News Releases

• Heather Shore selected to receive the 2013 Influential Women Award from Kansas City Business Magazine
• William DeBauche and John Hayob included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013
• "A Top Medium Sized Firm" (2012)
• Brown & Ruprecht Attorneys selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2012)
• Stephen S. Brown, Matthew M. Merrill and G. Steven Ruprecht Named "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal (2012)
• U.S. News & World Report awards Brown & Ruprecht with a First-Tier Ranking in Construction Law and Construction Litigation Areas (2011)
• G. Steven Ruprecht and William DeBauche recognized as "Best Lawyers in Kansas City" (2011)
• Brown & Ruprecht Attorneys selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2011)
• Heather Shore Named "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal (2011)
• Stephen S. Brown Named "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal (2011)
• Stephen S. Brown Honored with KCMBA's Congenial Counselor Award (2011)
• Heather Shore selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers - Top 50 Women Edition (2010)
• Brown & Ruprecht Attorneys selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2010)

Publications

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Our Newsletters

• Federal Service-Disabled Veterans Set-Aside Program [July 2011]
• Brown & Ruprecht, PC Successfully Navigates the Corbin Park Storm [April 2011]
• New Missouri Mechanic’s Lien Statute on New Residential Property [Jan. 2011]
• The Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Tax - Where Are We Now? [Dec. 2010]
• Employees May Now Claim Wrongful Discharge Based on Violation of Public Policy [Sept. 2010]
• Supreme Court Reaffirms Final Bankruptcy Court Orders are Enforceable Even if Erroneous Under the Law [April 2010]
• The New Federal Acquisition Regulations Require Your Business to Have a Compliance Plan, Ethics Training and Internal Controls [Jan. 2010]
• Amount "Billed" Versus Amount "Paid" [Dec. 2009]
• EEOC Proposes Regulations Implementing the ADA Amendment Act of 2008 [Nov. 2009]
• Homeowners Under Threat of Foreclosure Seek "Short Sale" [Oct. 2009]
• New Missouri Law Requires Immediate Action by More Than 500,000 Businesses [March 2009]
• Welfare Benefits 2008 Year in Review: Effects of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act [March 2009]
• Welfare Benefits 2008 Year in Review: Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting [Feb. 2009]
• Welfare Benefits 2008 Year in Review: Bailout Bill Includes Provisions for Mental Health Parity [Jan. 2009]
• Welfare Benefits 2008 Year in Review: Michelle's Law Mandates Certain Benefits for College Students [Jan. 2009]
• Recent Verdicts and Opinions in Kansas and Missouri [Dec. 2008]
• Deadline Approaches for Compliance with New Immigration Law [Nov. 2008]
• Res Ipsa Loquitur Theory Allowed in Medical Malpractice Cases in Missouri [Oct. 2008]
• Value of Medical Treatment in Missouri Post-Tort Reform: Amount Billed vs. Amount Paid [Oct. 2008]
• Fund Trustees Should Examine UBS Downturn [August 2008]
• The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 [2007]
• Law Adapts to the Digital World [2007]

Other Publications

• General Construction Contracts with Delegated or Shared Design (Heather Shore and Michael Callahan) - Shared Design, Chapter 7
• Contractors Face Some Onerous New Requirements (Steve Ruprecht) - Ingrams Magazine
• Construction Conflict Management (Heather Shore) - Commercial Journal

We are frequent contributors to other publications, including the American Subcontractors Association.

• New Missouri Law Affects Mechanic’s Lien Rights on Residential Property (Heather Shore)
• The New Federal Acquisition Regulations Require Your Business to Have a Compliance Plan, Ethics Training and Internal Controls (Heather Shore)
• New Missouri Law Requires Immediate Action by Certain Contractors (Heather Shore)