Blog Posts in February, 2013

Jury Trial Win in Jackson County, Missouri

Start-up companies are about risk. Risk to the entrepreneur's time and money. Risk to those doing business with the start-up. And risk that lawsuits will happen, whether or not the business succeeds. Ideally, the risks are outweighed by the potential reward. We recently represented a Kansas City woman who worked for Hallmark for 30 years and then retired to start her own business. Timing was bad. ...

Antwaun Smith Elected Chair of MOSERS

Antwaun Smith has been elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) in Jefferson City. Smith, co-founder of the St. Joseph and Kansas City-based Smith Law Office, serves on the MOSERS board as one of two members appointed by Gov. Jay Nixon. He began his term on August 10, 2011, and was elected chairman on Jan. 17. MOSERS is a public employee ...