Governmental Issues

Jefferson City is where the State’s business gets done. Every elected state official and almost every state agency has its principal office in Jefferson City.

Our firm handles a wide variety of matters related to governmental issues. Some of the matters we routinely handle include:

• complex litigation involving state governmental departments or agencies
• ballot title disputes and other litigation involving initiative petitions
• challenges to, and defense of, state statutes and regulations
• analysis of legislation
• bill drafting and expert testimony at hearings
• professional licensing (doctors, dentists, engineers, real estate agents, pharmacists, nurses)
• discrimination claims filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights
• sales and use tax disputes and secondary responsibility for tax delinquencies
• responding to administrative subpoenas and investigations
• Administrative Hearing Commission hearings
• Department of Natural Resources permits
• Minority/Women Business Enterprises certification assistance