Dean Cooper, a Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C. shareholder, recently made a presentation entitled “A Primer on Trusts” at the MoBarCLE Missouri Firearms Law 2012 continuing legal education course. The presentation was related to additional consideration of National Firearms Act Trusts. Dean Cooper has a general administrative and civil practice with emphasis on public utility law. He
It is with great sadness that we share with you that David Brydon passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at the Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Mo. Mr. Brydon recieved his license to practice law in 1963 and immediately began the practice of law in Jefferson City with Thomas Graham and Robert L. Hawkins Jr. David practiced his
Erin Wiseman recently provided general legal advice at a StartUp Jeff City event. StartUp Jeff City is an organization for people with ideas to gather and get advice from professionals about starting a business. In general, each entrepreneur spent 10 minutes with the various assisting professionals to receive general guidance about issues to consider. Erin provided information about the
The Supreme Court of Missouri entered its Order on December 7, 2011 changing, in part, how child support is calculated. The change pertains to the amount of credit a court may award a parent in connection with exercising overnight child custody or visitation. The Order provides that a parent may receive up to a maximum
The amount exempt from the federal estate tax will grow to $5,120,000 for 2012, while the annual gift tax exclusion will remain at $13,000 for the same year. Unless Congress acts, the federal estate tax exemption will fall to $1,000,000 in 2013.
Scott A. Hamblin, a shareholder at Brydon Swearengen & England P.C. recently served as a speaker for the Auto Stops Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program sponsored by the Missouri Bar. The program was designed to educate other attorneys on issues related to challenging traffic stops by law enforcement officers, including new developments in criminal law,
BS&E Shareholder Paul A. Boudreau recently attended the 5th Annual Midwest Energy Policy Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The two day conference covered a variety of subjects, including developments in renewable energy resources, progress implementing energy efficiency programs and enhancement of aging energy utility infrastructure to meet the Missouri’s economic development needs. Speakers from around
BS&E shareholder Charlie Smarr was awarded the “Best Practices Award” by the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (“NALCP”). The NALCP is a non-profit organization comprised of in-house hospitality licensing and compliance professionals specializing in on-site retail liquor licensing. A $1,000 donation was made by the NALCP to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Charlie’s
Brydon, Swearengen & England P.C. shareholder and attorney Scott Hamblin is proud to be supporting the Central Missouri Foster Care Adoption Association (CMFCAA) in connection with its Forget-Me-Not Gala scheduled for November 1, 2011. Scott is contributing $1.00 to the organization for every Facebook “Like” we receive on our law firm’s business page through 11/1/11,
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Missouri, determined there is no statute of limitations or defense of laches that bars the Missouri Department of Revenue from administratively suspending a person’s driving privileges in connection with driving while intoxicated (“DWI”). In Lawrence v. Director of Revenue, a motor vehicle driver was arrested on October
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