in and out of the courtroom

Samantha R. Patterson816.448.9338

Rachel M. Schafer314.345.5028

Baker Sterchi attorneys Sam Patterson (Kansas City) and Rachel Schafer (St. Louis) have been accepted into the 2025 Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) National Ladder Down Program.

Megan M. Coluccio206.957.9669

On April 25, Baker Sterchi Member Megan Coluccio will co-present "Masters of Marketing" at the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) Annual Meeting, held April 23-27 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Amy C. Nevad314.345.5004

Amy Nevad, Office Administrator for Baker Sterchi's St. Louis and Belleville offices, has been selected as secretary of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Gateway Chapter's Executive Board for the 2025-2026 term.

Samantha R. Patterson816.448.9338

Logan G. Wallace816.448.9301

Clay Crawford816.460.2831

Baker Sterchi Kansas City attorneys Samantha Patterson and Logan Wallace participated in the 2025 Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) "John L. Oliver, Jr." Trial Academy at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri, held from March 26-28.

J. Tanner Murphy816.448.9302

An individual plaintiff truck driver, alleging he and others were misclassified as independent contractors, can bring a collective action on behalf of other drivers under the Fair Labor Standards Act after affidavits satisfied a ‘minimal showing' of other similarly situated employees.

Max R. Mosley816.448.9396

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the granting of summary judgment in favor of an employer, finding the employee's claims of discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation, lacked sufficient evidence to survive the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis.

Lindsey R. Freihoff816.448.9394

The Missouri Supreme Court vacated and remanded the appellate court's decision in D.J., by and through his Next Friend, R.J., v. First Student, Inc., reasoning that the criminal act of a third party was an intervening and superseding cause.

Allison M. Garrett816.488.9312

The Missouri Court of Appeals recently upheld a significant compensatory and punitive damages award in a negligent hiring and supervision case stemming from a 2016 sexual assault by a hotel security guard.

Gregorio Silva816.448.9363

On April 7, Baker Sterchi Member Gregorio Silva will co-present the National Business Institute (NBI) CLE course, "Ensuring Local Governments Comply With the Law - Kansas Guide."

Justin A. Borawski618.202.5805

The Illinois Supreme Court turned its back on employers sued in Illinois, brushing away due process constitutionality challenges to legislation amending the Illinois Workers' Occupational Disease Act allowing employers to be sued in civil claims decades after the workers' employment ended.