Did you know there is a Harlem right here in River City? In fact, at one point this fifty-acre town was a thriving area where nearly 600 people lived on the north bank of the Missouri River, right by Wheeler Downtown Airport. Named after the same Dutch town as its more famous counterpart in New York City, it was originally a cluster of log …
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Kansas City Business Lawyer Elizabeth Patterson Explains Family Foundations
Family Foundations are private foundations which are nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations usually funded from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation. Generally, private foundations are established to aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities through grant making. They are tax-exempt under Section …
KC Law Firm Gives Digital Art Tour
Let’s assume you are one of the many denizens of the Metropolitan area who is at least moderately interested in art and you have a bit of time to relax. In those thrilling days of yesteryear, the place to go would have been focused on the Nelson Art Gallery. Now we have the Crossroads Art District, The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the …
The Saga of Prince’s Final Will: KC Law Firm Looks into the Estate Planning Disaster
Prince Rogers Nelson, the artist formerly known as Prince, died April 21, 2016, without a will and as a resident of Chanhassen, Minnesota. And so begins the saga of determining his heirs. A trust company has filed a pleading claiming that they had dealings with some of Prince’s financial matters and therefore should administer his estate. …
Kansas City Law Firm Investigates Fifth Amendment Rights
Hidden within the legalese of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution are several well-known laws, most of which play important roles in criminal cases and another which is prominent in civil matters. The text of the Amendment reads: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment …
Bradshaw Jumps the Broom
Sometimes good things happen to good people. In that category falls the recent nuptials of our partner Tom Bradshaw to a great lady, his longtime companion Christine Rankin. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw! As with most of the men in our firm, Tom has married above his station. Tom is known for working with Van Osdol clients on …
