June 13, 2008

The Association of Missouri Mediators, an independent organization, has opened a statewide office in Jefferson City and hired Randy W. Hoerschgen as the executive director. In the newly established position, Hoerschgen will direct AMM activities such as promoting the mediation process with potential participants, the government, the legal community and the public. Beyond educating the

MU law professor Richard Reuben is trying to use his expertise in dispute resolution and his background as a journalist to promote better coverage of conflict in the media. Through the Center for the Study of Conflict, Law and the Media, Reuben promotes the idea of interest-based journalism, a focus on the issues underlying conflicts

In front of a judge, polemical power is an asset for a lawyer. But when personal disputes arise between lawyers, with personalities and training geared toward winning arguments, it can get ugly in a hurry. To address this, a group of Missouri Bar members and judges created a Lawyer-to-Lawyer Dispute Resolution Program sanctioned by the

Non-traditional. That’s the common theme that connects the CBT’s picks for Columbia’s top female attorneys. None of them followed the traditional path of lawyers who make early career decisions, go to law school straight after getting their undergraduate degrees and begin practicing right after passing the Bar exam.

Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of Bill Watkins’ State of the City address to the city on June 4, with a focus on business and economic development. The full address can be found on our Web site, comomag.com, in the Voices link. Two years ago in my first address, I described my