Through The Missouri Bar’s commitment to ensure all Missourians have access to ongoing civics education, its Citizenship Education Department offers a variety of free resources to help teachers educate students about government and Missouri law. Below are some of the
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At its summer meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Bar Foundation approved four grants to help support law-related projects, including a mock congressional hearing competition for high-school students, scholarships for frontline personnel to attend the state-wide 2026 Anti-Human Trafficking Conference, printing of a coloring book for kids about Missouri courts, and support for the Justice
Missouri lawyers helped more than 1,100 Missourians through Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org since January
Since January, dozens of lawyers have helped close the access to legal services gap by volunteering 415 hours of their time to assist more than 1,100 Missourians through Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org. Missouri.FreeLegalAnswers.org is a free virtual legal advice clinic where qualifying
Missouri teachers praise speakers, resources at 2026 Summer Institute
Each year, The Missouri Bar’s Citizenship Education Department hosts a free dynamic training program for educators specializing in American history, government, and civics. This year, 40 teachers from across the state attended Summer Institute, held July 26-29, to learn about judicial independence over the past 250 years of American history. The bar’s Summer Institute is unique from other
Celebrating Juror Appreciation Week: Real impact
Taylor Haas is an attorney at Johnson, Vorhees, & Martucci Law Firm in Joplin. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, he represents District 10 on The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council. It can be easy for jurors to forget or not even
Celebrating Juror Appreciation Week: Real decisions
Keegan Tinney is a partner at Dreyer & Tinney in Joplin. A graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, he represents District 5 on The Missouri Bar Board of Governors.Jurors decide the ultimate
Celebrating Juror Appreciation Week: Real people
Jackson Hobbs is an attorney with Lathrop GPM in Kansas City. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, he represents District 3 on The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council. Since its original adoption in
2026 Juror Appreciation Week kicks off Sunday
Next week is Missouri’s Juror Appreciation Week. During the celebration, judges, lawyers, and court clerks will formally thank the 71,855 Missourians who served as jurors in 2025. April 26-May 2, court staff and legal professionals will emphasize to jurors how important their contributions are
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Make your end-of-life care wishes known with free, easy-to-use online forms
If you were in the hospital and couldn’t speak, who would speak for you? Would they know what your care wishes are? No one likes talking about death or end-of-life matters, but on April 16, The Missouri Bar is encouraging individuals to do just