Andrew was also named to the 2026 Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List for Consumer & Commercial Attorneys. Andrew Magdy has spent 16 years at the intersection of bankruptcy, restructuring, tax and corporate governance, sharpened by his Master of Laws in Taxation. Magdy has built a reputation for approaching complex legal problems through an interdisciplinary lens, […]
A lot has happened in 2024 in the world of estate planning, and as we get ready to turn the calendar to 2025, now is a good time to remind our clients of the importance of having periodic update meetings to review their estate planning documents. Review meetings allow the opportunity for you to ensure
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued its Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace which sets forth the EEOC’s position on harassment that constitutes unlawful discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”). This is the EEOC’s first update to its anti-harassment guidelines since 1999. The Guidance provides the Commission’s position
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to ban noncompete agreements that employers use to prevent workers from working for competitors or starting a competitive business after leaving their former employer. The FTC estimates that 18% of the workforce in the United States is restricted by noncompete agreements, which amounts to
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Effective June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers with at least 15 employees to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees and job applicants with temporary physical or mental limitations due to pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions. Similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations
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We’re celebrating around here and hope you are too! Wherever you go, whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be with you.
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Summers Compton Wells is proud to announce that Mallory Fisk was nominated by St. Louis Small Business Monthly as one of the best IP Attorneys in St. Louis. Mallory’s extensive work assisting clients with patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets is one of our strengths and we wanted to congratulate her on her nomination! See
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Courtney officially joined Summers Compton Wells LLC’s partnership on January 1, 2023. Courtney Mitchell knows the potential pitfalls of end-of-life planning. With nearly a decade of experience in trusts and estates and elder law, she offers her clients a comprehensive perspective for planning for life’s contingencies. Courtney focuses her practice on estate planning, business
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After 45 years of practicing law, 39 of them as a member of Summers Compton Wells LLC, Michael Sayers has announced that he would retire at the end of the year in 2022. Mike Sayers focused his practice on serving the estate planning needs of his clients, including the preparation of trusts and wills and
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Summers Compton Wells LLC, which provides full-service legal counsel to small and midsize businesses, their owners, and families throughout the St. Louis region, welcomes experienced domestic relations attorney and mediator Regina L. Wells as Of Counsel on January 3, 2023. Regina joins Summers Compton Wells LLC with more than 20 years of experience in complex
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