Strong v. Gilster Mary Lee Corp.

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Presiding Judge.

The- issue in this case is whether the Labor and Industrial Relations commission erred in dismissing, and treating as a “nullity,” an appeal filed on behalf of a workers’ compensation claimant by a nonresident lawyer who was not licensed to practice in Missouri and who failed to comply with Missouri’s “Rules on Practice by Nonresident Attorneys.” We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1992 Nellie Strong (Appellant) filed a claim with the Missouri Division of Work ers’ Compensation (Division), in which she alleged that she had suffered injuries to her…