If the Republicans were a stock, they would be unshortable. The war in Iraq, earmarks, and “wide stance” scandals have brought the Grand Old Party low. And GOP critics aren’t content with seeing the Republicans in Congress look like the ...
Read More »From a foot-dragging Fed to a benchmark rate cut too far
The Federal Reserve sure blew it. In the week leading up to the Fed’s Sept. 18 meeting, all the chatter was about how the central bank would have to cut its benchmark rate to soothe money markets, get credit flowing ...
Read More »Kang: Legal world enters fantasy football
Recent estimates peg the fantasy football population at some 15 million players. In fact, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, the entire fantasy games industry is in the midst of an unprecedented $200 million boom unleashed by the proliferation ...
Read More »Neukom: Paying for public service – an important first step
If it weren’t for public service lawyers—including prosecutors, public defenders and those who provide legal aid to the poor, disabled and victims of domestic violence—the rule of law that defines our society would break down. It is in our nation’s ...
Read More »Legal world enters fantasy football
Recent estimates peg the fantasy football population at some 15 million players. In fact, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, the entire fantasy games industry is in the midst of an unprecedented $200 million boom unleashed by the proliferation ...
Read More »Paying for public service – an important first step
If it weren’t for public service lawyers — including prosecutors, public defenders and those who provide legal aid to the poor, disabled and victims of domestic violence — the rule of law that defines our society would break down. It ...
Read More »Hughes: Feeling stressed out at the office? Run from it!
There are many remarkable legal secretaries in the Kansas City area. Kendra J. Bealmear, a legal secretary at Stinson Morrison Hecker is one of them. She supports four partners and one paralegal and recently celebrated 15 years with the firm. ...
Read More »Haircuts, shined shoes matter in getting ahead
There has long been an adage that it isn’t what you know that’s important for getting ahead in the business world, it’s who you know. Now it appears that what really counts is what you look like. According to research ...
Read More »Burke: Suing a current client for fees is just unprofessional
In most matters, lawyers want and expect to be paid for their services. When a lawyer is not paid, the lawyer often will want to take action to recover payment. The lawyer might write a letter, seek arbitration of the ...
Read More »SEC sees no bad eggs, deals muni market
What would you think if you heard about a municipal bond deal that was set up so that one of the firms that put it together was paid based upon how much of the money raised wasn’t used? In other ...
Read More »Woolner: What Larry Craig wants, no judge or jury can give
If Minnesota Judge Charles Porter Jr. does the expected, he will refuse to let Sen. Larry Craig take back his guilty plea for his now notorious men’s room encounter with an undercover cop. At that point, Porter will have saved ...
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