The 13th Circuit Court’s current list of conflicts to the regular docket schedule, as of February 19, 2020 has been uploaded to the website and can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/docket-schedules/

The 13th Circuit Associate Court’s current list of conflicts to the regular docket schedule, as of February 28, 2020 has been uploaded to the website and can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/docket-schedules/.

Despite the snow storm, about 105 members attended the BCBA meeting and CLE “I Don’t Have Any Implicit Bias. . . That I Know Of”, presented by retired Judges Deborah Daniels and Gary Oxenhandler on February 12.

With the CDC recommending no gatherings of 50+ people for the next two months, I believe that it is prudent to cancel the Spring Bench/Bar Social.  We can possibly re-schedule it for later this year, but who knows what the future portends.  Therefore, I believe it is proper to cancel this fun event for now.

Things have changed.  May everyone be safe.

Executive Committee has approved Lear Werts to take over the Newslettter/Web Adminstrator. Final details are being worked out. Randall Johnston thanks the other parties who showed interest in participating in this role.

Lawyers and firms wishing to pay their 2020 BCBA dues may send $50/lawyer dues to Treasurer Dan Beckett at Boone County Bar Association, 705 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201. Make checks payable to “Boone County Bar Association.” Dues become payable January 1, and members will be removed from the rolls if they have not paid dues by April 1, 2020. Dues are waived for members who have reached 75 years of age or have been licensed for 50 years. Please provide the 2020 Boone County Bar Association Dues Payment/Waiver Form with your payment or exemption. This is especially important if you would like your areas of practice listed with your name in the Membership Directory. On the form, each attorney may list up to two areas of practice. The form can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/dues/.

Bill Ellis is pleased to announce that effective March 1, 2020, the Law Office of William Ellis relocated to 103 Ripley Street, Columbia, MO 65201. Telephone and email contact information for the firm is unchanged.

Cecilia Young, Young Legal Services, LLC, 2718 Forum Blvd., Ste. A, Columbia, MO 65203, phone 573-442-4529, fax 573-442-4581, email younglaw@socket.net, Practice Area – Bankruptcy.

Rebecca Thompson, City of Columbia Prosecutor’s Office, 600 E.  Broadway, P.O. Box 6015, Columbia, MO 65205, phone 573-874-7229, email Rebecca.Thompson@como.gov, Practice Area – Government.

Merilee Crockett, Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, 705 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201, phone 573-886-4100, fax 573-886-4148, email mcrockett@boonecountymo.org, Practice Area – Government.

Christine Kiefer, Kiefer Law Office, LLC, 2620 Forum Blvd, Ste. D, Columbia, MO 65203, phone 573-607-1980, fax 573-607-1984, email christine@kieferlawoffice.net, website www.kieferlawoffice.net, Practice Area – Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability.

Christopher M. Graham, City of Columbia, 600 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201, phone 573-356-0107, email Christopher.graham@como.gov, Practice Areas – Administrative, Employment and Labor.

Charles F. James, James Law Group, LLC, No. 14, Richmond Center Court, St. Peters, MO 63376, phone 314-941-6227, fax 314-397-2799, email charlie@charliejames.com, website www.jameslawgroup.net, Practice Areas – Civil Litigation – Plaintiff, Civil Litigation – Defense.

Keith Robert Powell, Missouri School Boards Association, 2100 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia, MO 65203-0058, phone 573-445-9920, email powell@mosba.org, website www.mosba.org, Practice Areas – Education Law and Government.

Robert Rinck, City of Columbia, 600 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201, phone 573-874-7229, fax 573-874-7229, email Robert.Rinck@como.gov, Practice Area – Government.

Congratulations to Carol Rumble for 25 years of service with the Boone County Circuit Clerks Office.  One of Carol’s biggest responsibilities for the office is the record retention schedule, Court Operating Rule 8.  Carol was also the lead on moving our records from the county storage facility to Underground Storage.  As you can imagine this was no small task, we had thousands of files to label and tag to prepare for the move.  You probably have seen Carol in associate court recording, as she has been one of our top recorders and trainers for many years.  Thank you Carol for your dedication and years of service.

In order to protect the public, the Supreme Court of Missouri authorizes the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel to investigate and litigate complaints of attorney misconduct. To assist us in our mission, the OCDC is looking for a full-time attorney with three years’ experience and proven writing, litigation and investigative skills.  The position is located in Jefferson City.  Limited in-state travel.  Competitive salary and benefits.  Send resume with salary history, three professional references and writing sample by February 14, 2020, to OCDC, 3327 American Avenue, Jefferson City, MO 65109.  EEO Employer.

The 39th Annual Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium will be held on April 23^rd and 24^th, 2020, at the Overland Park, Kansas Convention Center. This continuing education seminar is sponsored by the Estate Planning Society of Kansas City and the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law and will provide an entire year’s worth of CLE (16 total hours, including 2 hours of ethics credit AND one hour of elimination of bias). The curriculum, presented by nationally renowned speakers, is geared towards estate planning, business and tax attorneys; CPA’s; Trust Officers; Planned Giving Professionals and Financial Planners. Cost for two-day attendance with digital course materials is only $385! For more information, contact Jason Simmons, Regional Ambassador, at (573) 447-3355, or www.KCEPS.org.

