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Jurors hear the story of what happened at the hospital and expert opinions on whether a doctor failed to diagnose a fatal disease, yet they do not hear the legal definition of “standard of care” until moments before they retire to deliberate.

You know the line about never getting a second chance to make a first impression? Luckily for Microsoft Corp., it turns out not to be true.

Apparently lawyers, although historically slow to adapt to change, are increasingly using emerging technologies in their law practices.

With employment offers not coming in, there may be a temptation to go it alone; to hang out your own shingle, as the phrase goes. That temptation is to be resisted. My uttermost recommendation is — don’t.

Referral marketing is more than a tool of the trade; making it a priority in your practice often makes the difference between being a good lawyer and a great one.

Show business came naturally to Patt Holt. She grew up amid glamor and luxury on the West Coast, where her father, Harry Quinn, managed many hotels, including the famed Hollywood Roosevelt, where the family lived for several years.

A more judicious and just approach would be mindful that in non-judicial foreclosure states such as Missouri, a party vested with the considerable power of foreclosure without judicial oversight must demonstrate strict compliance with all of its legal obligations, including proof of standing.

The Vietnam War gave us the expression, “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” The same kind of thinking might help explain the U.S. bank rescues of 2008: We had to save the banks in order to sue them.

Do you need an app on your smartphone to protect against viruses, spyware and other threats? If you’re using Google Inc.’s Android operating system, the answer is probably yes.

Taxes are in bad political odor these days. True, there has been no era in which taxation was popular, but we seem to have reached a moment of particular confusion.

On a Tuesday morning in early August, the mercury already approaching the mid-nineties, a constant stream of people are entering the doors of Plato’s Closet, located in Mid-Rivers Center, a bustling strip mall across from The Big Mall.