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Jessica moved to the Kansas City office and served as Unit Manager in Recovery from 2015 until 2022, when she left to enter private practice with a firm in Ozark, Missouri to serve on their litigation team before returning to the Attorney General’s Office to join their litigation division as Senior Counsel.
Oct 7, 2024 · We prosecute criminal and civil offenses; advocate for consumers and those without a voice; empower the public by proactively educating them and connecting them with beneficial resources; and serve as legal counsel for the State and its agents.
Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Supreme Court Building. 207 W. High St. P.O. Box 899. Jefferson City, MO 65102 Map. 573-751-3321. If you have a hearing or speech disability, you may dial 711 to connect to a relay service operator who can assist you in contacting our office.
Offices of the Attorney General are located throughout the state of Missouri with the main office being in the Supreme Court building in Jefferson City. Attorney for the State [ edit ]
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The attorney generals office was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouris first constitution (1820) provided for an appointed attorney general. Since the 1865 constitution, the attorney general has been elected.
As the states chief legal officer, the attorney general must prosecute or defend all appeals to which the state is a party, including every felony criminal case which is appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court and courts of appeal. He also is required to institute, in the name and on behalf of the state, all civil suits and other proceedings that ar...
The attorney general may institute quo warranto proceedings to oust any corporation from doing business in Missouri if it has abused its franchise or has violated the states laws. He also may institute quo warranto proceedings against any person unlawfully holding any office or move to oust any public official for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfe...
In order to fulfill these and other responsibilities, the attorney general has organized his office into eight divisions: Litigation, Consumer Protection, Governmental Affairs, Environmental Protection, Criminal Appeals, Governmental and Financial Entities, Labor, and Public Safety.
May 16, 2024 · Three candidates running for Missouri attorney general this year gathered in Springfield on Tuesday to discuss how they would handle key issues if elected. Two Republican candidates,...
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The Attorney General’s Office represents and provides legal advice to most state agencies; defends challenges to the validity of state laws; enforces civil law, including consumer...
