Now that my partner and I have agreed that we will set up a firm, we tend to speak more about a business model that will hold some promise. We agree that courting business clients is much more our speed ...
Read More »Poll: For reuniting a firm divided, think retreat
Lawyers who are together physically in an office environment share a camaraderie that shapes the development of a firm culture. However, in many of today’s geographically diverse mega-firms, partners are that in name only. The governance of these large firms ...
Read More »Maneke: Shield Law would protect public interest
There is recent action in Jefferson City, as state legislators file bills to establish a shield law for news reporters — a Free Flow of Information Act, if you will. One supporter, State Sen. Jason Crowell, has refiled his bill ...
Read More »Napier: Fear and loathing success
I kind of looked like an almost competent lawyer today. I appeared before a judge I had never appeared in front of before, I missed a pretty fundamental omission by my client, I asked him to enter a somewhat out-of-the-ordinary ...
Read More »Connaghan: Love or money? Courts could decide
Valentine’s Day is next week, but a Missouri Senate committee got a jump on all things romantic last week, when it held a hearing on Senate Bill 246. If state Sen. Jack Goodman — a Republican from southwest Missouri — ...
Read More »Hoeflich: Before making accusations make sure you have proof
When I was in high school I had a strange and annoying experience in my physics class. We had our first exam, a midterm in October. It was a two-hour examination and consisted of several problems. I studied for it ...
Read More »Supreme opportunity for moot court competitors
I have never been to a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, but Tuesday’s moot court competition at Washington University School of Law may have been the next best thing. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. recreated his real ...
Read More »ABA president: Lawyers can learn to provide tools to teenage victims
Teen dating violence in the United States is widespread. Young women ages 16 to 24 are the most likely of any age group to experience violence by their current or former intimate partners. The problem is finally gaining national attention ...
Read More »Love or money? Courts could decide
Valentine’s Day is just a week away, but a Missouri Senate committee got a jump on all things romantic last week when it held a hearing on SB246. If state Sen. Jack Goodman — a Republican from District 29 in ...
Read More »Yas: Gay community keeps eyes on Massachusetts justices’ new rulings
Gay community keeps eyes on Massachusetts justices’ new rulings Could it be that the Supreme Judicial Court now regrets its pioneering decision to legalize same-sex marriage in Massachusetts? This would have seemed ludicrous when Goodridge v. Department of Public Health ...
Read More »Craig Napier: Can you get a lawerly mini-van?
I have been stumbling around this week trying to decide what to write about and have not found a scintillating topic to impress you all with yet. The winter is starting to drag on, business has picked up a little ...
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