Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale attorney Dale M. Weppner was elected president of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis for a one-year term at the annual meeting April 6 at the association’s headquarters. He will formally assume the office May ...

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Following a hotly contested debate at its House of Delegates meeting earlier this week, the American Bar Association voted to amend its Model Rule of Professional Conduct concerning lateral hiring and potential conflicts of interest. By a vote of 226 ...

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A St. Louis attorney is receiving a national award from the American Bar Association for her outreach efforts to enhance the public’s awareness of the need for a fair and impartial judiciary. Doreen Dodson, of The Stolar Partnership, will receive ...

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At a legal technology conference in New York last week, I attended a number of seminars regarding Web 2.0 and its application and uses in legal practice – specifically in law firms. A prevailing theme that emerged from many panelists ...

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Davidson to be honored at LEAP luncheon Bruce C. Davison, of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, will receive the President’s Award at the 15th Annual Mardi Gras Luncheon for Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance. The Feb. 24 event also honors LEAP’s 2009 ...

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Every lawyer needs a sophisticated practice-management system to keep track of matters, calendars, billable time, documents generated or received, and everything else you can think of to measure and assist with the practice of law. These systems can be expensive, although in the modern world of computers once you have a networked system for a few dozen lawyers, the cost of adding additional users is small. But buying and installing the first couple of users can be overwhelming for the solo or small office.

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