Ms. Vogel is a solo practitioner whose practice includes a focus on mediation as well as estates and trusts. She also serves as general counsel for a family business. Ms. Vogel has practiced as a lawyer or in business settings for the past 25 years. She received her legal education at Mississippi College School of Law.
Ms. Vogel has an extensive background serving the legal community and civic groups. She has been a member of the Board of Governors of The Missouri Bar since 2004. In that role she chaired a special committee to assist lawyers in a changing economy. She has been a member of the St. Louis Bar Foundation since 1998. She was president of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and on the executive committee of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis.
She is a Rotary member, and served as president of the Des Peres Rotary Club. She also has raised funds for many groups including the Reparatory Theatre of St. Louis, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Friends of Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Bar President Lynn Whaley Vogel is on the road this year, ensuring that lawyers throughout the state know about free Missouri Bar resources that can help their practices. Below is a map showing where she has been and where she is scheduled to speak.
At each of these locations, she and Missouri Bar Deputy Director Sebrina Barrett roll out their Service First presentation that explains the many services The Missouri Bar provides (either a 20-minute version or a 50-minute program that qualifies for CLE credit). If your local or specialty bar association would like to schedule a program with President Vogel in your part of the state, please email your name and contact information here.
Legend
February 2012
In recent months, there has been some buzz regarding the need for a revision to Missouri’s Criminal Code. A legislative proposal, drafted by a specially-appointed Missouri Bar committee and endorsed by the bar’s Board of Governors, is receiving significant attention from legislators during the opening weeks of the Missouri General Assembly’s current session. The proposal represents the first major update of the Missouri Criminal Code since 1979. The Criminal Code includes those statutes that pertain to crimes and punishments, sentencing provisions, defenses, and principles of liability.
After the inception of the Code, it soon began to look like a collage, with overlapping pieces, differing elements, and conflicting sentencing provisions. This was not done intentionally. The fact of the matter is that, as constituents raised issues, legislators were able to initiate legislation that added elements to an existing crime or, in many circumstances, created entirely new crimes – some of which were previously only civil matters.
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