Thor Hearne is now heading up the St. Louis office of Lathrop & Gage. Hearne, known for his work as national legal election counsel for President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign, takes over from Brent Baldwin. Baldwin exited for ...
Tagged with: Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Blumenfeld Kaplan & Sandweiss Brent Baldwin George W. Bush Jack Walsh Lathrop & Gage Patrick Sanders St. Louis Thor Hearne
Read More »“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle Let me take the opportunity to wish my readers a very happy Valentine’s Day. For some of you, this week’s column will be a not-so-subtle reminder to save ...
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Read More »“Brother, can you spare a dollar?” All of us have been so solicited. As more people lose their jobs and are dispossessed, we will hear the plea more and more. Sometimes such pleas occur at an exit off of an ...
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Read More »Citing a deteriorating economy, Bryan Cave is laying off 58 attorneys and 76 staff members firmwide and freezing salaries for 2009. The steps followed efforts throughout 2008 to slash expenses in an attempt to avoid layoffs. "Over the course of the past year, we implemented a number of measures to reduce our costs," Chairman Don Lents said in an e-mail sent firmwide Thursday. "Unfortunately, the economy has continued to deteriorate, and we have concluded that further steps are necessary to adapt to this business climate."
Tagged with: Bryan Cave Don Lents economy layoff Luis Mocete Polsinelli The Stolar Partnership
Read More »Irene Clemente-Giron wants to live in the United States. Shortly after her visitor’s visa expired, the El Salvadoran woman applied for asylum, claiming the police in her native land persecuted her for her religious beliefs and her political opinions. But ...
Tagged with: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asylum El Salvador immigration Irene Clemente-Giron
Read More »Longtime intellectual property attorney Philip B. Polster will be remembered for “accomplishing much very quietly,” his son and law firm partner said. Polster died Monday; he was 89. Polster practiced law for 60 years and was the founder of Polster, ...
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Read More »A lawsuit filed last week against Don Brown Automotive in St. Louis alleging an illegal practice of law is the most recent in a string of dozens of lawsuits filed in the wake of a 2007 Missouri Supreme Court decision, which upheld similar claims against a mortgage company. The suit filed by Joe Partney, which is seeking class action status, alleges that the car dealership engaged in an illegal practice of law when it charged documentation preparation or processing fees in connection with the lease or purchase of a car. Partney purchased a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Don Brown Automotive and alleges he was charged a $65 "Notary & Doc Fee."
Tagged with: Carpenter v. Countrwide Home Loans class action documentation preparation or processing fees Don Brown Automotive illegal practice of law Joe Partney lawsuit lease Missouri Supreme Court purchase of a car Simon Law Firm
Read More »A Jackson County judge issued a sharply worded opinion that threw out a man’s 22-year criminal sentence and said the county prosecutor’s office “perpetrated a fraud upon the trial court” for withholding evidence in the case. Judge Edith Messina set ...
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Read More »A federal judge allowed a group of McDonald’s employees to go ahead with their lawsuit to collect McOvertime. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Charles Shaw said the plaintiffs could continue with their class action lawsuit against the fast-food giant, although ...
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Read More »The securities laws may be your worst enemy if you lost money in the Madoff scam. Investors are suing the feeder funds that channeled their money to Bernard Madoff, charging the feeders with fraud, negligence or breach of fiduciary duty. ...
Tagged with: Bernard Madoff breach of fidicuary duty fraud Negligence Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
Read More »In Do the Right Thing, Boston-based consultant Gretchen Neels offers advice on professional etiquette and other behavioral issues that might arise in a law practice. Q. I would like nothing better than to eat lunch alone. While I enjoy my ...
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