On November 8, 2022, Missouri voters approved Constitutional Amendment 3, a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana throughout the state, changing the criminal implications of marijuana convictions, and revising certain requirements for medical marijuana. It...
BY: Christine Temple, Executive Editor | Originally posted at Springfield Business Journal After serving in public education for two decades, most recently at Springfield Public Schools as chief human resources officer, why move to private practice to open the...
Mickes O'Toole was proud to sponsor and attend the 20th Annual Unity Dinner presented by the Missouri Asian American Bar Association (MAABA). This year's dinner, held at the Mandarin House, was on April 14th, 2022. The Unity Dinner celebrates diversity within the...
On December 30, 2021, Governor Parson announced that he would be allowing Missouri’s COVID-related State of Emergency to expire at the end of 2021. As of January 1, 2022, all COVID-related statutory and regulatory waivers have been terminated. The expiration of the...
By: Steven D. Hall As a follow up to an update we provided last year, Mickes O’Toole can report continued success in litigating on behalf of school districts and individual school administrators who were accused of violating the constitutional rights of parents who...
Release: Missouri Governor - Michael L. Parson: Office of Communications November 12, 2020 Governor Parson Announces Changes in State’s K-12 School Quarantine Guidance Proper Mask Usage May Prevent Close Contacts from Quarantining (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today,...
By: Steven D. Hall Background Anyone with a Facebook account or a Twitter handle will likely recognize that there are certain subjects that families from across America don’t seem to get tired of debating. One such subject is the risk and benefits of immunizations,...
Mickes O'Toole, LLC has been named a “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2020. This is the ninth year in a row Mickes O'Toole has been ranked. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes...
Published by MARE, July 2019 Medical marijuana is now legal in Missouri. What exactly this means for employers remains fuzzy. This article discusses the Missouri Amendment legalizing medical marijuana, provides a brief primer on the cannabis plant and looks at...
Written By: Josh Douglass According to the annual report recently released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), over 50% of all charges filed with the agency in FY 2018 allege unlawful retaliation, continuing the trend of increasing complaints...
