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Legal Roundtable Tackles Coronavirus Implications

From left: Attorneys Nicole Gorovsky, Mary Anne Sedey and Mark Smith joined host Sarah Fenske on this month's Legal Roundtable discussion.
Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
From left: Attorneys Nicole Gorovsky, Mary Anne Sedey and Mark Smith joined host Sarah Fenske on this month's Legal Roundtable discussion.
From left: Attorneys Nicole Gorovsky, Mary Anne Sedey and Mark Smith joined host Sarah Fenske on this month's Legal Roundtable discussion.
Credit Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
From left: Attorneys Nicole Gorovsky, Mary Anne Sedey and Mark Smith joined host Sarah Fenske on this month's Legal Roundtable discussion.

How has the coronavirus upended the legal profession? What happens when your right to a speedy trial clashes with the government’s cancellation of jury trials? Can an employer require workers deemed non-essential to show up, or face termination?

On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Sarah Fenske talked with a panel of legal experts about a variety of issues, including those triggered by the new coronavirus.

Joining the discussion was:

  • Mark Smith, an associate vice chancellor and dean for career services at Washington University
  • Mary Anne Sedey, an attorney at St. Louis-based Sedey Harper Westhoff P.C. who specializes in employment issues
  • Nicole Gorovsky, a local attorney in practice at Gorovsky Law, LLC


St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill, Lara Hamdan and Joshua Phelps. The engineer is Aaron Doerr, and production assistance is provided by Charlie McDonald.

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Alex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.