Monthly Lunch This Week:
The Honorable Mary Sheffield, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:45 a.m., Tower Club

Upcoming Monthly Lunch Programs:

June:	Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander
July:	Missouri Senator Bob Dixon, End of Session Review
Aug:	Tom Schweich, Missouri State Auditor
Sept:	Gideon v. Wainright: 50 years later
Oct:	Richard Ollis, Perpetuation and Planning: Real Life Stories and Steps to Make Disasters Less Disasterous
Nov:	Steve Garner and Bryan Wade, Technology in the Courtroom
Dec:	Gifts from the Bench

Register Now for Monthly Lunch Programs.

---

Bussell Receives Top Honor
Leland Bussell was named 2013 SMBA Distinguished Attorney at the Law Day lunch, May 1, 2013. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the Bar and Bussell, past SMBA President, is the 15th recipient. State Senator Bob Dixon received the Liberty Bell Award and Equal Access to Justice Award was presented to Derek Ankrom of Husch Blackwell.

Awards were also presented to area students who submitted a record 99 essays and 154 posters for the Law Day contests. Nate Dunville, a 1L at University of Missouri was the recipient of a $2,000 scholarship.
(Law Day Event Photos)

---

Strong Garner Bauer Recaptures Fastest Firm
The SMBA Law Day 5K was held Thursday evening, May 2, 2013. Despite the change of date and venue and a forecast predicting the possibility of snow, dozens of hearty SMBA members, families and others gathered at Jordan Valley Park. The fastest firm trophy went to Strong Garner Bauer and the team of Grant Rahmeyer, Chandler Gregg and Nick Smart.

The overall fastest male and female were both SMBA members with Eric Belk and Emma Schuering taking those awards. (Race Results)

Look for more Law Day details in the May issue of the Bar News.

---

Starting, June 1, 2013, All Criminal Case Types Shall be eFiled
Steve Helms, Greene County Circuit Clerk

Pursuant to Court Operating Rule 27.01, the Missouri Court Automation Committee, together with the 31st Circuit Court en banc, has determined that effective, June 1, 2013, all criminal case types shall be filed electronically in Greene County. In addition all subsequent documents, pleadings, and correspondence with the Court in these case types shall be filed electronically. An exception is authorized for self-represented parties who may file paper documents with the Circuit Clerk which will be scanned into the electronic file.

More information at: www.greenecountymo.org/circuit_clerk/e_file.php

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Steve Helms, Greene County Circuit Clerk, at steve.helms@courts.mo.gov or Jerry Moyer, Greene County Court Administrator, at jerry.moyer@courts.mo.gov.