7, 2017
Tueth Keeney is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been selected to the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Ian P. Cooper has been selected in the primary practice area of Employment Litigation: Defense. Michelle H. Basi, Celynda L. Brasher, Margaret A. Hesse and Katherine L. Nash have been selected in Schools and Education. Melanie Gurley Keeney, and Mollie Hennessee are listed in the primary practice
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