As we ring in the New Year, our firm also proudly welcomes Paul Himmelstein as our new president. Paul succeeds Tom Willy, who stepped down Jan. 1. After about 20 years of Tom and Bob Beachy at the helm, we expect great things for 2015 and the future. Since Paul wasn’t paying close attention at the partners’ meeting at the end of last year, he got …
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Attorney Profile: Thomas Bradshaw
Tom Bradshaw was born and raised in St. Louis by Irish immigrant parents. He came to Kansas City to attend college at Rockhurst and UMKC Law School. He married while in college and has six children. Tom has been a trial lawyer his entire career, starting with seven years as Assistant Federal Public Defender. His practice now focuses on trial …
Van Osdol Lawyers Give Thanks This November
This is a great time of year for us all to take stock and reflect on what is really important to us. Below are the thoughts of some of our lawyers: Photo credit: Korona Lacasse / Foter / CC BY “I am thankful for my friends and family and to work at a firm that not only encourages me to grow as an individual and as an attorney, but also allows me …
Everyone’s Got to Be Somewhere
As far back as anyone can remember, Terrell Van Osdol & Magruder, or Van Osdol Magruder Erickson & Redmond, and now Van Osdol & Magruder, has been one of Kansas City’s leading law firms. It has always been housed either in the Commerce Trust Building or the Commerce Tower. Effective this month we will no longer be in either of those …
Kansas City Law Firm, Van Osdol & Magruder, Celebrates 75 Years
This week marks Van Osdol & Magruder, P.C.’s 75th anniversary as a member of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. We thought we’d look back at what was happening 75 years ago during our first year of membership: WWII was still localized in a small part of Europe. Thailand was still called Siam. The average price of a car was $700. Photo …
Should Charities Accept Bitcoins?
Bitcoins are in the news. The magic of non-government currency, the risks of the new, the evolving and the unregulated. How exactly are Bitcoins, or any other virtual currency, created, validated, valued, stored and exchanged? What happens if an owner, exchange or storage system is hacked? Or if a Bitcoin creator (“miner” in Bitcoin parlance) or …
