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
“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
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,
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
Judicial performance review results available online Nonpartisan, independent reviews of the judges up for retention Nov. 3 under Missouri’s Non-Partisan Court Plan are available for voters to view online before they head to the polls. Judges who serve under the plan
