Registration & Continental Breakfast

Introductions & Welcome

Keith Thornburg, General Counsel | Missouri Bankers Association
Moderator & Chair: Adam LaBoda, Partner and Executive Committee Member | Spencer Fane, Kansas City
Vice Chair: Stephanie E. Kalahurka, Partner | Fenimore Kay Harrison, Kansas City

New Garnishment and Bankruptcy Exemptions 2027; New Bank Account Garnishment Process 2028; Use Immunity for Debtors’ Depositions — Uniform Mortgage Modification Act Missouri House Bill 1870, Laws 2026

Keith Thornburg, General Counsel | Missouri Bankers Association 

2026 Review: Commercial and Ag Lending Disputes

Michael Fielding, Partner | Husch Blackwell LLP, Kansas City

Lunch and Break

Disability or Death Banking a Closely Held Company or LLC — Actions, Best Practices, Deadlines, Referring Customer for Legal Planning

Byrna Edwards, Counsel | Central Bank, Jefferson City

Mara J. Lahnar, Partner | Mickes O’Toole, St. Louis

AI/Fintech/Stablecoins/Tokenized Deposits: Legal Services and the Multiple Emerging Technologies Impacting Our Bank Clients

Kirstin D. Kanski, Counsel | Spencer Fane, Minneapolis, MN
Howard Mulligan, Partner | Spencer Fane, New York
Joseph Ciccolo, Founder & President | BitAML, California 

Refreshment Break 

Bank Acquisitions and Mergers — Panel Presentation

Moderator: Mike W. Lochman, Partner | Stinson, Kansas City
Panelists: 

• Stephanie E. Kalahurka, Partner | Fenimore Kay Harrison, Kansas City

• Paul Cambridge, Partner | Armstrong Teasdale, St. Louis

Networking Reception — Bottleneck Blues Bar

Breakfast

Introductions & Welcome
Keith Thornburg, General Counsel | Missouri Bankers Association
Moderator & Chair: Adam LaBoda, Partner and Executive Committee Member | Spencer Fane, Kansas City
Vice Chair: Stephanie E. Kalahurka, Partner | Fenimore Kay Harrison, Kansas City

AI in Estate and Trust Drafting: What Bank Fiduciary Departments Should Know — reliability, verification and the limits of automated document generation

Chloe Russell, Attorney | Cook, Vetter, Doerhoff & Landwehr PC, Jefferson City

Refreshment Break

Missouri Commercial Receivership Act — Decade of Experience Enacted in 2016 — How has it turned out?

Panelists:

• Eric Peterson, Of Counsel | Spencer Fane, St. Louis
  Cheryl Kelly, Partner | Thompson Coburn, St. Louis
  Honorable Heather R. Cunningham, Circuit Judge | St. Louis County

Refreshment Break

Professional Ethics in the Use of AI in Legal Practice

Jennifer R. Price, Partner | Thompson Coburn, St. Louis
Matt A. Braunel, Partner | Thompson Coburn, St. Louis

Disciplinary Process 2027 and Recent Disciplinary Cases

Andrea Spillers, Missouri Chief Disciplinary Counsel | Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel,
Jefferson City

Closing and Adjournment