Supreme Court Orders St. Louis WC Attorney Disbarred

The Missouri Supreme Court last week disbarred a St. Louis-area workers' compensation attorney for mishandling client funds. Lorenzo Antoine Hester was admitted to practice law in Missouri in April 2004. He also held a Master of Business Administration degree. Hester formed The Hester Group LLC, primarily representing clients in personal injury and workers' compensation matters. He had three law offices in the St. Louis area. In April 2011, Hester received a written admonition for failing to exercise diligence in the practice of law, and later that year he received a lette...