The complaints begin each year in October about ‘Holiday Creep’ where stores bring out holiday decorations, sales and music earlier and earlier. This year, however, the holidays ARE actually earlier. Due to the Jewish lunar calendar and the timing of Thanksgiving, the first night of Chanukah occurs on Thanksgiving. No one we have spoken to can …
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Stroud’s Pan Fries A New Relationship
Our longtime client Stroud’s Restaurant has entered into a relationship with the local family of restaurants operated by K.C. Hopps, Ltd. This partnership will lead to increased awareness of the Stroud’s name and intellectual property. Owner Mike Donegan entered into the arrangement in order to expand the famous chicken restaurant’s brand and be …
Brownie’s BBQ Wraps Up 2013
Chris Brown’s competitive BBQ team wrapped up 2013 with some notable wins in its pocket. The team took Grand Champion at Rockhurst High School’s inaugural Kelly Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition; finished twelfth place Overall with a second place Brisket turn-in at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle; and while guest smoking for Panic BBQ at the American …
Rating Organizations Give Van Osdol & Magruder Lawyers Five Stars
The various lawyer rating services have once again honored Van Osdol & Magruder and its attorneys, perhaps an indication that we are pretty good at helping our clients. (Photo: MConnors, morguefile.com) Super Lawyers Super Lawyers annually recognizes attorneys who have been nominated by their peers as the top 5 percent of all lawyers in …
Magruder Report: Democracy at Work?
After the U.S. government shutdown this fall, there is plenty of accusation and blame going back and forth across the aisle in Washington. The crisis led to furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, canceled military training missions and slowed economic growth. Clearly, regardless of who or what is at fault, it has had a negative …
Magruder Report: To Face the Facts or Not?
These days, it is more likely than not that a potential employee has a social media presence. Should this presence and its contents play a role in determining whether your company should hire that person? Although there are ample business reasons for the use of social media in pre-employment screening, potential pitfalls exist for such screening …
