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IF I WIN MY CASE WILL THE DEFENDANT PAY MY ATTORNEY FEES?

Published in Personal Injury,Uncategorized on March 21, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get from my clients is whether the defendant in their lawsuit (or the insurance company who is paying the claim) can be forced to pay my clients’attorney fees. In almost all cases, the answer to that question is “no.” Most states follow the “American Rule,” which requires parties to pay their own fees… READ MORE

The Equal Custody Law Myth

Published in Family Law on March 3, 2016

  The Equal Custody Law Myth Many people have heard that Missouri has passed an “equal custody” statute. But, is that really true?  We need to separate the fact from the fiction about this new legislation. What many Missourians do not realize is that the language that actually became law is not the same language that they may have heard… READ MORE