The art of making an entrance. The significance of a look. Manners are making a comeback, but they aren’t the domain of “charm school” anymore. In today’s global society, they’re also a valuable corporate tool. “In business today, we need ...
Read More »'Cautious optimism' tints 2004 apartment statistics publication
“Cautious optimism” is the theme of the Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. L.L.P.’s publication on 2004 Apartment statistics. RBG & Co. annually surveys clients and industry contacts for the purpose of analyzing market trends in the multifamily housing industry. To ...
Read More »New GOP legal team takes helm
The Republican takeover of the governor’s mansion means that a new cast of attorneys will help set policy for Missourians. To fill these legal positions, Gov. Matt Blunt and Chief of Staff Ken McClure have generally tapped colleagues with experience ...
Read More »Young attorney enjoys growing field of legal practice, elder law
If you are never too old to learn, you are never too young to plan for going the distance. When Devin Staley started his career course, like most young people, he was not sure exactly where he intended to go. ...
Read More »'Overwhelming authority' found for exception to rule
Mapping out an uncharted insurance issue, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held an indemnification clause in a contract must stand, regardless of similar “other insurance” clauses. Under this ruling, Gulf Insurance Co. is off the hook for the ...
Read More »Women legislators update status of bills
The female legislators who gathered at the Women Lawyers’ Associations of Greater St. Louis’ legislative luncheon last Friday delivered heartfelt orations of the changes they see happening at the capitol and the way such changes will affect the practice of ...
Read More »Business lenders rely on UCC filings
When looking to finance a new or existing business, independent business owners must look into getting loans, usually through lenders that deal with businesses. Inevitably, business owners will have to deal with uniform commercial codes, which are laws that pertain ...
Read More »UMKC undergraduates prepare for the courtroom
Pre-Law Program Coordinator John J. Szmer, J.D., and sophomore Josh Brunkhorst observe as sophomore Hannah Lofthus practicing her opening statements for the Mock Trial competition. a plaintiff’s attorney ready to take on a courtroom, but she’s getting some good practice. ...
Read More »New not-for-profit corporation formed to aid construction industry
The construction industry is the second-largest employer in the nation, preceded only by government employment. According to Deborah Henry, Ph.D., director of special programs at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, by the year 2015, it is projected that 2 million ...
Read More »ABA business law spring meeting begins this month
In the wake of new federal class action legislation, increased federal regulation of securities and corporations, and a flood of recent merger and acquisition activity, the American Bar Association Section of Business Law will hold its annual spring meeting from ...
Read More »Court erred in dismissing prisoner's request for recovery of seized items
Even though a man was convicted of homicide and sentenced to life in prison, his family was still entitled to items seized from his home that were later found “irrelevant” to the case, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the ...
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