Join BAMSL’s Well-Being Committee for a Fileside Chat on Tuesday, August 20, from 4:30–6:00 p.m. Modeled after FDR’s historic Fireside Chats, these conversations aim to address the current state of well-being in the legal profession and inspire progress. Speakers Mary Anne Sedey and Joel Ocampo will share their insights on where we are as a profession, how we got here, and where we hope to go. Moderated by Krystal Weigl.

Join BAMSL’s Well-Being Committee for a Fileside Chat on Tuesday, August 20, from 4:30–6:00 p.m. Modeled after FDR’s historic Fireside Chats, these conversations aim to address the current state of well-being in the legal profession and inspire progress. Speakers Mary Anne Sedey and Joel Ocampo will share their insights on where we are as a profession, how we got here, and where we hope to go. Moderated by Krystal Weigl.

Join us for a joint happy hour with BAMSL’s Young Lawyers Division and The Missouri Bar’s Young Lawyers’ Section on Wednesday, August 21, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at Brennan’s. Connect with fellow young lawyers, meet the BAMSL YLD Board, and network with members of the MoBar YLS Council.

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Deadline to Submit Nominations for BAMSL Leadership is September 15

Join us on Friday, September 5, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. for a Zoom webinar exploring the current state of cannabis expungements in Missouri, three years after the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3. This CLE will provide an in-depth look at how courts are handling expungement petitions, key legal developments, and practical strategies for securing relief. Participants will gain valuable insight into the amendment’s impact and how to effectively assist individuals seeking cannabis conviction relief.

By M. Graham Dobbs

Anyone who has met and worked with Joan Lockwood, and at this point in her career, that includes a high percentage of the bench and bar, would immediately have been impressed by her razor-sharp intellect as well as the boundless energy behind it. They would also quickly note that Joan’s dynamic legal abilities are always tempered by her collegiality and the highest degree of professionalism. To those who know her, the news that Joan is this year’s recipient of the Hon. E. Richard Webber Distinguished Lawyer Award came as no surprise. The Distinguished Lawyer Award is the highest honor bestowed by BAMSL and is given annually to a lawyer who has made a great and lasting contribution to the St. Louis region, both in the practice of law and in community service, and exemplifies lawyers who are, moreover, “good citizens.”

Read more in the July-August issue of the St. Louis Law Journal, out now!

TEAM SPONSORED BY BAMSL WELL-BEING COMMITTEE

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about.

By Gordon L. Ankney

In September of 1984, twelve citizens of Camden County returned a verdict of guilty in the capital murder trial of Ted Boliek. Later the same day, those jurors unanimously assessed his punishment as death. The following month, Judge Dean Whipple officially sentenced Boliek to be executed by lethal injection. Surprisingly, over forty years later, Boliek is still under the sentence of death at the Missouri Department of Corrections, even though the last of his many appeals and writs were extinguished when the United States Supreme Court declined to review his last appeal in 1996.

Read more in the July-August issue of the St. Louis Law Journal, out now!

Presented by BAMSL, the Missouri Society of CPAs, FPA-St. Louis & the RMA-St. Louis Chapter

Join BAMSL on September 25, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, and get ready to mix and mingle at the ultimate networking bash with a location to be determined. Rub shoulders with top-notch attorneys, savvy financial planners, astute risk managers and brilliant CPAs - plus anyone else in the financial world ready to make some new connections!  Complimentary appetizers and drinks will be served, with a chance to win an attendance prize.