Nearly one hundred BAMSL members have stepped up to volunteer on 9/11 day, but we're still $10,000 short of our $25,000 giving goal. Help us cross the finish line and combat food insecurity in St. Louis by donating before Sept. 2.

Since 1994, the Commercial Law Committee of the Missouri Bar, through a special selection subcommittee consisting of past recipients and attorneys representing different geographical areas throughout the state in a variety of practice sizes, each year presents the Roser award to an attorney who manifests the highest standard of excellence in bankruptcy practice, who contributes distinctively to the development and appreciation of bankruptcy law, and who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of bankruptcy practice or administration. The award is named in honor of the late Michael R. Roser, a prominent Kansas City bankruptcy lawyer.

Erlene W. Krigel has been chosen to receive the 2022 Michael R. Roser Excellence in Bankruptcy Award.

In 1979, Erlene W. Krigel and her husband Sanford Krigel started the law firm of Krigel &

Krigel, P.C., which is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm presently has thirteen attorneys. Erlene's practice focuses on bankruptcy (Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13), workouts, debtor/creditor rights, commercial litigation, and commercial transactions. Erlene graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona and obtained her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. She is an AV rated lawyer with Martindale Hubbell. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Western Disfrict of Missouri and the District of Kansas, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panels for the Eighth Circuit and the Tenth Circuit, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Erlene has served as a member of the Attorney Advisory Group for the Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy Court which advises the Court on matters of practice and procedure. She has spoken at seminars and prepared materials for the Missouri Bar and the Volunteer Attorney Project with Legal Aid of Western Missouri on bankruptcy issues. Erlene served as a Chapter 7 panel trustee from 1985 until 2018.

She is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute. Previously, she was a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.

Erlene served as a past President of the board of trustees and is a current board frustee for the

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Foundation. She serves on the Justice for All

Committee for Legal Aid of Westem Missouri. She received the Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Award in 2005 and her firm received the same award in 2015. Erlene is a past President and board member of Jewish Family Services.

The award will be presented at the Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 7, 2022.

BAMSL is now selling advertising space for its Fall 2022 St. Louis Bar Journal.  This issue is devoted to the topic of Legal Ethics.  For rate information and to reserve ad space, please e-mail jmacke@bamsl.org.  Ad deadline is Thursday, September 1st at 9:00 AM.

Come join your friends at BAMSL for an evening of friendship and fun as we gather in Clayton Shaw Park for happy hour then a performance of an abridged production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

LawPay wants to help you reclaim your time with the ease and efficiency offered by our flexible modern payment technology. As the leading online payment solution for legal professionals for over 15 years, LawPay enables you to accept credit, debit, and eCheck payments from clients anywhere, at any time. As a proud member benefit, open a new LawPay account by August 31, and you’ll pay no monthly fee until 2023!

Take a deeper dive with us into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Betsy Faria homicide and the investigation (or lack thereof) that followed. This event has a limited capacity. Register early to guarantee your spot.

Please welcome the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) Missouri Chapter as the sponsor of BAMSL's Well-Being Committee. They are offering the following AFSP courses for free. Advance registration is required.

safeTALK
8/13/22 at St. Louis Jewish Community Center (2 Millstone Campus Dr., Arts & Education Building Rooms A/B,  St. Louis, MO 63146)
Morning class from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Registration link: https://safetalk-08-13-22am.attendease.com/
Afternoon class from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Registration link: https://safetalk-08-13-22pm.attendease.com/

Virtual Mental Health First Aid
8/21/22 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (plus, a 2-hour self-paced online portion). Registration ends 8/10. Registration link: https://mhfa-08-21-22-mo.attendease.com/

Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid
9/18/22 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (plus, a 2-hour self-paced online portion). Registration ends 9/7. Registration link: https://mo-ymhfa-09-18-22.attendease.com/

Virtual Research Connection in partnership with UMSL: "Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Disparities in Suicide Behavior: Risk and Resilience"
9/8/22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration link: https://mo-rc-09-08-22.attendease.com/

Please welcome the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) Missouri Chapter as the sponsor of BAMSL's Well-Being Committee. They are offering the following AFSP courses for free. Advance registration is required.

safeTALK
8/13/22 at St. Louis Jewish Community Center (2 Millstone Campus Dr., Arts & Education Building Rooms A/B,  St. Louis, MO 63146)
Morning class from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Registration link: https://safetalk-08-13-22am.attendease.com/
Afternoon class from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Registration link: https://safetalk-08-13-22pm.attendease.com/

Virtual Mental Health First Aid
8/21/22 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (plus, a 2-hour self-paced online portion). Registration ends 8/10. Registration link: https://mhfa-08-21-22-mo.attendease.com/

Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid
9/18/22 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (plus, a 2-hour self-paced online portion). Registration ends 9/7. Registration link: https://mo-ymhfa-09-18-22.attendease.com/

Virtual Research Connection in partnership with UMSL: "Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Disparities in Suicide Behavior: Risk and Resilience"
9/8/22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration link: https://mo-rc-09-08-22.attendease.com/

Do not miss out on BAMSL's exciting 2022-23 bar year. Renew your membership now via renew.bamsl.org or the link on your dues renewal notice.

Photos from 2022's Rendezvous on the Roof event have been posted. Download and share your favorites on social media.