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Melinda J. Bentley

Legal Ethics Counsel


Melinda J. Bentley serves as Legal Ethics Counsel, and she provides oral and written informal advisory opinions to attorneys on issues related to the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct. In that position, she also serves as administrator and counsel to the Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She began serving in that position in 2012. Prior to that she worked for the Illinois State Bar Association. She is a frequent speaker and author on professional responsibility matters. Ms. Bentley currently serves as a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She also currently serves on the Planning Committee for The Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, and is a member of The Missouri Bar, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Organization of Bar Counsel, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Cole County Bar Association. She was a board member and officer of the National Organization of Bar Counsel from 2015-2020, including a term as President from 2018-2019, and formerly served as a member (2015-2016) and Chair (2016-2018) of the Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct.

Product Type
Hybrid Conference

2023 MOSOLO Small Firm Conference


Total Credits: 18.2 MCLE, 10.4 Ethics, 2.8 Elimination of Bias

Practice Area:
Business & Corporate |  Elder |  Elimination of Bias |  Ethics |  Family |  GAL |  General Practice |  Juvenile |  Litigation / Trial Practice |  Practice Management / Technology |  Real Property |  Trusts, Estate Planning & Probate
Speakers:
Alicia Albus |  John Pipes |  Steffney Jones |  Julie Anderson |  Derek Ankrom |  Sheila Seck |  Stacey Janssen |  Hon. Cory Lee Atkins |  ....
Duration:
50 Hours
Price:
$250.00 - In-person Law Student/Paralegal/Legal Aid/Public Defender/Prosecutor/MO Protection & Advocacy Serv.
Date:

Thu, Jun 08, 2023 - 10:00am to Sat, Jun 10, 2023 - 12:00pm CDT


Product Type
Webinar

2023 Expanded remote public access to court records and redaction requirements


Total Credits: 1.5 MCLE, 1.5 Ethics, 1.5 Kansas Credit, 0 Kansas Ethics

Practice Area:
General Practice |  Ethics
Speakers:
Hon. Jeffrey Bates |  Melinda J. Bentley |  David Ransin |  Catherine Zacharias
Duration:
1 Hour 15 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Price:
$0.00 - Registration
Date:

Product Type
Self-Study

2023 Expanded remote public access to court records and redaction requirements


Total Credits: 1.5 Self Study

Practice Area:
General Practice
Speakers:
Hon. Jeffrey Bates |  Melinda J. Bentley |  David Ransin |  Catherine Zacharias
Duration:
1 Hour 13 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Price:
$0.00 - Price

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