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Berkowitz Oliver Hosts Presentation on Human Rights Law
Berkowitz Oliver recently hosted Matt Eisenbrandt for a presentation concerning his book Assassination of a Saint: The Plot to Murder Oscar Romero and the Quest to Bring His Killers to Justice. Matt, a Kansas City native, is the son of partner Jim Eisenbrandt . He is a human rights lawyer, and the former Legal Director for the Center for Justice and Accountability in San Francisco. He is presently the Legal Director for the Canadian Centre for International Justice. The book tells the true story …
Read More >Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation Chapter Authored by Partner Nick DiVita
Berkowitz Oliver partner Nick DiVita recently authored the Missouri and Kansas “Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation” section for the forthcoming Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Business Torts handbook revision. Nick is also serving as one of five editors of the handbook. Nick has been selected as a Super Lawyer in Business Litigation every year since 2010.
Read More >Partner Tim West on Criminal Sentencing Bills in Missouri
Berkowitz Oliver partner Tim West recently wrote an article regarding bills under consideration in the Missouri Legislature related to criminal sentencing. For a link to the article, click here .
Read More >Partner Jim Eisenbrandt on Professionalism in Litigation
Berkowitz Oliver partner Jim Eisenbrandt participated in a panel entitled “ Professionalism: Litigation by the Masters ” at the Kansas Legal Revitalization Conference on February 3, 2017. The panel also included Henry A. (Hank) Meyer III, Hon. Janice Miller Karlin, Morgan Chu, and Rudolph F. Pierce.
Read More >Partner John Shaw Presents on 21st Century Litigation
Berkowitz Oliver partner John Shaw presented at the Kansas Legal Revitalization Conference on February 2, 2017, regarding Litigation in the 21st Century . Speaking on a panel with the Hon. Stephen Bough, Liesa Richter, Lynn R. Johnson, and Steven Gensler, the presentation addressed issues involving the intersection of evidence the civil rules, and video/technology. For a link to the presentation materials, click here .
Read More >Partner Tim West on 2017 Missouri Bills Considered By Judiciary Committee
Partner Tim West writes that though we are still early in the 1st Regular Session of Missouri’s 99th General Assembly, a number of bills have been referred to the Judiciary Committee, including one to update Missouri’s Commercial Code to match the UCC, one to create a new rule of evidence re: breath analyzers, and more. For the full article, click here .
Read More >Partner Christina Wahl on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Federal Bank Fraud Statute
The Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in Shaw v. U.S., 580 U.S. — (Dec. 12, 2016), which unanimously rejected the defendant’s arguments that would have limited the application of the federal bank fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. 1344. For the full article by Christina Wahl , click here .
Read More >Partner Stacey Gilman on Amendments to Federal Rules
As people across the country wondered why they found themselves, yet again, muttering “rabbit, rabbit, rabbit” while rolling out of bed on December 1, a series of amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure magically sprang to life. The new and revised rules govern all proceedings commenced on or after December 1, 2016, as well as all pending proceedings “insofar as just and practicable.” For the full article by Stacey Gilman , click here .
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