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The old story goes that there was a group of psychologists researching the difference between optimists and pessimists. The scientists recruited two 10-year-old boys for their experiment. One boy was placed in a room and given all the toys he ...

Many attorneys have client who are business owners. At some point in your client’s ownership, the question will cross his/her mind & should I sell the business & and if so, when? Determining if and when to sell a business ...

As I promised last week, this week’s column will continue to give you a detailed explanation of Forms 14 – 26 with regard to the use of trial outlines. Trial outlines are another tool that I utilize to handle the ...

Congratulations to Mary Wise, PLS, a legal secretary at Blackwell Sanders and a member of KCLSA, upon successfully passing the PLS Certification Exam in September 2003. The PLS is the advanced certification for legal professionals awarded by the National Association ...

Many times when select organizations want to make a political statement toward business, that opinion is manifested in protests and boycotts. The American Legion is taking a slightly different approach in response to a Department of Labor report that some ...

Author Jerome Nathanson once said, “The price of the democratic way of life is a growing appreciation of people’s differences, not merely as tolerable, but as the essence of a rich and rewarding human experience.” These differences and diversity is ...

The value of a closely held business was the central issue in a recent estate tax case: Estate of Deputy v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2003-176 (U.S. Tax Ct. June 13, 2003), Judge Gerber. Helen Deputy, the decedent, held a 99% ...

As promised last week, this week’s column is a detailed explanation with regard to the use of trial outlines. The use of trial outlines is another tool to handle the “administration” of litigation matters in my practice. “Administration” is one ...

It is easy to say the world has completely changed during the past four decades. And as Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – with what is sure to be a weekend of ...

In recent years, benefit packages have become an increasingly important part of a key employee’s total compensation. Many companies rely on employee stock options to augment the package. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) defines a stock option as a ...

We have been talking over the last several weeks about “tips” regarding the area of “administration.” You will remember “administration” is one of the five parts that make up every business in the world. “Administration” is the second part right ...