For the most part, estate planning for veterans is the same as it is for anyone else. Veterans come with issues that estate planners routinely see, but they may also be eligible for benefits that honor their service and ease the loss for their surviving family. However, veterans and their families are often unaware of these benefits or fail to think of them during their time of grief. Directing veterans and their families to these invaluable resources closes the loop in providing your clients the competent, all-encompassing service they deserve.  

Read More in the Summer 2023 issue of the St. Louis Bar Journal, out now! 

Are you passionate about BAMSL? Do you have a flair for editorial leadership and a vision for shaping the future of our publication? If so, we invite you to join our team and become the Editor-in-Chief of the St. Louis Lawyer magazine. 

Join BAMSL in our yearly participation in the National Pro Bono Celebration and our commitment to providing pro bono legal services to those who need but cannot afford them. For more information on Pro Bono Week, check out the BAMSL website!

BAMSL is looking for members interested in writing for our blog, found on our website! Submissions can cover any legal topic, and there are no word count restrictions. Please submit ideas or content to communications@bamsl.org. All ideas and content are welcome! 

Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) has been a prominent topic in legal news since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. GenAI stands out due to its wide public accessibility and its potential to profoundly influence the knowledge-based legal industry. In addition to boosting efficiency and productivity, GenAI’s new technological capabilities hold the promise of empowering lawyers to offer more precise and insightful guidance to their clients...

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The growing popularity and use of generative AI has raised many questions surrounding copyright protection. Generative AI can create new content such as text, images, videos, or audio, based on the patterns and structure of the data it learns from. However, if generative AI creates new and original content in the style of existing content, then who if anyone owns this kind of “original” work? Who, if anyone has their rights infringed?

Read more in the September-October issue of the St. Louis Lawyer, out now!

The Women in Legal Profession (WILP) Section is partnering with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri and the Saint Louis University School of Law Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic on Thursday, October 26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CT to host a free legal clinic for local small business owners and entrepreneurs.

WILP is looking for volunteer attorneys who specialize in intellectual property, corporate law, tax law, and employment law. However, all volunteers are welcome. For questions or additional information please visit the BAMSL website or contact Brittainy Cavender at brittainy.cavender@bclplaw.com.

Hosted by BAMSL's Pro Bono Committee

Join BAMSL in celebrating Pro Bono week with the "Expungement of Criminal Records in Missouri" CLE with speaker Will Goldstein!

Marijuana. Pot. Weed. Ganja. Regardless of what you call it, cannabis is now legal in Missouri after approximately 53 percent of Missourians voted in favor of legalizing recreational cannabis use among adults age 21 and older. And it seems to be a good thing on a lot of fronts, particularly for the state’s finances. Since 2019, when Missourians were first able to legally access cannabis for medical use, the state has raised approximately $100 million dollars in revenue from cannabis. This number is anticipated to increase significantly now that recreational use has been legalized...

By Fredrick J. Ludwig

Your college roommate calls on a Monday morning and frantically says: “My kid’s in trouble!”  Police arrested her 15-year-old son Jimmy over the weekend.  For the juvenile and their family, this is a scary and uncertain time.  “What do I do?  What happens now?” your friend asks.  You do not practice in the juvenile justice system.  Fortunately for your friend, you have read this article and are able to provide an overview of what to expect when a juvenile is accused of a crime...

Read more of this article in the Fall 2023 issue of the St. Louis Bar Journal, located in our archives!