Tueth Keeney congratulates firm Attorney Pete Yelkovac and Lisa Berns, contributing authors in the recently published article “The Purchase and Sale of Property: How to Prevent Post-Transfer Indigestion”. Their article appears in the column Hot Legal Issues in Education, published in the March/April 2006 edition of the MoASBO Journal, Vol. 53 No. 4. Pete and Lisa’s article contains an authoritative overview of the governing law regarding school district purchase and sale of real property under Missouri law.

The Missouri Association of School Business Officials (MoASBO) is a nonprofit, statewide education association of school administrators and directors whose focus is on the “business” of education. The organization was established in 1952 and is affiliated with the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBOI). For more information about MoASBO or to obtain a copy of past Hot Legal Issues columns, see www.moasbo.org.

The Firm congratulates Mr. Yelkovac and Ms. Berns on their selection by MoASBO as contributing authors for this well-recognized and publicized Journal.

Pete Yelkovac practices in the areas of education and employment law. Pete regularly counsels public school districts in all facets of education and employment law. Pete also regularly advises private employers on employment and labor issues. Pete has successfully defended numerous federal and state lawsuits on behalf of public school districts, universities and private employers. He has extensive experience litigating employment discrimination lawsuits and Section 1983 claims involving a variety of constitutional issues.

Lisa Berns practices in the areas of real estate, lending and finance and corporate law. She has extensive experience representing clients in a variety of transactional matters, including the purchase, sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties, and construction of commercial properties. She has represented borrowers and lenders in complex financing transactions secured by major St. Louis office and retail properties, as well as transactions involving asset-based and cash flow loans. Her practice also has involved the foreclosure of commercial and consumer properties and workout negotiations. She has represented multiple Fortune 500 clients in the management of their owned and leased properties on a nationwide basis.

Missouri Education - The law firm of Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. (the "Firm"), has one of the largest and most successful education law groups in the country. The Firm regularly serves the legal counsel needs of approximately 150 school districts throughout Missouri. The Firm also has one of the largest school law practices in Central and Southern Illinois.