Megan Costello Co-Chairs KC Hospice Event
Megan Costello Co-Chairs KC Hospice Event
Berkowitz Oliver attorney Megan Costello served as co-chair with her husband Joe for the Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care’s 2018 signature fundraiser event, Sunday Night Live , on September 23. The event raised more than $430,000 to help patients and their families, as well as for Kansas City Hospice’s many community programs that serve individuals dealing with loss and other life transitions. Berkowitz Oliver also sponsored the event’s live entertainment. In attendance was 29-year-old hospice patient Matt Allen and his closest friends who are also his caregivers. A video about …
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.
Read More >Jennifer Wieland on Dismissal for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Kansas Federal Court
Jennifer Wieland recently published another article analyzing a recent decision in the federal court in Kansas dismissing a breach of fiduciary duty case for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the full article, click here . Wieland regularly writes on jurisdiction issues in federal courts.
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