How you prepare for trial sets the groundwork for success in the courtroom. This seminar on April 25, 2024, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT will walk you through the critical steps of trial preparation and provide guidance on how to get the most out of each step.

Few corporate compliance challenges have captured the US legal world’s attention quite like the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  This new federal law has a number of implications for many small/midsized companies and the attorneys that assist them.   This one-hour CLE on January 24, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM will examine a number of the key points of the CTA including beneficial ownership, corporate applicant, and substantial control.

In 1874, St. Louis was the nation’s fourth largest city, after New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Its 1870 census population was 351,189 (although that number has been questioned and a more reasonable estimate is 235,000). St. Louis was a major market for raw cotton which was most often shipped by railway. Known even then as the Gateway to the West, trains connected east and west through St Louis...

Read more in the January-February issue of the St. Louis Lawyer, out now!

In U.S. patent practice, it is not uncommon for applicants to pursue protection for their invention in a series of related continuing applications containing the same or similar disclosure. Often, an applicant secures protection for a more narrowly defined embodiment of the invention in a first application, and then seeks claims of a broader or slightly different scope in one or more later‑filed applications claiming priority to the earlier filed application. The claiming strategy employed in the later-filed applications is sometimes informed by the commercial activities of a competitor attempting to design around the claims issued in the earlier application. So long as the subject matter claimed in the later filed application(s) is adequately described and enabled by the original disclosure, a family of U.S. patents may ultimately be issued, each entitled to the priority of the earliest filed application. The Federal Circuit's recent decision in In re Cellect, LLC1 reminds unwary patent owners and their counsel of the risks in obtaining multiple related U.S. patents containing claims to similar inventions overlapping in scope.

Read more in the Winter 2024 issue of the St. Louis Bar Journal, out now!

Please join BAMSL on January 17 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM for this free member CLE! Lawyers often encounter complex mathematical problems that require an understanding of numerical concepts. This CLE course is designed to equip the lawyer with the essential mathematical skills and knowledge to navigate these challenges effectively.

Do you have a colleague that you think has been an outstanding member of BAMSL and deserves to be acknowledged for it? Nominate them for a shout-out for this year's Member Appreciation Month! Please provide a name, firm or practice, reason for the nomination, and contact information for both the nominee and the party nominating.

by Vince Taormina, YLD Chair 2023-2024

The BAMSL Young Lawyers’ Division has focused on three primary goals. First and foremost is law student outreach. Law students are the largest cohort in YLD membership. Between SLU, WashU, Mizzou, and SIU Carbondale, there are over 2,000 law students in BAMSL YLD. Whether they know it or not, their free membership gives them access to any BAMSL event, providing them countless opportunities to feel welcomed into their new chosen field. From networking with law firm partners to schmoozing with judges, law students are provided with an intimate and up-close encounter with leading lawyers in our community. This access gives those involved law students a leg up when it comes to career growth and the necessary confidence to establish themselves as impactful members of the legal community.

Please join BAMSL and Missouri Lawyers Media virtually for this year's Legislative Legal Landscape. On Thursday, January 11, 2024 from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST catch up with the latest updates and what is to come from Jefferson City.

Please join BAMSL and Missouri Lawyers Media virtually for this year's Legislative Legal Landscape. On Thursday, January 11, 2024 from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST catch up with the latest updates and what is to come from Jefferson City.

Please join us for the upcoming Veterans Committee Meeting on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT at Thompson Coburn. We are hosting special guests Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Mark Schmitz of The Freedom 13!