Attorneys for former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner are hotly disputing a second legal ethics case against her that has its roots in the 2018 prosecution of former Gov. Eric Greitens.
A three-person panel heard a full day of testimony Tuesday in a hearing that could ultimately lead to additional discipline for Gardner. That panel will make a recommendation to the state Supreme Court, whose judges will have the final say.
The conduct in question stems from Gardner’s 2022 admission that she violated attorney ethics rules in the prosecution of Greitens. She was reprimanded and ordered to pay a $750 penalty and reimburse the state for the costs of the disciplinary hearing…