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One of the main goals of contracting — whether personally or commercially — is predictability. You want to understand what you are giving up and what you are getting in exchange. For many of our service-based clients, a good portion ...

Twenty-three years ago, I had a dream. It was not a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-type dream. It was quite the opposite. Whereas Dr. King had a dream of what lay ahead and what he sought to accomplish, my dream ...

The Watergate break-in occurred during Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign. Most people don’t remember the Watergate hearings. I do. I was working for a senator at the time, and I have particularly keen memories of the testimony of Richard Nixon’s arrogant ...

A new local rule enacted earlier this year by the St. Louis County Circuit Court could have a significant impact on members of The Missouri Bar who reside in St. Louis County — but many still are unaware of this ...

Tagged with: Local Rule 21.6 The Missouri Bar

One of the first lessons provided back in the days of law school came from my first-year criminal law professor. After reviewing two or three opinions, he noted the three rules of mens rea and then added a fourth rule ...

This summer brought noteworthy changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure for Missouri litigators. Effective Aug. 28, amendments to the rules limit the scope of discovery, address electronically stored information for the first time in Missouri and quantify written discovery ...

In today’s world of news, fake news and fake, fake news, it is not often easy to tell what is what. A few weeks back, I came across a story that caught my eye. A website reported that, on Oct. ...

It is deer season, aka redneck high holy days. I am trying to be in the woods more and in the office less. Like most of my plans, this is not going as I had hoped. Folks fall into two ...

Tagged with: commentary Spencer Farris

When I was a teenager, I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed in the morning. It wasn’t that I stayed out late partying because I was always home and in bed by 10 p.m. I simply couldn’t ...

I recently attended a continuing legal education program put on by a retired judge. I always profit from listening to lawyers whose years of experience offer perspective on the profession. When a client of mine needed a temporary restraining order ...

A number of important changes to Illinois employment law are going into effect that will change how employers accommodate greater protections for employees. New restrictions on certain hiring practices and pay equity have just started, while other changes impacting workers’ ...