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How do you do it? How do you explain to a client a situation that has absolutely no appeal emotionally but makes complete sense under the law? I’ve been practicing more and more family law as my practice grows. More ...

Earlier this month Prime Minister Tony Blair asserted that civil liberties were not absolute but rather must reflect the times. Certainly, this statement will ring true with criminal defense lawyers who have seen multiple changes in prosecution and law enforcement ...

This week’s topic is, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” I am sure many of us have heard this adage, usually shouted at us by athletic coaches in grade school or high school. Through the practice of ...

As a solo Joe it’s tough to take a vacation. I recently returned from a week-long sojourn to Ohio for my brother’s 30th birthday party and an opportunity for my grandmother, aunts and other assorted loved ones to see my ...

This week’s Wirken Quote is: “The Blue Pen Rule.” I have been fascinated by words and the concepts that words can convey for a long time. I didn’t realize how interested I was in words until I became an English ...

I have heard it many times: “Clients never lie to you.” Always noting a sarcastic tinge in the back of a lawyer’s throat as the more experienced lawyers in earshot halfheartedly laughed as another bad clich&#233 falls from the air. ...

On July 19, Judge Julie Robinson of the Federal District Court for the District of Kansas may have made a correct yet unfortunate ruling. In her opinion from Kansas Judicial Watch et al. v. Mikel L. Stout et al., a ...

This week’s Wirken Quote is: “Lead, follow, or get out of the way.” Every time I tried out this quote, I must admit I shutter just a little bit because the person who this quote comes from is not necessarily ...

I recently caught an injury practicing law. Missed a step, caught my weight the wrong way, and ouch! Suddenly, my knee wouldn’t hold any weight, and the shots of pain rolling up and down the back of my leg clearly ...

Sex offender charged with living near school A registered sex offender faces charges for living within 1,000 feet a Kansas City school. According to court records, Daniel Dollar Henderson’s apartment on the 3800 block of Warwick Street was 453 feet ...

Solomon wrote, “Where there is no vision, the people perish,” Proverbs 29:18. The wisdom in those words is still held in value today as corporations prepare vision statements as part of their corporate strategies. Some say vision is 33 percent ...