Danna McKitrick in the News

St. Louis Law Firms Plunge into Public Pension Fray (The PolicePay Daily Update)

"After the decision, Tobben - who has spent most of his career [concentrating] in insurance defense - began receiving calls from other city and state employees in the area."

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Published: September 23, 2008

Small Law Firms Plunge into Public Pension Fray (Lawyers USA)

"Cities have not come to grips yet with the concept that a pension contribution isn't a discretionary item," Tobben commented. "It's a fixed budget item."

Read more... LawyersUSA
Published: September 22, 2008

What Economic Slowdown? St. Louis Corporate Firm is in Growth Mode (Missouri Lawyers Weekly)

"Danna McKitrick is diverse for a 25-lawyer firm and is doing well despite a 'strange economic time,' said firm administrator James Baalmann Jr."

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Published: September 15, 2008

Brentwood-based KV directors, officers will repay $3 million (Missouri Lawyers Weekly)

Jeff Schmitt and James Heffner among plaintiffs' attorneys representing KV Pharmaceutical.

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Published: September 8, 2008

49 St. Louis Business Secrets Revealed

17. Ruth Binger - ... She has been helping entrepreneurs for over 25 years through CEO roundtables and business law advice.

Read more... St. Louis Small Business Monthly (PDF)
Published: September 2008 (posted with permission)

SPOA Unhappy with Way City Manager Picked

... In other SPOA news, Plott says they had an informal meeting this week with St. Louis Attorney Dan Tobben who took a lawsuit against the city over the Fireman's Retirement System ...

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Published: August 20, 2008

Paternity Sometimes Muddies Wrongful Death Suits (Missouri Lawyers Weekly)

So, not only did Gilyard have to go through the painful process of suing the driver who was responsible for his daughter's death, he also had to establish paternity. Gilyard's attorney Dan Tobben said it was a two-part battle.

Read more... Missouri Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 11, 2008

Determined Father Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Claim (Missouri Lawyers Weekly)

"It was a two-part battle for us," said Daniel Tobben, Abbie Gilyard's attorney. "We had won on paternity but then had to go through discovery and really address the wrongful death claim."

Read more... Missouri Lawyers Weekly
Published: August 11, 2008

Family Business Succession, "Sowing the Seeds, It's All in the Family" (CEO St. Louis)

"I say to people, 'You love your children equally, but you treat them based upon their abilities and their needs' ... The most important thing is to be able to separate the family from the business," Cheryl Beebe-Snell says.

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Published: August 2008

“Establishing power of attorney long before it’s needed” (STLtoday)

Thomas Glick, a lawyer with Danna McKitrick P.C. in Clayton, says clients often call him for help with powers of attorney because of a parent's diminishing mental capacity.

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Published: May 25, 2008

Alton Firefighters Win Battle for Pension Funding (International Association of Firefighters)

"This is a significant victory, not only for Alton firefighters, but for the municipal employees in the entire state of Illinois,” says AFPF’s attorney, Daniel Tobben.

Read more ... International Association of Firefighters
Published: May 12, 2008

"Alton Firefighters, City Reach Deal” (The (Alton) Telegraph)

Tobben called the agreement “a significant victory, not only for Alton firefighters, but for the municipal employees in the entire state of Illinois."

Read more ... The (Alton) Telegraph (PDF)
Published: May 6, 2008

Ruth Binger a “Hero in Business” (St. Louis Small Business Monthly)

Ruth Binger’s philosophy is that it’s best to give more than she takes, and during her 25 years of practicing business law, she has used that philosophy to help small businesses grow.

Read more ... St. Louis Small Business Monthly
Published: April, 2008

Pension Flaws Could Lead to Lawsuit

Joplin city officials are trying to fix what they're calling a "major problem" in order to avoid a lawsuit. ... City leaders admit their police and fire pension plan is flawed, and now they're trying to come up with a solution to the problem.

Read more ... FourStatesHomepage.com and KSN-TV (video)
Published: March 20, 2008

“Local pension board OKs advisory vote” (The Joplin Globe)

Tobben, the board’s attorney, advised trustees that they should not accept anything other than an agreement for funding at actuarial levels. He compared the fund to a debt, with the city’s contributions like installment payments on the debt.

Read more ... The Joplin Globe
Published: March 19, 2008

Joplin Takes Steps to Correct Pension Shortfall

A proposal for the city to pay an extra $950,000 into the Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund and to change benefits for new employees is a step in the right direction toward correcting underfunding of the plan, the board’s attorney said Tuesday.

Read more … The Joplin Globe, KOAM-TV, and KSN-TV (video)
Published: February 20, 2008

Pension Problems

A group consisting of police, city, fire officials and financial experts made up a plan to fix the problem. ... Board members say they know the city is making an effort, but they say the Plan doesn't fix the problem for future police and fire crews.

Read more ... FourStatesHomepage.com and KSN-TV (video)
Published: February 19, 2008

Tobben and Binger on “finding the right legal relationship” (The St. Louis Business Journal)

It's about getting to know the person and the firm he or she works for, said Daniel Tobben and Ruth Binger, principals with the Danna McKitrick law firm in Clayton. The relationship between a client and attorney should be one of advocacy, communication and dependability, so personality is as important as capability.

Read more ... The St. Louis Business Journal
Published: February 1, 2008

Tobben quoted on Joplin Police and Firemen’s pension underfunding (The Joplin Globe)

“From my perspective, this isn’t a very good-faith effort,” Tobben advised the board. “If you want to give them 30 more days, I’m fine with that, but if you want to sue, I’m fine with that too.”

Read more ... The Joplin Globe
Published: January 17, 2008

Possible Lawsuit?

A battle over a pension fund for police and fire departments is heating up in one four state city. ... Trustees for the Joplin police and firemen's pension fund hired an attorney to advise them.

Read more ... FourStatesHomepage.com and KSN-TV (video)
Published: November 15, 2007

Alton “Pension Fund Sues City” (The (Alton) Telegraph)

“The pension plan is in such bad shape that, in the most recent year, the assets in the plan declined, even though the investment return exceeded the 7 percent actuarial interest assumption,” said Dan Tobben.

Read more ... The (Alton) Telegraph
Published: October 29, 2007

“Protecting Innovation, an enormous growth area for local law firms” (St. Louis Commerce Magazine)

Binger’s goal is bringing a business perspective to a medical field. She runs a business roundtable for 14 local companies (offshoot of work that was started by the RCGA).

Read more ... St Louis Commerce Magazine
Published: May, 2007

“(Cyber) Space for Rent" (St. Louis Small Business Monthly)

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Published: December 14, 2006

“New bankruptcy law produces unforeseen results, experts say” (The Countian)

Tom DeWoskin talked about the disparity in the application of the means test. "So whether or not I have to pass the means test is determined by the size of my house. I'm sorry; I just don't see the logic in that," he said.

Read more ... The Countian (PDF)
Published: September 28, 2006

“Firemen, police pension cases sent to Supreme Court” (St. Louis Business Journal)

David Bohm said the Firemen's System case is important because it deals with significant amounts of money and how to adequately fund pension funds, a subject of current and intense debate in both the public and private sectors.

Read more ... St Louis Business Journal
Published: September 22, 2006

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