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Matthew Quandt

I would like to welcome our newest associate – Matthew Quandt.  Matt has successfully passed the Missouri Bar Exam and was sworn in at the Missouri Supreme Court on Friday, October 5, 2012.  He is a graduate of Baker University and the Washburn University School of Law.  Dean


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BSE Employees Participate In Zonta 5K

A team of runners/walkers from Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C. participated in the Zonta Club of Jefferson City Foundation Fifth Annual 5k Run/Walk on September 22, 2012.   BSE employees participating were Cathy Backes, Susan Bates, Karen Borgmeyer, Pat Hulse, Jodee Mitchell, Lori Rackers and Zonta Member Erin Wiseman.  Ms. Wiseman chaired the public relations committee


Wiseman to Present at Young Professional Summit 2

BSE attorney Erin L. Wiseman will be a presenter at the Mid-Missouri Young Professional Summit 2 to be held on October 9, 2012, at the G2 Gallery in Jefferson City, Missouri. Summit 2 builds upon the success of the inaugural Summit held in 2011, which brought more than 95 participants from the region to learn, share,


Election Information

The Missouri Judicial Performance Evaluation Committees today released their recommendations on the non-partisan system judges who will be standing in retention elections on  November 6.  Performance evaluations for the appellate judges that will be on your ballot may be found at the following link: Appellate Evaluations.


Firm Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers In America

Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C. is pleased to announce that James C. Swearengen, William R. (Trip) England, III, Gary W. Duffy, Paul A. Boudreau, Dean L. Cooper, L. Russell Mitten and Charles E. Smarr have been selected by their peers to be included in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Smarr


Wiseman Attends Missouri Women’s Council Event

Erin L. Wiseman recently attended a Missouri Women’s Council Event entitled “The Competitive Advantage: Women Competing in Business.”  The event featured a keynote address from the author of Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business, Becky Sheetz-Runkle, followed by a Boot Camp for Women in Business with the sessions concerning 1) The Skills Needed to Start


Hamblin Attends 12th Annual Family Law Conference

Scott Hamblin, a shareholder with the law office of Brydon Swearengen & England P.C. recently attended the 12th Annual Family Law Conference sponsored by the Missouri Bar. Topics of discussion included, but were not limited to, the following: discussion regarding child support calculations and deviating from presumed child support calculations, addressing allegations of domestic violence


Criminal Law: Expungement of Certain Criminal Records

We frequently receive calls from people seeking to expunge past criminal convictions.  The good news is that Missouri has greatly increased the number of people who can apply for expungement and decreased the time they must wait before they can have their crimes expunged. Effective January 1, 2018, 610.140, RSMo. allows for the expungement of many


Missouri Supreme Court FInds Damage Cap Unconstitutional

On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in a 4-3 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court found the State’s $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to be unconstitutional.  In doing so, the Court stated that “[t]he individual right to trial by jury cannot ‘remain inviolate’ when an injured party is deprived of the jury’s constitutionally assigned


Client Acquitted of Charges for Driving While Intoxicated, Driving While Suspended, and Possession of Marijuana

Law enforcement officers sometimes arrest people without sufficient evidence to support the ultimate criminal charges. Earlier this week, I represented a client at trial for the offenses of driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended driver’s license and possession of marijuana.  The Judge found a lack of evidence to support the charges.  The Judge dismissed the charge for