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Before going to court or the office each morning, I do the same thing most male lawyers do. I look in the mirror, I brush my teeth, I take a shower. I look in the mirror, and I shave. I ...

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At approximately 4:45 p.m. on November 9, 2016, three individuals, Jonathan Aladin, Cecelia Whettston and Endia Lawrence entered a small family-owned bakery that had been a fixture in the small town in which it was located for generations. A bakery ...

We all know how much the practice of law is changing and how difficult it can be for attorneys to keep up with these seemingly seismic shifts in our profession. Some attorneys are responding to these changes by forming alternative ...

It was 1973 — I wasn’t a lawyer. I was an adventurer, and I wanted to see the mountain gorillas. Although tourism in the Virunga mountains range was in its infancy, it was still possible to go to Uganda. Unfortunately, ...

Among the (growing) list of things that annoy me are misuses and abuses of language. Overly redundant. Any and all. They’re, there and their used inappropriately, second only to your and you’re. Epic, awesome, and iconic for things that are ...

My law firm has been in existence for more than 100 years. So has the bank building in which it is housed. The building lacks some of the modern looks that are associated with law practices of today. Many lawyers ...

I went to Chicago for the first time when I was in my early 20s. I had never been to a city that size, and I was shocked at how many people were walking around on city streets after 10 ...

To the Editor: A call to action is needed regarding indigent individuals and their right to due process through appointed legal representation. While we as Missouri Bar members are not the State of Missouri, and the obligatory duty of providing ...

It had been a gloomy day, and I don’t just mean the weather. I was running behind schedule to court. The closest parking spot was three blocks away, so I got to enjoy a brisk walk to the courthouse in ...

When last month when I put pen to paper — or I guess these days it should be characterized as voice-to-iPhone dictation app — I suggested the judiciary ought to be allocated a portion of the blame for our current ...

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has dusted off an ADR tool used infrequently in Missouri but effective in certain cases known as Early Neutral Evaluation. Recently, the court ordered two cases out to ENE with ...