2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

Programs throughout September!

To Help Our Legal Profession Emerge from a Challenging Time – Together and Stronger

Enjoy a Full Conference |  An Incomparable Registration Rate of $189

Convenient Lunch-Time Sessions

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Early Bonus Programs: CLE Ethics Series Sept. 8 – 9, YLS New Lawyer Series Sept. 15 - 16

Ethics Series

YLS Series

(Bonus sessions Included in full Annual Meeting registration or may be purchased separately)

YLS New (& Not So New) Lawyer Series

Best Practices for the Young (or Even the Not So Young) Practitioner for Working Remotely – Navigating WebEx, Hearings, Depos …

Wednesday, Sept 15
12 - 1:00 p.m.
1.2  MCLE

Opportunities for Young Lawyers in Estate & Probate Practice - Tips for Serving a Diverse Clientele

Thursday, Sept 16
12 - 1:00 p.m.
1.2  MCLE/1.2 Ethics/1.2 Elimination of Bias

 Missouri Bar Annual Meeting Week Sept. 20 – 24

Features lunchtime track sessions, plenary sessions, Chief Justice’s address, leadership remarks/swearing-in of new president

Five CLE Tracks – More Than 20 CLE Sessions

AND

Three CLE Plenary Sessions – “Lawyers as Leaders” Series: National Experts on Timely Topics  Sept. 22 – 24

Exploring the Nexus Between Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Lawyer Well-Being

1.5 MCLE |1.5 Ethics / 1.5 Bias

Platinum Sponsors: The Hershewe Law Firm, PC and The Bar Plan
Gold Sponsor: Thompson Coburn LLP

Voting Rights Past, Present & Future: Constitutional, Legal, and Historical Context

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Regulating the Internet: Multi-Billion Dollar Companies, Government Power and Free Speech - Section 230, Social Media, First Amendment, Antitrust

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Farewell Remarks by 2020-21 Missouri Bar President John Gunn, Missouri Chief Justice's Address, Swearing-in of 2021-22 President John Grimm

Usually reserved for the Opening Luncheon at the Annual Meeting, members of the bar will have the opportunity to hear remarks from Missouri Bar leaders, John Gunn and John Grimm, and the annual address from Supreme Court of Missouri Chief Justice Paul Wilson, events that are important reminders to commemorate the value and importance of our common bonds, enduring values, a commitment to the rule of law and shared pride as a member of the profession. 

• Presentation of President's Awards and Farewell Remarks of President John Gunn (Wednesday, Sept. 22)
• Chief Justice’s Annual Address to Members of the Bar (Thursday, Sept. 23)
• Remarks and Live Swearing-in of President-Elect John Grimm (Friday, Sept. 24)

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Special “Encore” Sessions – Early Evening CLE Opportunities Sept. 27 – Oct. 1

Attend early evening sessions – 6 to 6:50 p.m. – featuring five of the sessions previously offered during Annual Meeting week for additional “live” MCLE credit, allowing you to expand your total MCLE earnings and avoid missing a track program that may conflict in timing.

Monday, Sept. 27 – Roundtable on Business of Practicing Law 
*Tuesday, Sept. 28 – Practical and Ethical Considerations in Expanding a Probate/Elder Law Practice to a Regional or Statewide Practice

*Wednesday, Sept. 29  – What Lawyers Should Know About Depression and Suicide
**Thursday, Sept. 30 – Transgender Issues for Missouri Practitioners and Related Legislative Action
**Friday, Oct. 1 – Implicit Bias and Jury Trials - MAI-Criminal and MAI-Civil

*Includes ethics credit
** Includes ethics, bias credit

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