Missouri Lawyers Weekly articles from July 2007

Missouri Lawyers Weekly archives from July 2007

Market yourself by doing what you love.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Powers In client development seminars and workshops, I am often asked whether the most successful rainmakers are effective because of their personality and natural ability - or whether something else is at play. These...

Forget about free consultations, charge clients a premium up front.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Justin Rebello In an age when many family law attorneys offer free initial consultations to attract clients, Lonny Balbi is swimming against the tide, providing in-depth consultations with a slick multi-media assessment - at a...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: July 2, 2007.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Judgments - Finality - Deceased Plaintiff Where a trial court entered a judgment after the death of a plaintiff without a substitution of parties, there is no final judgment...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: July 2, 2007.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Out- Of-State Arbitration - Stay - UAA Jurisdiction (1) Where parties to a limited partnership agreement that called for arbitration in Texas also signed a partnership interest...

Missouri Supreme Court Case Summaries: July 2, 2007.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Employee Disqualification List - Abuse - 'Physical Injury' Where the Department of Health and Senior Services placed a nurse's aide on the employee disqualification list after a...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: July 2, 2007.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Abuse- Of-Process Claim - Dismissal - Settlement Demand Where a defendant in a civil case brought a counterclaim for abuse of process alleging that the plaintiff tried to...

Commentary: In praise of the Supreme Court's rotating system.
July 2, 2007... Byline: John DeMoor Not too long ago the Wisconsin Supreme Court was caught up in a nasty fight among some of its judges. One judge was writing blistering comments about other judges in her dissent. The public rift was just the tip of the...

Verdicts and Settlements July 2, 2007: Insurance company settles for $2.5M in personal injury suit.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco $2.5 million settlement Three people injured by a drunk driver settled their personal injury claims for $2.5 million in insurance coverage from policies held by the driver's mother. On the evening of...

Verdicts and Settlements July 2, 2007: Missouri jury finds for driver in deadly auto accident.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defense verdict Despite a directed verdict on liability against the driver, a Crawford County jury declined to award damages to the father of a 21/2-year-old passenger who claimed that the driver was negligently...

Verdicts and Settlements July 2, 2007: Oxygen supplier settles for $615K in wrongful death claim.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $615,000 settlement The estate of a terminally ill patient who died after running out of oxygen has settled its Jackson County suit against a confidential liquid oxygen supplier for $615,000. "We believe the...

Verdicts and Settlements July 2, 2007: Missouri gas station owners win $545K in condemnation case.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $545,000 defense verdict A St. Louis County jury hit the Missouri Department of Transportation with a $545,000 verdict over a condemned piece of property for which it had offered $53,000. "The verdict...

United Way's Cheryl Polk straightens out mix-up over rent payments.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Former attorney Charles Polk Jr. may have been the perpetrator in the fraud cases that got him sent to Fort Leavenworth, but his wife, Cheryl, was the apparent victim of a mistake in the deal to purchase a...

Former Missouri federal judge William Hungate dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Allison Retka William L. Hungate, a former district judge, congressman and jazz singer known for his wit, died at a Chesterfield hospital Friday from complications related to brain surgery. He was 84. A judge in the U.S....

Christine Saigh dies of cancer at age 60.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole One of the players in the Saigh family saga has died. Christine Saigh died June 20 of complications from cancer. She was 60. Christine Saigh met her husband, then-marketing professor William "Bill" Saigh,...

Missouri hospitals ask for hearings by video.(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Donna Walter Psychiatric patients arriving at probate court for their competency hearings might someday appear from the familiar surroundings of their hospital. A group of psychiatric hospitals have asked the St. Louis Probate...

Missouri Lawyers In the News: July 2, 2007.(Brief article)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Karen R. McCarthy, president and CEO of The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, has been appointed to serve as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability. *** ...

Judge Laura Denvir Stith takes center chair at the Missouri Supreme Court.(Interview)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck Judge Laura Denvir Stith takes the center chair on the state Supreme Court today and hopes her abilities to mediate and listen will serve her well when the court finds itself divided. The Missouri Supreme Court is a...