‘Tis the season to appoint committee chairs and members for standing BCBA Committees.  If you are interested in serving as chair or member of a committee, please contact President Randall Johnston to indicate your interest.  We are specifically looking for committee chairs for Practice, Procedure and Judiciary Committee, the Family Law Committee, and the Criminal Law Committee.  The website will be updated soon to reflect the committees and include a button to click to sign up online.

Mid-Missouri Legal Services has purchased a new building (at the corner of Garth and Ash) to accommodate its growing staff. We will be putting our current building up for sale sometime after March or April. For more information, contact Susan Lutton at email  or 573-442-0116.

On January 2, 2020, Bill Brandecker passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 98. The full obituary can be found at https://www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/family_obituary/edward-william-brandecker-jr-july-jan/article_ba845044-2fe3-11ea-88fc-1b35acef78f2.html. Excerpts from his obituary follow:

Bill was born in Marshall, Missouri, and was the only child of Clara and Edward Brandecker. He served in the Air Force in World War II, and was distinguished with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic service in the line of duty when he returned his crew from a mission despite the loss two engines and inclement weather.

Bill married Betty Hinnenkamp on November 30, 1946, and was married for 53 years before her death in June 2000. He graduated from University of Missouri Law School in 1950, and served as an assistant prosecuting attorney before opening his own law practice that lasted over 60 years in Columbia.

Services include a funeral prayer vigil at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, with family receiving visitors there from 5 to 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Our Lad y of Lourdes Church, followed by a military service at Columbia Cemetery concluding with a luncheon for all guests at the church.

Former BCBA Vice President, Randall Johnston, of Randall B. Johnson, P.C., began his term as 2020 BCBA President January 1, along with the following officers and Executive Committee members: Vice President – Gretchen Yancey, Carson & Coil, P.C.; Secretary – Kirsten Dunham, Mid-Missouri Legal Services, and Treasurer – Dan Beckett, of Smith Lewis, LLP.

The remainder of the 20202 Executive Committee consists of Jill Jackson as Immediate Past-President, Jeff Basinger and Katie McMurtrey, and Thad Taylor as Newsletter Editor.

Lawyers and firms wishing to pay their 2020 BCBA dues may send $50/lawyer dues to Treasurer Dan Beckett at Boone County Bar Association, 705 E. Walnut, Columbia, MO 65201. Make checks payable to “Boone County Bar Association.” Dues become payable January 1, and members will be removed from the rolls if they have not paid dues by April 1, 2020. Dues are waived for members who have reached 75 years of age or have been licensed for 50 years. Please provide the 2020 Boone County Bar Association Dues Payment/Waiver Form with your payment or exemption. This is especially important if you would like your areas of practice listed with your name in the Membership Directory. On the form, each attorney may list up to two areas of practice. The form can be found at https://boonecountybar.org/dues/.

The final numbers are in for the 13th Annual Chipping in for Charity Golf Tournament held on October 14th with $16,765.35 raised. Since its inception, the tournament has now raised a total of $144,081.95 for charity. The funds from this year’s tournament will be donated to Mid-Missouri Legal Services’ Veterans Law Project, which provides pro bono legal services for low income veterans in our community. The BCBA Community Involvement Committee would like to thank the following sponsors that were especially significant contributors to the tournament: Presenting Sponsor: Lear Werts LLP; Ace Sponsor: Allen, Nelson & Wilson, P.C.; Eagle Sponsors: Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer, Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section Council; Birdie Sponsor: GilsbarPro; Hospitality Sponsors: Truman’s Bar & Grill, Lilly’s Cantina Food Truck, and Alaris. Please mark your calendars for the 2020 tournament which is scheduled for Monday, October 12th (Columbus Day) at Columbia Country Club. Here are some photos from this year’s tournament.

The Committee would like to thank the following sponsors that were especially significant contributors to the tournament: Presenting Sponsor: Lear Werts LLP; Ace Sponsor: Allen, Nelson & Wilson, P.C.; Eagle Sponsors: Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer, Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section Council; Birdie Sponsor: GilsbarPro; Hospitality Sponsors: Truman’s Bar & Grill, Lilly’s Cantina Food Truck, and Alaris. Please mark your calendars for the 2020 tournament which is scheduled for Monday, October 12th (Columbus Day) at Columbia Country Club.

The 13th Annual Chipping in for Charity Golf Tournament held on October 14th at Columbia Country Club was a resounding success.  The tournament raised approximately $16,000.00 (final numbers are not available yet but will be reported soon) for Mid-Missouri Legal Services’ Veterans Law Project, which provides pro bono legal services for low income veterans in our community.  Congratulations to the Rogers Ehrhardt team for winning Championship Flight this year by shooting a sixteen under par score of 55.  Other winners were: A Flight – Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer team with a score of 60; B Flight – Commerce Trust Company team with a score of 63; C Flight – Oxenhandler/Gerding team with a score of 66; D Flight – Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section Council team with a score of 69; and, E Flight – Lear Werts LLP team of Brad Lear and friends with a score of 73.

