Wednesday, February 21, 2018 (St. Louis, Missouri) – Lashly & Baer, P.C., one of the oldest law firms in Downtown St. Louis, has named Lisa O. Stump as President. She succeeds Kenneth C. Brostron, who is stepping aside as President of the Firm, after over 30 years. Stump, who has practiced at Lashly & Baer for her entire career, becomes the first woman President of the Firm. Stump, 53, is also Chair of the Firm’s Governmental and Read more
For the second year in a row, Lashly & Baer, P.C. has been named “Best In Customer Service” by the readers of St. Louis Small Business Monthly. The award will be featured in their February, 2018 issue. Click here to view the complete list of businesses recognized.
Springtime is fast approaching, and as you dutifully cross chores off of your spring cleaning to-do list, we encourage you to conduct an accessibility check-up of your entity’s website and web-based applications. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), public entities that choose to provide services through web-based applications or provide information to the public through the Internet must ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to such services and information. Equal accessibility Read more
Governor Bruce Rauner recently signed into law amendments to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”) altering certain organizational and annual compliance fees charged by the Illinois Secretary of State. The amendments became effective on December 20, 2017. The most significant of these amendments reduces filing fees for articles of organization from $500 to $150 and the filing fee of the annual report from $250 to $75. Following its introduction in 1994, the Read more
Kenneth C. Brostron and Mark R. Feldhaus have won Top Defense Verdict for 2017 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The award honors Missouri-licensed attorneys who scored the biggest civil victories in Missouri courts, based on Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Verdicts & Settlements database. These awards honor both trial victories and settlements. Brostron and Feldhaus successfully defended three labor and delivery nurses in the care of a mother who gave birth to a son who suffered brain damage. The plaintiff asked for more than Read more
Lashly & Baer, P.C. attorney, Patrick E. Foppe, was recently published in the December 20, 2017 DRI newsletter The Voice. Patrick’s featured article discusses Precluding Discovery of Preventability Determinations in Trucking Accidents Under 49 U.S.C. § 504(f). The discoverability and admissibility of post-accident preventability determinations by trucking companies is often much disputed in truck accident cases. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recent adoption of the crash preventability program breathes new life into the argument Read more
St. Louis, MO, United States — Lashly & Baer, P.C. is pleased to announce that Stephen G. Reuter, has been named for the first time to the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Stephen has been recognized for his work in Medical Malpractice Law- Defendants along with six other Lashly & Baer, P.C. attorneys. Lashly & Baer, P.C. would also like to congratulate Read more