Missouri judge allowing jurors to change their minds on a verdict dampens polling enthusiasm.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole An appeals court answered with a curt "yes" the question of whether jurors could change their minds after announcing a verdict. In a one-and-a-half page opinion that could dampen attorneys' enthusiasm for polling...

Suit against Harrah's North Kansas City casino may proceed.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann At first glance, it might appear that Kansas City osteopath William T. Brown won one case and lost another at the Missouri Supreme Court. In reality, the net result is that a lawsuit that Brown filed against...

Two lawsuits against McDonald's franchises in southwest Missouri will not be tried in Jackson County.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Donna Walter Two lawsuits against McDonald's franchises in southwest Missouri will not be tried in Jackson County, the Missouri Supreme Court said, because restaurant franchisees aren't agents for the "usual and customary business"...

U.S. Supreme Court curbs free speech at schools.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann Student free speech rights took a hit from the U.S. Supreme Court, but the court's ruling in an Alaska case might have little impact on Missouri students, according to the attorney for the Missouri School Boards'...

Missouri Supreme Court allows widow to keep her home despite $100K loan.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck A widow in Dallas County will be able to keep her home without paying another dime on it, despite a $100,000 loan that her husband took out on the house before his death, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled. In a 5-2...

Missouri District Court finds assistant prosecutor's closing to be 'improper'.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis An assistant prosecutor improperly commented on her own credibility during her closing arguments of a murder trial. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District found that the 16th Judicial Circuit Court erred when...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: July 2, 2007.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative MMMNA - 'Significant Financial Duress' - Attorney's Fees Where a wife sought an increase in her institutionalized husband's minimal monthly maintenance needs allowance and...

Commentary: Despite recent political attacks, Missouri courts remain vital.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Michael A. Wolff When I reflect on my two-year term as chief justice, I consider the question I asked in 2005: How do our Missouri courts measure up to the ideals that we Americans trumpet to the rest of the world about the...

Big award affirmed in 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on lawyer's pro bono work.(Roger Heidenreich)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole St. Louis Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal attorney Roger Heidenreich spent about 200 hours on a case whose award recently was upheld by a federal appeals court, but his firm won't see a dime. In a June 26 opinion,...

IP lawyers in Missouri continue moves to and from firm.(intellectual property)(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole You need a scorecard to keep track of the movement to and from Sonnenschein's intellectual property practice in Missouri, where attorneys have been steadily shifting jobs over the last few months. One case in...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: July 17, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Shughart Thomson & Kilroy business and construction litigation attorney Chris Sobba has been elected president of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City - Young Lawyers Section. Sobba served for four...

Missouri Supreme Court rules downed stop sign not a 'negligent design'.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck The Missouri Supreme Court on July 6 affirmed a plaintiff's $150,000 jury verdict for a broken neck incurred at a Jackson County intersection. In doing so, the court partially overruled a 19-year-old case involving the...

Alcoholic swabs now OK in DUI blood tests in Missouri.(driving under influence)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck A newly enacted state law will allow the admission of blood tests on accused drunken drivers even if an alcoholic swab was used before blood was drawn. In a press release July 2 that touted the law, Gov. Matt...

Cole County judge restrains midwifery law.(Judge Patricia Joyce)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck A Cole County judge on July 3 granted a temporary restraining order against a controversial law that allows the practice of midwifery in Missouri. Judge Patricia Joyce enjoined enforcement of the law until a...

8th Circuit rules attorney opinions are safe from grand juries.(United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck An attorney's notes, trial strategies and other "opinion work" can remain safe from grand juries if he unknowingly helps a client perpetuate a fraud, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled July 6. In a...

Missouri Supreme Court ruling is favorable to subcontractors.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis A mechanic's lien suit is not "the only available forum" for subcontractors to file a breach-of-contract claim, according to the Missouri Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision the court determined the George Weis...

A first but not the last for incoming president of the Missouri Bar.(Charlie Harris)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Bridget Heos and Geri Dreiling Passion and self-confidence mark every move Charlie Harris makes. Perhaps it comes from growing up the son of a soldier or perhaps from a dozen years in corporate America. Regardless, the incoming...

