pro bono

Nov 23, 2009

Bar to create statewide pro bono directory

On Friday, The Missouri Bar‘s governing body approved an effort to create a statewide directory of civil pro bono cases that private lawyers can take up. The 12 to 15 […]

Nov 8, 2009

Pro bono internships done right

Having written critically about the implications of major law firms offering newly hired associates to fill vacant judiciary clerkships, it seems only fair to cite a more positive trend. In […]

Oct 5, 2009

Martinez goes back to Bryan Cave

Linda Martinez has returned to Bryan Cave. Martinez left the firm earlier this year to become director of the state Department of Economic Development. But she resigned abruptly from that […]

Oct 2, 2009

KCMBA pitches new pro bono database

The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association is trying to link up willing attorneys with people in need of pro bono services in an unprecedented database in the state of Missouri. […]

Sep 24, 2009

End to ad rule fight? Bar’s board OKs minor changes

After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, The Missouri Bar Board of Governors has approved some modest changes in advertising rules. The board rejected several controversial ideas yesterday. Among the […]

Sep 23, 2009

Firms encouraged to donate to Innocence Project

Lathrop & Gage is encouraging Missouri firms to waive some of their legal fees and ask clients to donate a similar amount of money to the Midwest Innocence Project. Bill […]

May 1, 2009

In tough economic times, lawyers going pro bono

With budgets and staff sizes shrinking in the legal industry, law firms and out-of-work lawyers are turning to pro bono work to not only give back to the community but […]

Mar 26, 2009

Keeping the office happy with perks that work

From flex time to monthly office birthday parties, there are all sorts of ways you might try to keep employees and lawyers happy in your law firm. But have you […]

Mar 5, 2009

The importance of pro bono efforts in a troubled time

In his famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. described the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence together as a promissory note to every […]

Mar 4, 2009

2009 Legal Leaders unveiled

After six years, The Daily Record has a new look for its annual Legal Leaders awards. For the first time, the paper has chosen a Legal Leader of the Year […]

Feb 27, 2009

With client insider status, lawyer not left out in cold

Pressures to cut legal costs prompt clients to gravitate toward those lawyers who know their business best. Successful lawyers reach beyond the matter by matter mind-set and delve deep into […]

Feb 20, 2009

Up & Coming Lawyers: Justin Johnston, 33

* Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, shareholder * University of Missouri-Kansas City * Criminal, Business and Commercial Litigation John Justin Johnston’s proudest moment in his profession is a pro bono case […]