Congratulations are also in order for the Mid-Missouri Legal Services team for winning the consolation prize for last place/highest score (but probably most fun had!) in the tournament which is among the more coveted prizes given away at the tournament.  Additional prize winners were: closest-to-the-pin on hole 6: Jim Evans; closest-to-the-pin on hole 11: Bob Gerding; closest-to-the-pin on hole 13: Jim Howard; closest-to-the-pin on hole 16: (again!) Jim Howard; longest putt on hole 9: Matt S.; longest drive (women) on hole 1: Jill Harper; longest drive (men) on hole 1: Tim Gerding.  Bill Ellis was the winner of the putting contest.  The BCBA Community Involvement Committee would like to thank all of the generous sponsors, participants, and volunteers who helped make this year’s tournament a success.

The Committee would like to thank the following sponsors that were especially significant contributors to the tournament: Presenting Sponsor: Lear Werts LLP; Ace Sponsor: Allen, Nelson & Wilson, P.C.; Eagle Sponsors: Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer, Missouri Bar Young Lawyers Section Council; Birdie Sponsor: GilsbarPro; Hospitality Sponsors: Truman’s Bar & Grill, Lilly’s Cantina Food Truck, and Alaris.  Please mark your calendars for the 2020 tournament which is scheduled for Monday, October 12th (Columbus Day) at Columbia Country Club.

The Court en Banc clarified that the new Rule 72(L) requirements which became effective Aug. 1, 2019, also applies to guardianships of minors by adding “minor” to the first line. This is based on legislation that passed in 2018 that created the “Rap Back” program.

PROBATE RULE 72 (L):      Guardian and Conservator Pursuant to section 43.540, if a guardian or conservator is appointed to a minor, or disabled or incapacitated person, the appointed person will be fingerprinted and entered into the Record of Arrest and Prosecution or “Rap Back” program.” This will require the person to be fingerprinted through the court or  Missouri  Highway  Patrol every 6 years after their appointment. Fingerprints will be at the cost of the appointed guardian or conservator. The prints will be entered in the central repository and notice of any arrest or prosecution will be sent to the probate court for review and consideration.

Grant Slusher is the winner of the BCBA $2,500 college scholarship award for 2019. The scholarship is given to one Boone County High School senior each year and is renewable for one additional year if certain grade requirements are met. Grant graduated from Father Tolton High School in May and will attend Rhodes College. Grant’s application was outstanding, and we are excited to name him the winner and wish him the best of luck! The BCBA is also renewing this year the scholarship for the 2018 winner, Keltin Serio, who will be attending MU in the fall.

BCBA member and former Columbia mayor Darwin Hindman, 86,  passed away Monday morning.  He was an Air Force pilot and attended the University of Missouri School of Law prior to commencing his legal career.

Darwin served as Columbia’s mayor for fifteen years, 1995-2010, a role he held longer than anyone else.  His love for the city in which he was reared shown brightly during his tenure.  Perhaps his greatest legacy as mayor are the many projects he launched that contributed to the city’s growth and will continue to be loved by and enrich the lives of Columbia citizens, including the MKT trail, Stephens Lake Park and the ARC.

Darwin had a passion for biking and was frequently seen riding his bike around town.  As mayor, he helped secure $25 million of federal funding for local biking and walking projects.  He was instrumental in getting the Katy Trail built, which earned him the moniker of ‘father of the Katy Trail.’

We send our heartfelt condolences to Darwin’s wife Axie, their children and families. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 22^nd, at the Calvary Episcopal Church on Ninth Street.

Update to Local Court Rule 1.D (effective after 60 days) and adding Rule 72. L (effective Aug. 1) New Local Court Rule 1. D RULE 1. DIVISIONS OF COURT D. The Treatment Courts of the 13th Judicial Circuit shall provide enhanced supervision, including substance abuse and mental health treatment, to offenders who meet the eligibility criteria of the various Treatment Courts. Services shall be available to both pre-plea and post-plea offenders as well as probationers. The Treatment Courts shall be continually monitored and evaluated for modification as necessary to provide the most current evidence-based programs available. The mission of the Treatment Courts is to provide supervision and treatment which will allow offenders to change their behavior and avoid further involvement in the criminal justice system. The Court en Banc shall appoint the Treatment Court Commissioner. The commissioner shall administer the Treatment Courts and shall regularly report to the Court en Banc on the state of the Treatment Courts.

Rule 72 L. Guardian and Conservator: Pursuant to section 43.540, RSMo, if a guardian or conservator is appointed to a disabled or incapacitated person, the appointed person will be fingerprinted and entered into the Record of Arrest and Prosecution or “Rap Back” program.” This will require the person to be fingerprinted through the court or Missouri Highway Patrol every 6 years after their appointment. Fingerprints will be at the cost of the appointed guardian or conservator. The prints will be entered in the central repository and notice of any arrest or prosecution will be sent to the probate court for review and consideration. Here is a link to the Supreme Court rules that are effective July 1, 2019: https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=134633 Here is a link to the Supreme Court rules that are effective Jan 1, 2020: https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=134633