House Commission in Missouri awaits scrutiny over next pick.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck In Missouri, the process of picking judges is somewhat inscrutable. Under Missouri's nonpartisan court plan, a commission of seven people takes applications in secret from court hopefuls, meets with those applicants...

Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie L. White: Leaving 'on my own terms'.(Testimonial)
July 16, 2007... Byline: John DeMoor From Day One of his ascent to the Missouri Supreme Court in 1995, Judge Ronnie L. White, 54, has certainly attracted more than his fair share of attention. But for someone who views himself as an "ordinary person,"...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: July 16, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Dismissal Without Prejudice - Final Judgment Where a party's petition was dismissed without prejudice, the order of dismissal was not a final judgment and so was not...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: July 16, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Rule 24.035 - Points Relied On - Where a defendant in a criminal case raised an issue in his points relied on that was not presented in his Rule 24.035 motion, the issue...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: July 16, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Dismissal Letter - Due Process - Sufficiency Where the personnel advisory board for the state Department of Family Services, Family Support Division, ordered reinstatement of a...

Missouri Supreme Court Case Summaries: July 16, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Mechanic's Lien Suit - Unpaid Subcontractor - Breach Of Contract Where a subcontractor brought tort and breach-of-contract claims against an owner and general contractor for unpaid...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: July 16, 2007.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Enforcement Decision - Judicial Review - VEVRAA Where a veteran filed a complaint with the Secretary of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs for his employer's...

Teen injured in ATV rollover settles for $375K in U.S. District Court, Western District of Mo.(all terrain vehicle, Missouri)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $375,000 settlement A teen injured in an ATV rollover has reached a $375,000 settlement in his case filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The teen pursued negligence claims against...

Doctor prevails in lawsuit in St. Louis County Circuit Court stemming from hysterectomy.(Dr. Mary Grimm)
July 16, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defense verdict A St. Louis County jury returned a verdict in favor of a doctor who injured a patient's bowel during a hysterectomy. At trial, plaintiffs sought nearly $1.4 million in total damages for the...

Camden County courthouse building to be named for judge.(Judge James A. Franklin Jr.)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole The name of the late Camden County Circuit Judge James A. Franklin Jr. will be added to another county landmark. A dedication ceremony to name the county courts building in Franklin's honor will be held at 1 p.m....

St. Louis-based Peper Martin law firm cofounder dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Media Staff St. Louis attorney Richard Hetlage died July 15 of congestive heart failure and Alzheimer's. He was 81. With his late brother, Robert, Hetlage was one of the founders of the Peper, Martin, Jensen,...

Ex-lawyer, Kansas City law firm duel over libel.(Berkowitz, Cook & Gondring, Jeff Brown)(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Charles Emerick Former lawyer Jeff Brown was barred from practicing law and now a Kansas City law firm wants to keep him away from its building. Berkowitz, Cook & Gondring sued the disbarred lawyer for libel earlier this month...

Missouri Lawyers In the News: July 23, 2007.(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Husch & Eppenberger Jefferson City attorney Barbara Miltenberger was named Chair of the American Health Lawyers Association's Long Term Care Practice Group, one of 15 of the association's sponsored...

Legislation testing viability of health courts.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Dick Dahl Doctors and tort reformers are pushing legislation in both houses of Congress to fund pilot projects in 10 states that would create administrative panels known as "health courts." The legislation - which is intended...

16 cases accepted by the Missouri Supreme Court.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis A man convicted of criminal nonsupport - although he and his estranged wife agreed he was not the child's father - will have his case heard before the Missouri Supreme Court. David Salazar's conviction for criminal...

Creditor loses deficiency judgment in Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis A creditor was awarded a deficiency judgment in error, according to the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District. The court said Reno Financial Limited should have notified Rodney Valleroy and Connie Lalumondier of...

