David Oliver Awarded 2019 Branton/Hall Community Collaborator Award by Junior League of KC
David Oliver Awarded 2019 Branton/Hall Community Collaborator Award by Junior League of KC
David Oliver has been awarded the Branton/Hall Community Collaborator Award for 2019 by the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri . David has strong ties with the Junior League: his mother, Trudy Oliver (Gertrude Field Oliver) was president of the JLKCMO in 1944-1945. David knew both Shawsie Branton and Adele Hall, the two women for whom this award is named. He currently serves as a Community Advisor to the C3KC Committee. David embodies the values and volunteerism his mother passed on to him, and the JLKCMO is proud …
Read More >Berkowitz Oliver Joins Ford Motor Company’s Legal Alliance for Women in Global Day of Service
Joining volunteers around the world on September 27, 2018, Berkowitz Oliver took part in the inaugural Global Day of Service, a worldwide initiative spearheaded by Ford Motor Company’s Legal Alliance for Women (LAW), the company’s professional organization focused on women in the legal practice. The coordinated global efforts assisted organizations supporting the empowerment and well-being of women and girls in their respective communities. Berkowitz Oliver is among more than 90 law firms around the world that partnered with LAW to …
Read More >John Shaw Nominated for Volunteer of the Year for Junior Achievement
John Shaw has been nominated as Volunteer of the Year for Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City for the 2017-18 school year. The mission of Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. During the 2017-18 school year, more than 950 volunteers helped to equip over 24,000 Kansas City-area students with the skills they need to succeed in both school and the workforce.
Read More >Jennifer Wieland Obtains Discharge Upgrade for Veteran Client
Jennifer Wieland recently obtained a discharge upgrade from the Army for her veteran client as part of the Military Matters program of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation . Jennifer became a VA-accredited attorney in 2015 after participating in the KCMBF’s “Veterans Come First: How to Prosecute a VA Benefits Claim” program, which was presented by Jerry Wolf (Dentons), Angela Drake (University of Missouri School of Law), Celeste Krikorian (Military Order of the Purple Heart), and Sen. Claire McCaskill . When Jennifer’s client was referred to her by KCMBF, his application for a discharge upgrade had …
Read More >Jennifer Wieland on Discovery of Legal Hold Notice, CEO Gmail
Jennifer Wieland recently published an article analyzing a recent decision in the federal court in Kansas regarding discovery of how documents were identified and collected for production. The decision provides helpful guidance to practitioners regarding the particularity required in a 30(b)(6) notice, the amount of preparation required by 30(b)(6) designees, when counsel will be testify as a 30(b)(6) designee, the discovery of legal hold notices; and access to witness’s personal email accounts. For the full article, click here . Wieland regularly writes on discovery issues in federal …
Read More >David Oliver Named to Kansas City’s Power 100 of 2018
David Oliver has been named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s Power 100 of 2018 . According to the Business Journal , “the people on this list are those that can call anyone in the business and civic communities and have that call returned.”
Read More >David Oliver Receives ArtsKC’s Virtuoso Award
David Oliver was honored by ArtsKC with the Virtuoso Award on March 8, 2018, at that organization’s annual Awards Luncheon. ArtsKC is a nonprofit organization serving the five-county region surrounding Kansas City: Clay, Platte and Jackson in Missouri; and Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas. Since 1999, ArtsKC has developed programs and services designed to “unleash the power of the arts.” This includes programs for the arts community, the business community, and services to the civic community. David’s civic duties range from social services …
Read More >David Oliver to Serve on Merit Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge
David Oliver has been selected by Chief Judge David Gregory Kays to serve on the Merit Selection Panel for the next United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri . The position will be located in Kansas City to fill the vacancy created by the planned retirement of Judge Sarah W. Hays on September 1, 2018.
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