Atty. Celynda L. Brasher
Celynda L. Brasher is a founding shareholder of the firm.
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Celynda L. Brasher is a education attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt PC. Educated at Saint Louis University (J.D., 1991). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Education Law (2026) and Lawyer of the Year — Education Law (St. Louis) (2025). Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Celynda L. Brasher is a founding shareholder of the firm
- She practices in the areas of education, litigation, and labor and employment law
- Celynda represents numerous school districts throughout Missouri
- She regularly advises boards of education and administrators on matters involving employee hiring, evaluation, remediation, and termination
- student rights and discipline
- special education
- school finance
- civil rights
- contracts
- the Missouri Open Meetings Act
- church/state issues
- and an assortment of other constitutional matters
- Celynda also represents public, private, and non-profit employers in discrimination defense, collective bargaining, union organization, unemployment compensation, wage/hour compliance, and terminations, as well as a variety of other employment law areas
- Celynda has extensive litigation experience in federal and state courts and before federal and state administrative agencies
- Celynda is a frequent speaker and author on school law and private employment topics
- She is a co-author of the Missouri Bar School Law CLE Deskbook, and has written a number of articles for legal, educational, and school nursing publications
- Celynda is a former tenured teacher and a registered nurse
- Celynda has a B.A. in History from Drury University
- She also has a B.S. from Saint Louis University School of Nursing
- Celynda earned her J.D., cum laude, Order of the Woolsack, from Saint Louis University School of Law
- Celynda was also Managing Editor of the St. Louis University Law Journal
- Celynda is a founding Shareholder of the Firm and served on the Firm’s three-person Management Committee in 2014 and 2015
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Education attorneys for special education (IEP), school discipline, Title IX, and student rights.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Missouri
Practicing law in Missouri. Legal matters in Missouri are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Louis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Missouri state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Missouri brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Missouri courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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