Missouri
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Missouri Bar
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.mobar.org/site/For_the_Public/Official_Directo…
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.mobar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- mobar.org/site/content/Lawyer-Resources/Formal_Eth…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.mobar.org/site/content/For-the-Public/Client_S…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Missouri RPC 4-1.15, lawyers must maintain complete records of all client trust account transactions and preserve them for a minimum period of five years.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Missouri RPC 4-1.5, the fee arrangement must be communicated to the client, preferably in writing, and contingent fee agreements must be in writing and signed by the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Attorneys must complete 15 hours of approved CLE annually, including at least 3 hours of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse and 1 hour of elimination of bias.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- mobar.org/site/content/Lawyer-Resources/Lawyer_Adv…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Missouri RPC 4-7.5 and 4-7.1, lawyers may use a trade name provided it does not mislead the public regarding the firm identity, composition, or government affiliation.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.mo.gov
- State tax department
- dor.mo.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.courts.mo.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.courts.mo.gov/efile
- Court forms
- www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=525
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1980
- Statutes / codes
- www.house.mo.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 9.03, non-resident attorneys must associate with local counsel and submit an application with fee to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Missouri.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- mobar.org/site/content/Lawyer-Resources/Missouri_L…
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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