Convicted man pins hopes on University of Missouri students.(Dale Helmig)(Midwestern Innocence Project)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann For just the second time since 1996, Dale Helmig has hope that some day he will be a free man. Sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison for killing his mother, tying her body to a concrete block and...

Conspiracy conviction allowed without charge by 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Scott Lauck A decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could make it very difficult for alleged bank robbers to escape a firearms charge, even if they personally weren't carrying a gun. In United States v. Zackery,...

Missouri Supreme Court resurrects campaign contribution limits.
July 23, 2007... Byline: James Goodwin snd Tom Herrmann Missouri's campaign contribution limits are being reinstated under a unanimous decision handed down Thursday by the state Supreme Court. According to the high court, lawmakers linked two important...

The shadow jury doesn't always know...
July 23, 2007... Byline: Lawyers USA Staff It is the sixth day of trial and the mechanical engineer is droning on about shopping cart construction. You can't keep your mind from wandering - and he's your witness. As you scan the courtroom, you notice for...

Missouri's appellate court judges retiring.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Media Staff Missouri's appellate courts will be changing even further this summer as two more judges prepare to leave the bench. Judge Robert Ulrich of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District announced...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District sides with inn's owners.(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Too much bar, not enough restaurant. That was the opinion of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District, which earlier this month backed up a trial court judge's award of $244,000 for the owner of the Cheshire...

Future negligence waiver upheld by Missouri Court of Appeals.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Joy Simmons A contract clause that waived the future negligence liability of an apartment complex is valid, the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District ruled. Acknowledging that public policy disfavors, but does not...

Univ. of Missouri journalism and law school students collaborate on Midwestern Innocence Project.(Midwestern Innocence Project)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann After spending 11 years in a Missouri prison for killing his mother - a crime he says he "absolutely" did not commit - Dale Helmig is confidently placing his hope of freedom in the hands of college students. ...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: July 23, 2007.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Class Action - Certification - Quarry Blasting Where homeowners brought a private nuisance action against a quarry claiming blasting vibrations interfered with their use of their...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: July 23, 2007.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Notice Of Appeal - Timeliness Even though a circuit court order stated a date on which an order "shall become effective for purposes of appeal," the statement was extraneous...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: July 23, 2007.(Brief article)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Point Relied On - Inadequate Brief - Assault Case Where the brief of a pro se criminal appellant included a point relied on that failed to preserve anything for review, the...

U. S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: July 23, 2007.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Retaliation - Qualified Immunity - Adverse Action Where police department employees, who were transferred from supervisory positions to less responsible jobs after they campaigned...

Verdicts & Settlements, July 23, 2007: Investor sued corporation for return of investment.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Maniscalco $800,000 verdict A St. Louis County jury awarded $900,000 to an investor who brought a claim against a corporation for money had and received. The verdict was reduced to $800,000, which was the amount of...

Verdicts & Settlements, July 23, 2007: Jury finds car salesman was wrongfully fired.(Tim McGeeney)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Charles Emerick $151,340 verdict Age, not work performance, played a role in a car salesman's firing, a Jackson County jury determined. Despite being just 48 when he was fired, Tim McGeeney received $151,340 from the jury...

Verdicts & Settlements, July 23, 2007: Isuzu settles over child injured while wearing seat belt.(Isuzu Motors Ltd.)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Confidential settlement The family of a child wearing a seat belt yet severely injured in a head-on collision has reached a confidential settlement in their St. Louis City products liability suit against Isuzu...

Verdicts & Settlements, July 23, 2007: Jury favors retailer accused of racial discrimination.(Rainbow USA, Inc.)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale Defendant's verdict Clothing retailer Rainbow USA has prevailed in a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. The plaintiff, who claimed closer scrutiny of black customers from store management, asked the jury in...

commentary: Judicial activism not a menace to courts.(Essay)
July 23, 2007... Byline: Gregory Leyh Dennis Owens, in the June 18 issue of Missouri Lawyers Weekly, describes judicial activism as "a problem and a threat." The remedy, he writes, is to "choose as judges men and women who revere the Constitution and...

