The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has so much meaningful content that it cannot be addressed in just one treatment or even two. In this article we will deal with the part of the amendment that says “…private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just compensation”. That sounds simple enough, but when you drill down a …
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Kansas City Law Firm Expands Practice: Offers Immigration Law
We are pleased to announce that Van Osdol has expanded its practice areas to include immigration law. Attorneys David Kim and Michael Grigsby will lead the team where they can put their cultural and linguistic skills in Korean and Chinese to use. They have just returned from the National American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference in Las …
Kansas City Business Law Firm Reviews Uniform Trust Code In Kansas, Missouri And Florida
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, …
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 …
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 …
