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Suffern, N.Y., treats Orthodox Jews just like everyone else — and that’s why it’s being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for religious discrimination. Equal treatment, it turns out, sometimes keeps the faithful from practicing their faith. Orthodox Jews, ...

Many lawyers are surprised to learn there are provisions in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct that do not regulate lawyer conduct at all. Some rules are purely advisory, such as the second part of Rule 2.1, which permits lawyers ...

If you have ever sat down and watched an NFL game, I am sure you have heard the phrase, usually after some huge hit, “Welcome to the NFL.” Throughout the years I have used a similar phrase with regard to ...

“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.” — Anonymous. Let’s first introduce this ...

It seems I am continually frustrated by clients and their complete lack of respect for my time and energy. Last spring a veteran office partner of mine took a pair of felony cases for a couple who were charged with ...

Sex with a client is always unwise. Most of the time it is also unethical and can lead to serious disciplinary action. The most important consideration in deciding whether lawyer-client sex is unethical concerns the lawyer’s ability to maintain independence ...

For many people, a jury duty notice in the mail is the same as a life sentence without parole, but not for my 81-year-old mother. She was recently called to serve as a federal court juror. The notice arrived on ...

As a legal secretary, each year I am evaluated by the attorneys and paralegals I support. However, I have never been asked to evaluate my bosses. I cannot speak for others, but I can share what I think a good ...

I am sure we have all heard our parents at one time or another tell us to “kill them with kindness” when talking about how we should treat people who have not been very nice to us. Every time I ...

Going over the schedule for this week’s annual meeting of The Missouri Bar, the one session that drew my interest was “The Making of a Good Judge.” That is a timely topic and one that bears thought after last month’s ...

Many years ago I remember hearing a biblical quote that I had heard many times before, but for some reason, this time it really struck home with me in applying to the practice of law. The quote was: “What good ...