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On October 15, 2020, the Missouri Bar presented a virtual CLE regarding key cases from the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous term and selected highlights of cases scheduled for the current term. CVDL’s Heidi Doerhoff Vollet served as one of four panelists, which included MU Law professor Gary Myers, the Kinder Institute’s Erin Hawley, and Missouri’s   …read more

In July, Missouri Lawyers weekly issued its inaugural edition of THE POWER LIST, a new feature examining power brokers who lead and influence various parts of the Missouri legal community. CVDL congratulates Dale Doerhoff for being named among one of 30 attorneys in Missouri to receive recognition as a POWER 30 attorney in Personal Injury   …read more

A Missouri state court has approved a $6.5 million class action settlement that compensates over 1,100 Missouri landowners for the unauthorized use of their property for commercial telecommunications. Landowners who will benefit from this settlement include farmers, ranchers, homeowners, and small businesses located in a 14-county area in central Missouri. CVDL’s Heidi Doerhoff Vollet and   …read more

CVDL congratulates Dale Doerhoff for being honored with an ICON Award for notable and sustained success and leadership both within and beyond the field of law. The ICON Awards, launched in 2018 by Missouri Lawyers Media, are presented to distinguished men and women attorneys age 60 and older in recognition of their exemplary careers and   …read more

On January 25, 2019, Missouri Lawyers Weekly honored CVDL’s Heidi Doerhoff Vollet and co-counsel Fred O’Neill for the third largest settlement in Missouri in 2018. In November 2018, a federal judge in Jefferson City gave final approval to a $25 million settlement in Biffle v. Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, et al., a suit in which   …read more

CVDL’s Dale Doerhoff and Shelly Kintzel successfully defended a lawsuit alleging that a university’s termination process did not comply with Missouri law and due process requirements. CVDL obtained judgment in its client’s favor and affirmance on appeal. To learn more about our litigation expertise, please click here.

CVDL’s Heidi Doerhoff Vollet successfully assisted a Missouri executive department in fending off a constitutional challenge to the department’s authority. Ms. Vollet served as lead trial and appellate counsel for the executive agency. For more information about CVDL’s governmental practice, please click here.