Plenaries, CLE tracks, YLS Series, Ethics Series “Lunch & Learn” sessions | Oct. 6-10
While there can be many reasons someone may not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person, our virtual option means taking advantage of the high-value, low-cost CLE programming of the Annual Meeting IS NOT an either/or proposition.
Our virtual alternative mirrors the highly successful virtual “Lunch and Learn” format that collectively more than 3,300 attended and enjoyed from 2020 to 2023. It features an approach that does not tether you to a computer screen for long hours over multiple days. Instead, you will be able to attend in convenient midday time blocks while still having time to attend to your practice each day and all sessions qualify for live MCLE credit. Your virtual experience looks like this:
Use the Schedule at a Glance tab above to explore the details of the Virtual Annual Meeting option.
11-11:50 a.m. | Track 1
Business - Professional licensing: Clients in your hometown
Presented by: David Barrett, Nimrod Chapel
MCLE 1.0
Family - From harm to healing: The lawyer’s role in identifying and assisting familial trafficking survivors
Presented by: Veloris Juneman
MCLE 1.0
Litigation - Approaching the bench – Trial judges' insights
Presented by: Hon. Brouck Jacobs, Hon. Jalilah Otto, Hon. Steven Privette, Hon. Jody Stockard
Moderator: Hon. J. Miles Sweeney
MCLE 1.0
Probate - Adventures in guardianship – the public administrator’s perspective
Presented by: Timothy Weaks, Karen Digh-Allen
MCLE 1.0 | Ethics 1.0
12-12:50 p.m. | Track 2
Business - AI policy, promises, and perils
Presented by: Phillip Boyd
MCLE 1.0 | Ethics 1.0
Family - Missouri’s extended order of protection: How to get one and how to defend against one
Presented by: Nina McDonnell
MCLE 1.0
Litigation - Best practices for appeals: Advice from the appellate judges
Presented by: Hon. Paul Wilson, Hon. Ted Ardini, Hon. Lisa Page, Hon. Jennifer Growcock
Moderator: Erv Switzer
MCLE 1.0
Probate - Protecting the vulnerable or battle for control? The challenges of contested guardianships and conservatorships
Presented by: Catherine Moore, Comm. Misty Watson
MCLE 1.0
1-2 p.m.
YLS Series
MCLE 1.2
11-11:50 a.m. | Track 3
Business - Cyber resilience and risk management: Business-critical insights for lawyers
Presented by: Shawn Tuma
MCLE 1.0
Family - Duties to client/parents at family court-- confidentiality, competence, diligence, zealousness, and so much more
Presented by: Laurie Snell
MCLE 1.0 | Ethics 1.0 | Bias 1.0
Litigation - Tactics for effective mediation
Presented by: Molly Brown Bartalos
MCLE 1.0
Probate - What’s in a claim? – Filing and fighting claims in decedent estates
Presented by: Comm. William Gust, Aaron Kirkland
MCLE 1.0
12-12:50 p.m. | Track 4
Business - Subchapter S corporations from start to finish
Presented by: John Carnahan, III; David Olive; Justin Cantwell
MCLE 1.0
Family - Peer-to-peer: How platforms like PayPal and Venmo are used to hide money
Presented by: Krista Shelton, Professor L. Michaelle Tobin
MCLE 1.0
Litigation - View from the Jury Box
Presented by: Rod Loomer, local jurors TBA
MCLE 1.0
Probate - Can you sleep at night? Ethical landmines in estates and trusts
Presented by: John Challis, Hon. Pat Connaghan
MCLE 1.0 | Ethics 1.0
1-2 p.m.
YLS Series
MCLE 1.2
11-11:50 a.m. | Track 5
Business - Inside the AI black box: What lawyers need to know about how tech companies build and deploy AI
Presented by: Rachel Harris, Matthew Braunel
MCLE 1.0
Family - Accessible wellness: Chair yoga, ethics, and law
Presented by: Karen Bickel; Matthew Harris, MA, LPC
MCLE 1.0 | Ethics 1.0
Litigation - Crossing the (blue) line: Tactics for deposing police officers in civil and criminal cases
Presented by: Dustin Goldberger
MCLE 1.0
Probate - From drafting to defense: How to prevent trust and estate litigation before it starts
Presented by: Jay Preston, Andy Peebles
MCLE 1.0
12-12:50 p.m. | Track 6
Business - Business immigration issues with changes in the law
Presented by: Mira Mdivani, TBA
MCLE 1.0
Family - Real estate and land title law: Overview for family law practitioners
Presented by: John Banjak
MCLE 1.0
Litigation - That’s extraordinary! The use (and misuse) of applications for extraordinary writs in trial
Presented by: James Meadows, Hon. Deborah Daniels, Hon. Jennifer Growcock
MCLE 1.0
Probate - Family feuds and final wishes: The intersection of family law and probate
Presented by: Heather Hall, TBA
MCLE 1.0
1-2 p.m.
YLS Series
MCLE 1.2
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Plenary 1 - TBA
MCLE 1.5
12:25-1:25 p.m.
Ethics Series 1 - Ethics update from the Missouri Legal Ethics Counsel: September 2025 edition
Presented by: Melinda Bentley
MCLE 1.2 | Ethics 1.2
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Plenary 2 - TBA
MCLE 1.5
12:25-1:25 p.m.
Ethics Series 2 - A conversation with the Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Frequent complaints and related violations
Presented by: Laura Elsbury
MCLE 1.2 | Ethics 1.2
We encourage you to send a qualified substitute if you cannot attend. Registration fees, less a $40 processing fee, will be refunded to registrants who cannot attend and notify the office in writing prior to the meeting.
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