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Any law firm with at least a handful of attorneys and more than one area of emphasis inevitably is faced with a critical business development question: Do we market the firm in general, or do we promote the successes and ...

I am writing my column today from deep in the basement of my little house, with my 15-month-old son sleeping right above me. You see, we had a death in the family this week, and my wife had to go ...

I am a firm believer that running a law firm in a businesslike way improves the professionalism of legal practice. A profitable law practice is much more likely to avoid ethical problems regarding client funds. Moreover, a law firm run ...

In the annals of executive crime, arrogance makes a frequent appearance. The captains of commerce who end up in the dock usually possess an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow had it, and so did Martha Stewart ...

I came across a post from lawyer and blogger Norm Pettis, who related his experience when he asked a legal ethics panel if a lawyer could withdraw a client’s claim if the lawyer concluded the claim was without merit. The ...

In my last column I spoke of the potential problems lawyers and law firms may experience as a result of the growth of a new Web-based culture among younger lawyers who are members of what is now being called “generation ...

Spring officially arrived on Tuesday and, as if by magic, the grass turned green, flowers bloomed and sneezing was heard throughout the land. Yes, it’s springtime in St. Louis. Not only do some consider our town one of the most ...

Spring officially arrived on Tuesday and, as if by magic, the grass turned green, flowers bloomed and sneezing was heard throughout the land. Yes, it’s springtime in St. Louis. Not only do some consider our town one of the most ...

If anyone wanted to know my sources for this column, I have little legal protection from having to divulge them in court. Not that my sources are all that secret or anonymous, but there are principles to consider. The Missouri ...

If anyone wanted to know my sources for this column, I have little legal protection from having to divulge them in court. Not that my sources are all that secret or anonymous, but there are principles to consider. The Missouri ...

Bloomberg News At one point in Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul, Edward Humes tells about how Witold “Vic” Walczak, a career ACLU lawyer, used to make the rounds of high schools to chat with ...