Jean Maneke

Current

• Principal at The Maneke Law Group, L.C.
• Outside counsel at Missouri Press Association

Past

• Senior Legal Counsel at Media/Professional Insurance
• Times business reporter (see next entry) at The Kansas City Star
• Business reporter at The Kansas City Times

• Federal court reporter at Springfield News-Leader

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Education

• Missouri State University
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Recommended

4 people have recommended Jean

Connections

233 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• Words from a client

Jean Maneke’s Summary

The Maneke Law Group focuses its practice in the areas of media law and First Amendment issues. Jean Maneke, the principal member, has been practicing in this area for more than 25 years.

This firm has experience in drafting and litigating publishing contacts for authors and publishers, vetting manuscripts, preparing copyright and trademark applications, drafting contracts related to advertising matters, photographers, recording artists and other creative artists, defending the media in the areas of privacy and libel in connection with newspapers and broadcasters, bringing sunshine law actions and advising in regard to general business matters.

Further, the firm frequently appears in appellate court on cases of significance to the media within the State of Missouri, both on behalf of clients involved in cases before the appellate courts, and as an amicus on behalf of the Missouri Press Association in cases of interest to the industry.

Jean Maneke’s Specialties:

Missouri Sunshine Law, entertainment law, including copyright and trademark issues, real estate, probate law.

Recitation of these constitute only an assertion that I practice in these areas and does not represent any affirmation of any specialty of practice in these areas inasmuch as Missouri does not certify lawyers to practice in any specialty areas and to advertise themselves as holding any degree of expertise in such areas.

Jean Maneke’s Experience

• Principal

  The Maneke Law Group, L.C.

  (Law Practice industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

• Outside counsel

  Missouri Press Association

  (Law Practice industry)

  1992 — Present (17 years )

• Senior Legal Counsel

  Media/Professional Insurance

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Insurance industry)

  1983 — 1991 (8 years )

• Times business reporter (see next entry)

  The Kansas City Star

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1981 — 1983 (2 years )

• Business reporter

  The Kansas City Times

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1981 — 1983 (2 years )

  Business reporter and legal columnist for the business section. This paper merged with The Kansas City Star subsequent to my tenure there.

• Federal court reporter

  Springfield News-Leader

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  1973 — 1977 (4 years )

Jean Maneke’s Education

• Missouri State University

  B.A. , Writing/Journalism

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

  J.D. ,

Additional Information

Jean Maneke’s Websites:

• Words from a client

Jean Maneke’s Interests:

The arts, technology, reading, writing, music.

Jean Maneke’s Groups:

Newspaper Professionals Network, Media & Entertainment Law Group, Central Exchange, Solosez Friends Legal Marketing for Solo Lawyers.

American Bar Association (TIPS/Media Law, Intellectual Property Sections)
The Missouri Bar
Missouri Press-Bar Commission
Association of Women Lawyers (Kansas City, Mo.)
The Central Exchange, Kansas City, Mo.
handbell choir at Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Junior League of Kansas City, Mo.
Media Law Resource Center (Defense Counsel Section)
Cradles & Crayons Childrens Special Needs NFP Daycare -- former president and board member
Kansas City Consensus --former board member and president

•    Media & Entertainment Law Group
•    Solosez Friends Legal Marketing for Solo Attorneys
•    Newspaper Professionals Network
•    The Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri
•    MLRC
•    Central Exchange

Jean Maneke’s Honors:

AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
2009 Best of the Bar from Kansas City Business Journal
Best Lawyers in America (Since 2006).
Kansas City Up & Comers (1992).

Jean Maneke’s Contact Settings

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• business deals
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