03/17/2020
On March 13, 2020, national and state emergencies were declared following the classification of COVID-19 as a pandemic. In response to that, the Missouri Supreme Court issued an order on March 16, 2020, as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of the disease to the public and the employees of the Missouri judiciary.
The courts of the State of Missouri are remaining open at this time; however, the Missouri Supreme Court has suspended all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts, including all associate, family, juvenile, municipal and probate divisions. The suspension will last from Tuesday, March 17, 2020, through Friday, April 3, 2020, and may be extended by order of the Missouri Supreme Court as circumstances warrant.
What does this mean for your current case? Butler & Tomko, LLC, is remaining open at this time and will continue to work on your case and make sure all emergencies are dealt with and all deadlines are met. However, if there is a current court appearance scheduled, it will likely be continued until a later date. Notices to all clients who have court appearances have been mailed out notifying you of your new court date. We intend to keep all of our clients updated on the developments regarding the judiciary system as we are made aware of them.
Our office will remain open and at this time all of our attorneys and staff will be present in the office to handle your cases. Because the situation with COVID-19 is changing quickly, our priorities are to keep our employees as well as our clients safe. As a result we have implemented the following precautionary measures at the office, effective March 17, 2020.
We are asking that where possible, all appointments be rescheduled to a later date or changed to a phone appointment. If you feel an in person appointment is necessary, please contact us and we will make the appropriate arrangements. We would like to limit the number of people in our office as much as possible to limit any chance of infection and/or spread of the virus. As always, any client is welcome to contact us via phone or email. We are happy to help any way we can.
We will continue to update our clients as things progress with your case as well as the judiciary. We hope and pray that all of our clients remain healthy and safe and that this pandemic ends swiftly.
-- Justin & Kim
