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July 28, 2020

Senator Orin Hatch is geared up to take on evil "plaintiff lawyers [who] have exploited vulnerabilities in the ADA". These lawyers have purportedly sent individuals into stores and other small businesses in order to exploit minor violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Some even strong-arming small businesses who didn't even realize they were committing a violation.

July 22, 2020

Recently the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berru, and St. James School v. Biel. Each case was brought before the court appealing losses in the Ninth Circuit.

July 15, 2020

This is the Fifth and final Part of a series of Blog Posts, Charged with a Felony What Happens Now? You can find Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, and Part Four here.

June 17, 2020

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, et al, in which it unequivocally clarified that the Title VII protection against sex-based discrimination also applies to sexual orientation or transsexual status.

June 3, 2020

As I previously explained here, Missouri has several layers of courts established to oversee various violations of law. Some courts, such as the Circuit Court and its Associate divisions have jurisdiction over any criminal charges, but especially felony charges which must be filed here.

May 26, 2020

On May 22, 2020, in southern St. Louis County two passengers received injuries after the ATV they were on crashed. The driver had allegedly been driving while under the influence of alcohol.

May 21, 2020

This is Part Four of an ongoing series of Blog Posts, Charged with a Felony What Happens Now? You can find Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.

May 15, 2020

St. Louis County Circuit Court handles all felony DUI charges and many of the misdemeanor DUI charges that are filed after an arrest within the boundary of St. Louis County. The Court is situated in Clayton, Missouri. Clayton is the seat of St. Louis County and is home to not only the Circuit Court but the headquarters for the St. Louis County Police Department.

May 12, 2020

In representing clients in criminal cases in Missouri, some cases go before a jury while others are resolved either with what's called "motion practice", or through a negotiated plea agreement, otherwise known as a plea deal. Motion practice deals with researching, writing and filing motions in court asking, among other things, for certain evidence to be suppressed in the hopes that ultimately the case will be dismissed early on.

May 7, 2020

With just under a million people St. Louis County is the largest county in Missouri, having its seat in the city of Clayton. Many people who live in surrounding counties are employed by many of the major corporations with offices in St. Louis County, or in St. Louis City. Being a major center of Missouri's population, a lot of economic activity flocks to this region.