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Sunday before last I put the boy down for a nap, grabbed a copy of the Sunday New York Times, brewed some coffee and sat down for a little bit of “me” time. It is a rarity that I get ...

During the first moments of an argument or opening statement, judges, juries and arbitrators observing you for the first time will form impressions of you and your case. Your appearance and demeanor will likely influence those first impressions. If you ...

Do you know how many years there are in the term of a U.S. senator or who becomes president if the president and vice president die? If you paid attention in civics class you can answer these questions and that ...

Law students who are starting summer associate positions often need a “reality check.” Whether these aspiring lawyers are moving from the casual summer employment of their college days or switching professional fields, they will have to understand and adapt to ...

The retirement of Judge Ronnie White from the Missouri Supreme Court comes at a divisive time in the state’s judicial history. This past session the Missouri Legislature considered several bills that would have adversely impacted the judiciary if they had ...

The retirement of Judge Ronnie White from the Missouri Supreme Court comes at a divisive time in the state’s judicial history. Several bills were considered by the Missouri Legislature during this past session that would have adversely impacted the judiciary ...

You’ve spent the past seven years going to college. You decide to specialize in family law and hang up your shingle as a solo practitioner. Business is slow at first, but word gets around, and the clients start calling. You ...

One of the reasons I went to law school was my experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Ohio. In the Ohio program I participated in, CASA volunteers served as guardian ad litem in Juvenile Court to advocate for ...

Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey speaks during a 2004 question and answer lunch session in Washington, D.C. Comey testified last week that Alberto Gonzales, then White House counsel, pushed John Ashcroft to approve a program to eavesdrop on Americans’ ...

Of all the areas of legal practice that give rise to ethical problems, the calculation of fees is one of the most complex and controversial. For much of the 20th century the most common method of calculating fees was by ...

You’ve spent the past seven years going to college. You decide to specialize in family law and hang up your shingle as a solo practitioner. Business is slow at first, but word gets around and the clients start calling. You ...