Many long time habitués of Kansas and Missouri also have homes in Florida and many of those individuals have also declared Florida to be their state of residence, primarily because Florida has no state income tax. Kansas, Missouri and Florida are among the twenty-nine states that have enacted the Uniform Trust Code. Effective January 1, 2003, …
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Kansas City Law Firm Touts Support for International Public Charities To Family Private Foundations It Represents
One of the larger practice groups at Van Osdol is charities and nonprofit representation. The breadth of the practice representation ranges from international public charities to family private foundations. Photo Credit: Children’s International We represent locally based nonprofits and those based in many other states. Our clients give poor …
Kansas City Law Firm Introduces New Litigation Attorneys
Van Osdol & Magruder’s litigation team is comprised of Tom Bradshaw, Tony Gosserand, Anne-Linton Pond Hendrickson, Gerald Gray and our newest firm member, Jonathan Davis, who recently joined us from 10 years with the Wallace Saunders firm. Jon has been very active in medical malpractice defense. Amongst our team members, we have more than 90 …
Van Osdol & Magruder Evaluates Legal Uncertainties in Sports Law Case
On May 6, 2015, the NFL suspended Tom Brady for four games and assessed a fine of $1,000,000 and penalty of lost draft picks against the New England Patriots. Brady allegedly under-inflated game footballs used by New England during its game with the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Championship game in January. These actions were taken in response …
Kansas City Law Firm Builds Client Relationships for 75 Years
Now that we have completed 75 years of success as Kansas City’s Biggest Little Law Firm®, the challenge becomes what to anticipate in the next 75. We have not only handled business deals totaling billions of dollars and planned numerous individual estates worth tens of millions of dollars, but we have also dealt compassionately with clients whose …
Kansas City Law Firm Evaluates Student-Athlete Compensation
Webster’s dictionary defines “compensation” as remuneration, pay or anything given as an equivalent. Professional athletes are always paid for their services as such. However, a controversy has arisen over whether college athletes should be similarly compensated for their services, which gives rise to numerous other conundrums. Colleges use the …