Commentary: If it protects, then we must expose problems.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Maridee Farnquist Edwards For a time, he was on top of the world, a county prosecutor in the 1990's, a respected elected official, a father and provider to a healthy clan of seven. But on a bleak day in March 2005, he was at rock...

Mo. shows a mixed reception to postnuptial agreements: 'Mine, yours and mine'.(Missouri)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis and Reni Gertner Almost half of divorce lawyers have seen an increase in postnuptial agreements over the past five years, according to a national survey conducted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. But...

Missouri-based Lathrop & Gage selects its first COO.(chief operating officer)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Trish Mehaffey Lathrop & Gage named Bill Migneron as its first chief operating officer, chief executive officer Joel Voran announced July 23. Migneron, former executive director of Gray Plant Mooty, based in Minneapolis, will...

Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Appellate Practice Marital Debt - Failure To Divide - Lack Of Finality Where a trial court in a dissolution failed to apportion the mortgage debt on the marital home, the court's judgment was...

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Equipment Lease - Bankruptcy Order - Release Where an optometrist leased a message board for her office but stopped payment because she never received the software to operate the...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Law Incarceration Reimbursement - Constitutional Claim - Sufficiency Of Assets Where an inmate challenged the constitutional validity of the Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act,...

Missouri Supreme Court Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Elections Finance Reform Bill - 'Black- Out' Period - Contribution Limits Where a trial court found that a ban on campaign contributions during the legislative session violated the First...

U.S. Bank. Ct. - App. Panel Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.(United States Bankruptcy Courts - Appellate Panel)(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Meritless Appeal - Serial Motions Where the bankruptcy court properly denied a debtor's first motion for reconsideration, the second motion for reconsideration was rendered moot,...

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit Case Summaries: July 30, 2007.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Standing - APA Where a city brought an action under the Administrative Procedures Act claiming that the U.S. Department of Transportation did not sufficiently consider the...

Verdicts & Settlements July 30, 2007:Woman injured in crash with truck wins at trial.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Tom Herrmann $105,000 verdict A lawsuit stemming from a Greene County traffic accident in which a woman was injured has resulted in a $105,000 verdict for the injured driver. The accident occurred April 10, 2001, when a...

Franklin County jury awards $140K for fall off restaurant ramp.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Anne C. Vitale $140,000 verdict A Franklin County jury returned a $140,000 verdict in favor of a woman injured in a fall off a restaurant exit ramp. The verdict is the highest premises liability verdict in Franklin County,...

Wife settles in St. Louis City wrongful death suit of her husband.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Kyle Lewis The family of a man killed in a head-on collision has reached a confidential settlement in their St. Louis City wrongful death suit. Rufki Dullovi, 49, was on the way to his job as a custodian at the University of...

Commentary: Dust off your library card for reasonably priced information.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Donna M. Fisher Detailed legal research very frequently requires the use of specialized subscription databases such as Westlaw or Lexis. The depth of content and search capabilities of these products are unsurpassed at retrieving...

Former Missouri lawyer disappears on way to hearing.(Jeff Brown)(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Charles Emerick A man recently sued by a Kansas City law firm failed to show for the first hearing. Jeff Brown, a former lawyer disbarred in May 2004, was at the downtown courthouse the morning of July 18, according to a law...

Missouri-based Armstrong Teasdale pairs up with Keefe in lawsuit over shooting.(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Illinois plaintiffs' attorney Tom Keefe's intolerance for the coats, ties and timesheets of a big law firm means he won't work for one, but he's more than happy to partner with some Armstrong Teasdale lawyers in a...

Missouri-based Bryan Cave delays opening office in Germany.(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Heather Cole Bryan Cave is pushing off the opening of its office in Hamburg, Germany until Aug. 15, when the firm's office lease starts. Both the Hamburg office and an office in Milan, Italy, were scheduled to open Aug. 1. The...

Missouri Lawyers in the News: July 27, 2007.(Brief article)
July 30, 2007... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff St. Louis firm Danna McKitrick opened a St. Charles office on the second floor of the recently renovated Cosmos Monitor Building at 136 South Main St. *** Public policy research organization...