Matthew Jacober

Partner at Lathrop GPM, LLP. Problem solver.

[Midwest Innocence Project @The_MIP]

You brought us to $400,000+

More than a fundraising milestone, this is a movement of people choosing to stand with innocent people across our region.

Because of you, MIP can keep fighting in 21 active cases while more than 900 requests for help are still waiting to be reviewed.

[Midwest Innocence Project @The_MIP]

A Kansas court ruled in favor of MIP client Les McKinney, ensuring he will finally receive a full and fair hearing on his claims. Christopher Dunn's exoneration was also upheld by the Missouri Court of Appeals, affirming Chris is innocent.

[Midwest Innocence Project @The_MIP]

What can $25 do?

For 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked to correct and prevent wrongful convictions across the Midwest. The work continues because people continue showing up.

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This spring brought the kind of news we don't get to share often enough.

[Matthew Jacober @MAJacober]

Congratulations to my colleague Matt Jacober on his recent selection by the St. Louis Business Journal for its Champions for Diversity & Inclusion Awards. This award recognizes “individuals, nonprofits, and for-profit companies that promote… https://t.co/goAPDqvMZv

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I am pleased to share that 100 Lathrop GPM attorneys were recently named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America list, with seven selected as “Lawyer of the Year,” and 20 named “Ones to Watch.”

Congratulations to my Litigation & Dispute… https://t.co/9bbXPyuB07

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I’m pleased to welcome Natalie Thomas to our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team. Natalie joins our group as an associate in our Kansas City office, where she advises clients on litigation matters related to construction and real estate… https://t.co/8I2MBNEWoF

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Congratulations to Lathrop GPM associate Nicole Sassu, Ph.D., for being named among Managing IP’s 2024 Rising Stars! This list recognizes some of the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice. #IPRisingStars #PatentLawyer #IntellectualProperty

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One of the greatest if not the greatest decisions of the Chiefs franchise

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban got fired up.

It was December 2014. A reporter asked about defensive lineman D.J. Pettway: “How gratifying is it to you to see him make the most of his second chance?”

Saban launched into a speech every human needs to hear.

(Pettway, who was dismissed from Alabama a year prior, returned to the program and earned his degree.)

Here’s Saban on Second Chances:

“There’s always a lot of criticism out there when somebody does something wrong. Everybody wants to know, how are you gonna punish the guy?

“But there’s not enough, for 19 and 20 year old kids, people out there saying, why don’t you give them another chance.

“Guy makes a mistake. Where do you want him to be? Want him to be in the street? Or do you want him to be here graduating?

“Muhsin Muhammad played for me at Michigan State. Everybody in the school, every newspaper guy, everybody was killing the guy because he got in trouble and said there’s no way he should be on our team. I didn’t kick him off the team. I suspended him, I made him do stuff.

“He graduated from Michigan State. He played 15 years in the league. He’s the president of a company now. He has 7 children, and his oldest daughter goes to Princeton. So, who was right?

“I feel strong about this now. About all the criticism out there of every guy that’s 19 years old that makes a mistake and you all kill him. And then some people won’t stand up for him.

“So my question to you is, where do you want him to be?

“You want to condemn him to a life sentence? Or do you want the guy to have his children going to Princeton?”

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It’s an important message in a world filled with hate.

My takeaways:

1. Everyone makes mistakes. We just forget our own.

2. We tend to judge others who mess up. The better response is compassion.

3. Mistakes are teaching moments, first and foremost. Don’t waste that opportunity.

4. One mistake doesn’t (necessarily) make someone a bad person. Most people have the potential to learn, move on and do better.

5. That said, mistakes require accountability and carry consequences. You have to own them.

6. Second chances don’t guarantee third chances.

7. If you want to feel self-righteous, condemn someone. If you want to actually make a difference, love them.

8. The world needs more loving discipline.

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