06/12/2026
Today was a big day for our founding attorney Kim Benjamin, who did two presentations at the Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks, which is one of the largest legal conferences in Missouri.
The first topic was on how criminal defense lawyers can assist the family law lawyers when there’s allegations of abuse or neglect in the middle of a custody fight.
The second topic was about how warrants are required when there’s no consent for a blood test after DWI arrest, and the law has led to “no refusal” counties in Missouri. What that means is, if you refuse a breath test upon the request of an officer, then they are going to warn you that they will get a search warrant from the judge and draw your blood anyway. In those cases if your blood alcohol content is above .08 they will punish you twice. Once for refusing resulting in a one your revocation of your license, and then a 90 day suspension if your blood alcohol content is above .08. 
