1. As 2026-2027 Missouri Bar president, Jennifer M. Crompton hopes to empower Missouri lawyers to even better serve their clients and communities through a focus on education — informing lawyers and Missourians about judicial retention elections, access to legal services in rural
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Taxes in your practice: US Tax Court holds children liable for gift tax on termination of family trust
Scott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City.The U.S. Tax Court recently held residuary beneficiaries of a trust liable for gift taxes upon termination of the trust and established the values of those
Closing statements: How has your legal career surprised you?
“Accomplishment. I have accomplished so many things in my legal career that I would never have imagined. Forty-one years ago, I started my professional career as a police officer, serving 22 years on the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. After
Ethics: 11 new informal advisory opinion summaries published
As determined by the Advisory Committee to the Supreme Court of Missouri, 11 new informal opinion summaries have been published since the last publication of informal opinions in this Journal of The Missouri Bar in September/October 2025. Pursuant to Rule 5.30,
President's page: A commitment to civic education
Jennifer M. Crompton is 2026-2027 Missouri Bar president and trial lawyer and chief operating officer at Crompton Pancoast in St. Louis.Dear colleagues, It is a tremendous honor to serve as president of The Missouri Bar during the coming bar year. Serving
The flag: Solar panels, defamation claim, and more
W. Dudley McCarter, a former president of The Missouri Bar, is of counsel with the firm of McCarthy, Leonard, Kaemmerer and Miller.Homeowners association cannot prohibit solar panelsEikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners Association, Inc., 727 S.W.3d 432 (Mo.
Management matters: Get ahead of the game — a year-end accounting checklist for law firms
Jeff Schoenberger is a business coach for Lawyerist and a senior consultant for Affinity Consulting.Year-end accounting is a little like a dental appointment. Putting it off does not make it go away, and waiting usually makes the eventual experience
Saving the family farm: Dynasty trust planning in Missouri and federal generation-skipping transfer tax
Kathleen Overton is a lawyer at Paths Law Firm in the Kansas City area and will join Chinnery, Evans & Nail in November 2026. Her practice focuses on estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, probate, and trust administration. She earned
Upholding the promise: Chief justice highlights oath’s enduring role across 250 years
Hon. W. Brent Powell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, delivered this address during the opening lunch of the joint Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar and the Judicial Conference of Missouri on Sept. 17 in Kansas City.
Meet #MOLawyers: Amber Christ
Looking for the profile piece on Jennifer M. Crompton? Read “Jennifer M. Crompton to emphasize education during 2026-2027 Missouri Bar presidency” here. Amber Christ is the executive director of Legal Aid of Western Missouri, a role she began in