A St. Louis County jury has cleared Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard and one of its attorneys, Rodney Sharp, of all wrongdoing in a legal malpractice suit against them. Physician Hamid Hosseini had filed suit against Sharp, alleging that the ...
Read More »Supreme Court orders agency to adopt rule
The Missouri Supreme Court said a denial of a couple’s adoption subsidy by the state Department of Social Services’ Family Support Division is not valid because the division’s decision was not based on formal rules and regulations. The court determined ...
Read More »Western District reverses appellate nominee’s ruling
Three judges of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District roundly reversed a trial court decision by a Cass County judge who could soon be their colleague. The court on Tuesday remanded a case involving a dispute over land in ...
Read More »Obama names Hamilton as first U.S. court pick
President Barack Obama nominated David Hamilton, an Indiana federal district judge with bipartisan support, for a U.S. appeals court seat in the new administration’s first judicial appointment. Hamilton, 51, a former aide to then-Gov. Evan Bayh of Indiana, is a ...
Read More »Justice Ginsburg will undergo ‘precautionary’ chemotherapy
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had surgery last month for pancreatic cancer, said she will undergo a “precautionary” course of chemotherapy. The 76-year-old Ginsburg, who hasn’t missed any of the court’s public sessions, said she doesn’t expect ...
Read More »First panel sent to governor for appellate court
The Appellate Judicial Commission on Friday named the first of three panels of candidates for openings on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District. The panel consists of Judge Jacqueline A. Cook, Cynthia L. Reams Martin and Mark D. Pfeiffer. ...
Read More »Wash. U. moves on to mock trial finals; UMKC wins Spirit award
Tim Collins gives closing arguments on Sunday while Brynn Hardy displays how much time Collins has left. The two undergraduates from the University of Missouri-Kansas City participated in the opening round of the American Mock Trial championships, hosted by UMKC ...
Read More »‘Medieval’ U.S. law firm pay structure buckles
U.S. law firms, including Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Shearman & Sterling; and WolfBlock, are abandoning tradition as they cut costs in the deepening recession by imposing merit pay, slashing salaries and generally putting an end to decades of associate entitlement. ...
Read More »Black: Rethinking what it means to be a lawyer
The last few months certainly have been memorable for the legal profession. Massive layoffs at large firms and every other level of our profession are leaving unexpectedly unemployed, stunned lawyers in their wake. Many attorneys are finding the subsequent job ...
Read More »D’Anza: Closing Guantanamo: A legal conundrum
As the nation continues to focus on our economic woes, major legal and political decisions have been made regarding the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay with little or no attention. Within days of taking office, President Barack Obama signed ...
Read More »Rethinking what it means to be a lawyer
The last few months certainly have been memorable for the legal profession. Massive layoffs at large firms and every other level of our profession are leaving unexpectedly unemployed, stunned lawyers in their wake. Many attorneys are finding the subsequent job ...
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