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State Legislative Update, Ashley Brittain, Sean Dolan, Alicia Hammond, Meghan Prideaux
State Legislative Update, Ashley Brittain, Sean Dolan, Alicia Hammond, Meghan Prideaux
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The purpose of this Bill is to provide notice to owners of residential real property owners that mediation with the mortgagee is an option at the onset of foreclosure proceedings. The Bill changes the mechanism by which borrowers are notified of foreclosures; instead of receiving a writ and summons, borrowers receive a notice of mediation, a foreclosure mediation certificate, and a blank appearance form. Borrowers still receive the writ, summons, and complaint, however. The lender must appear at the mediation with the authority to approve a proposed settlement in order to receive a remedy, and no attorney's fees will be …
Saving Missouri's Public Defender System: A Call For Adequate Legislative Funding, Justine Finney Guyer
Saving Missouri's Public Defender System: A Call For Adequate Legislative Funding, Justine Finney Guyer
Missouri Law Review
The Constitutions of both the United States and the state of Missouri guarantee an indigent defendant the right to effective legal counsel when the defendant's freedom is in jeopardy. Due to a caseload crisis that is compounded by many other factors, the Office of the Missouri Public Defender cannot serve all the indigent clients who depend on it. The most notable of the issues plaguing the public defender system is that of funding. As a result of a severely underfunded system, public defenders are without resources necessary to effectively represent all of their clients. In order to improve client services …