As a consumer, I generally love rebates. How else can you go to your local electronics store and grab a cordless keyboard and mouse for $2.99? But have you ever wondered how the manufacturer and store are able to offer ...
Read More »O'Leary: Elder law is a minefield of ethical dilemmas
After eight years of elder law practice, I can say with great confidence that I encounter on a regular basis ethics questions that would have curled my hair in my previous jobs. In elder law, ethical dilemmas abound in regular, ...
Read More »Elder law is a minefield of ethical dilemmas
After almost 20 years of practicing law, I joined an elder law practice in 2000. I had represented a wide range of civil clients in a variety of matters — more a generalist than a specialist — and assumed that ...
Read More »Lawyers should unite to defeat Lembke
Editor’s note: The following letter is being sent out this week to Missouri attorneys. It has been my honor and privilege to practice law for over 32 years. I owe everything that I have, really everything that I am, to ...
Read More »Kozlowski: Using your ‘Baloney Detection Kit’
For every Web site criticizing homeopathy or debunking alien abduction, there is another touting the benefits of homeopathy and showing blurry images of men in ape suits. All of this is evidence. The question (a familiar one for lawyers) is ...
Read More »Prinn: When the economy turns down, time to make sure clients pay up
Whenever the economy takes a downturn, professional service bills receive an extra dose of attention. Ten tips to help achieve a better realization rate include: 1. Discuss with the client at the outset of the relationship the client’s expected billing ...
Read More »Using your ‘Baloney Detection Kit’
For every Web site criticizing homeopathy or debunking alien abduction, there is another touting the benefits of homeopathy and showing blurry images of men in ape suits. All of this is evidence. The question (a familiar one for lawyers) is ...
Read More »When the economy turns down, time to make sure clients pay up
Whenever the economy takes a downturn, professional service bills receive an extra dose of attention. Ten tips to help achieve a better realization rate include: 1. Discuss with the client at the outset of the relationship the client’s expected billing ...
Read More »Now I know what multitasking is
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood… All right, with the new baby at home and a multitude of balls in the air, I think I now know what multitasking entails. I thought I ...
Read More »Now I know what multitasking is about
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood… All right, with the new baby at home and a multitude of balls in the air, I think I now know what multitasking entails. I thought I ...
Read More »One lone vote upholds American justice in wartime
The accused has no lawyer. He doesn’t know much about the allegation against him, the evidence to support it or the name of his accuser. Whatever proof of innocence exists probably won’t make it to the three judges deciding his ...
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