Recognize fellow lawyers, non-lawyers, and programs that have demonstrated accomplishment, leadership, and integrity in fostering and maintaining the rule of law and in facilitating and promoting the improvement of the administration of justice. Awards will be given out at next year's Spirit of Justice Gala on February 22, 2025!

By Derek Rose

On June 14, 2024, the Collector of Revenue and the City of St. Louis reached a settlement with the plaintiffs in Boles v. City of St. Louis, allowing persons who are nonresidents of the city of St. Louis to seek refunds for earnings tax paid on compensation for work performed or services rendered outside the City from 2020 through 2023.  The settlement agreement concluded more than three years of contentious litigation between the Collector’s office and taxpayers regarding the taxation of “remote work” performed for employers that have physical locations within the City.

Read more in the September-October issue of the St. Louis Law Journal, coming soon!

Term Law Clerk for District Judges: Hon. Henry Autrey, Hon. Sarah Pitlyk, and Hon. Matthew Schelp

Join BAMSL's Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section for a Happy Hour at Modern Brewery, from 5:00-7:00 on August 22. Enjoy complimentary light appetizers and your first drink on us, courtesy of Thompson Coburn. Please be sure to register to attend!

In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overruled its decision in Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. In doing so, the Court wiped away forty years of settled federal law and a pillar of the contemporary administrative state. Indeed, the Chevron case had been cited in over 18,000 cases. Loper Bright will likely trigger waves of litigation as regulated parties clash with federal administrative to determine the scope of the decision and its impacts on regulatory programs. 

Read more in the September-October issue of the St. Louis Law Journal, coming soon!

Join us on September 16 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM for a panel discussion featuring judges from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County at the St. Louis County Court House. This CLE event will offer valuable insights for legal practitioners, covering essential do's, don'ts, and best practices to enhance courtroom effectiveness. Don't miss this opportunity to learn directly from the judges and improve your practice.

Please join BAMSL's Young Lawyers Division (YLD) for a networking happy hour at Perennial Artisan Ales on Thursday, August 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A limited bar tab will be available on a first come, first served basis then cash bar.

To ensure clients are protected, lawyers using generative artificial intelligence tools must fully consider their applicable ethical obligations, including their duties to provide competent legal representation, to protect client information, to communicate with clients, to supervise their employees and agents, to advance only meritorious claims and contentions, to ensure candor toward the tribunal, and to charge reasonable fees.

Read more in the ABA's Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools.

Get to know your peers in the St. Louis business community with the Missouri Society of CPAs (MOCPA), Missouri Bankers Association (MBA), Mortgage Bankers Association of St. Louis (MBA-STL) and BAMSL's joint networking event. Connect with fellow CPA's, Bankers and Attorneys while enjoying drinks and light appetizers.

Presented by BAMSL, Missouri Society of CPAs, and the St. Louis Chapter of the Financial Planning Association

Join BAMSL on September 26, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, and get ready to mix and mingle at the ultimate networking bash in the heart of St. Louis at the Hacienda Mexican Restaurant. Rub shoulders with top-notch attorneys, savvy bankers, and brilliant CPAs - plus anyone else in the financial world ready to make some new connections.  Fuel up on delicious bites and sip on cool drinks (complimentary) while you expand your business network.