Total Credits: 1.5 MCLE, 1.5 Kansas Credit
Join Missouri lawyer-legislators for a fast-paced discussion of key issues the General Assembly will be facing during the 2021 Regular Session. What bills of interest to the legal profession have already been introduced? What legislative trends can we expect in 2021? How can lawyers assist in the lawmaking process?
Moderator: Eric D. Jennings, General Counsel, The Missouri Bar, Jefferson City
Panelists: Representative Louis Riggs, Hannibal (R – District 5); Representative Mark Ellebracht, Liberty (D – District 17); Representative Wes Rogers, Kansas City (D – District 18); Representative Rudy Veit, Wardsville (R – District 59); Senator Barbara Washington, Kansas City (D – District 9); Representative Dean Plocher, Saint Louis (R – District 89); Representative David Evans, West Plains (R – District 154)
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Rep. Mark Ellebracht, a Democrat, represents District 17 in the Missouri House of Representatives. He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the Joint Committee on the Justice System and Subcommittee on Litigation Reform.
B.A. from William Jewell College; J.D. from the University of Missouri, School of Law.
Eric Jennings currently serves as general counsel for The Missouri Bar. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law (2005) and Truman State University (2002) and a member of The Missouri Bar, BAMSL, SMBA, and the Federalist Society.
Representative Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020 to represent 5th District. A 1990 graduate of UMC School of Law, he serves the on House Budget, Economic Development and Workforce Development Committees and has practiced in Northeast Missouri since 1990.
Senator Barbara Anne Washington has served 2 years in the Senate and 3 in the Missouri House. She is a graduate of UMKC School of Law; Mizzou Journalism School and operates the Washington Law Firm in Kansas City.
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