Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/17/13 - 5/19/13 This weekend's going to be a hot one, and that means the police will be out in force. Here's what we know so far: 1. Mission Police Dept. has announced that they will be conducting a…

Results of Overland Park's DUI Checkpoint on May 10th, 2013. The Overland Park Police Department had a DUI Checkpoint on Friday May 10th, 2013. Here are the results: 433 - Vehicles entered the Check Lane 29 - Drivers tested for DUI …

Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/10/13 - 5/12/13 Here's what we know so far for this weekend, as always we will update as we learn more: 1. The Overland Park Police Department has announced that they will be conducting their first…

Filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy can feel like a brand new world. Unless you do your share, it won’t last for long. Each month, thousands of people from around the country look to the bankruptcy court to stop a foreclosure, forestall…

  There is a new way to pay your bankruptcy payment to the Topeka chapter 13 trustee. Jan Hamilton Trustee has contracted with TFS Bill Pay so you may send money to the trustee electronically. This is a service through a third party. It…

Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will offer a new, simplified loan modification initiative to minimize losses and to help troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure and…

Four former waiters with the famous Peter Luger Steak House in Great Neck, New York are suing the company, claiming the restaurant failed to pay them overtime and minimum wage for work done as far back as 2007. The lawsuit, which was filed…

A former personal assistant of Lady Gaga recently filed a lawsuit against the entertainer and her touring company claiming she was denied hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).…

A potentially game changing case is making its way towards a conclusion in California and it could have a serious impact on how internship programs across the country are managed. The case was launched back in September of 2011 by two…

In State v. Jackson, No. 106,184 (Kan. April 12, 2013), the KSC reversed a 310-month sentence in a Jessica's Law case based on the failure of the district court to follow the proper procedures when it departed to a guidelines sentence (Carol…

Michelle Davis won in State v. Stimec, No. 103,329 (Kan. April 19, 2013), reversing two Wyandotte County convictions for aggravated indecent liberties with a child.   The court held the prosecutor's statements made during rebuttal…

Meryl Carver-Allmond won in State v. Lawson, No. 103,509 (Kan. April 5, 2013), obtaining a new trial in a Leavenworth County aggravated criminal sodomy prosecution.  Meryl had to argue this case twice before the Kansas Supreme Court as…

The value of your estate can be dramatically trimmed down by the federal estate tax. During the current calendar year the estate tax exclusion is $5.25 million, and the maximum rate of the tax is 40%. We have a gift tax in place as well. This…

We came across an interesting article on the Forbes website recently that underscores the importance of estate planning. You definitely don’t want to die intestate, especially if you are in possession of considerable resources.…

Edward Koch was the mayor of New York for three terms, and many people may not be aware of the fact that he also served as a congressman from New York. Koch died in February at the age of 88, and according to sources the value of the estate…