Digital assets include social media and email accounts, voicemail accounts, online bank accounts, photos and music stored online, blogs and any other electronic record. Efforts are underway to position fiduciaries in an estate plan in the same position as the original user as to the ability to access and obtain information. Protecting access and …
Kansas City
Van Osdol & Magruder Client Celebrates 65 Years in Business
We always like it when our clients are recognized for their achievements, so it is with particular pleasure that we salute Lawrence A. Jones Mortuary and Lindsay Jones for the front page article in the Kansas City Star, celebrating 65 years of serving the Kansas City community with dignity and distinction. We have been privileged to represent this …
Personal Relationships Thrive at Kansas City Law Firm
“It’s Just Business.” That was the famous quote from Michael Corleone in the Godfather. As he so aptly demonstrated, there are many features to “just business.” Business is people, but also numbers, marketing, product development, manufacturing and many other things. The business practice at the Biggest Little Law Firm® in Kansas City comprises …
Drivers Beware of Conflicting Parking Lot Laws
What happens if you violate a sign in a parking lot which imposes a maximum speed limit or suggests that you must stop? The answer is very clear. It depends. The law on this topic is about as clear as some of the faded parking spot lines. If you violate a state criminal statute like driving under the influence or leaving the scene of an accident, …
Van Osdol & Magruder Celebrate 75 Years!
April of this year marks 75 years of legal service for the Biggest Little Law Firm® in Kansas City. Frank H. Terrell came to Kansas City from Parsons, Kansas, in the 1920s and practiced with a number of the best regarded lawyers in the city at various times until he formed his own firm in 1940. Since that time we have been privileged to serve a lot …
It’s a Gamble – Should You Participate in Office Pools?
March is always the time of year when we think about post-season basketball tournaments. Those thoughts are often accompanied by a small wager as to which teams will win those competitions. For those of you who are uncertain, it is still a misdemeanor to gamble on those games. The elements of gambling in Kansas and Missouri are 1) Chance; 2) …
