Scott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City.The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland recently found that a lawyer acting as director, president, and treasurer of a client’s investment corporation
Mischa Buford Epps is Missouri Bar executive director.The law has never stood still. Today’s pace of change confronting practitioners eclipses that seen by prior generations of lawyers. New legislation and administrative actions at the federal and state level
Jeff Benoist became administrator/counsel for the Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline on April 1, 2025. Prior to that, Benoist spent 25 years handling insurance litigation while successfully trying over 50 jury trials and 75 bench trials in every
Athena Dickson is 2025-2026 Missouri Bar president and a partner at Siro Smith Dickson PC.The principle that our government is governed by laws, not by individuals, is not abstract. It is not partisan. And it is not optional.
Sharon Geuea Jones is the sole owner of the Jones Advocacy Group, where she serves clients and trains professional lobbyists. She works to connect organization leaders to key legislative decision-makers to help maximize opportunities to inform and collaborate on legislative
Bethany Allen is a compliance lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright, where she focuses on conflicts, professional responsibility, and ethical risk within large law firm environments. She is also an adjunct professor at Avila University, teaching peace studies and mediation. Allen
Hon. Zel Fischer is a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri. Andrea K. Spillars is chief disciplinary counsel at the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel.On Feb. 24, 2026, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued new rules restructuring
Jeffrey Schoenberger is a senior consultant at Affinity Consulting Group LLC.Artificial intelligence is everywhere. According to a Forbes Advisor survey, 97% of business owners believe tools like ChatGPT will help their businesses.1 At the American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW
MCLE deadline approachingMark your calendar — the 2025-2026 minimum continuing legal education compliance period will end June 30. Lawyers must earn 15 MCLE hours by June 30 and file their MCLE annual reports by July 31. To learn more about
Benjamin Newhouse is the founder of Vineyard Asset Management, LLC, a boutique wealth management firm. Through years of experience and his current affiliations, Newhouse focuses on applying the use and benefits of various DSTs and private placement investments for clients.
