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Johnson & Bell Shareholder, Carlos A. Vera, recently secured summary judgment in a heated legal malpractice dispute. In this case, plaintiff beneficiaries of a trust sued the former trustee and the trust’s attorney alleging that the trustee breached fiduciary duty to the trust by self-dealing, or otherwise mismanaging the trust and caused more than $3 million in losses. Plaintiffs also claimed…

David Draper and Patrick Quinn recently won a defense verdict in a construction arbitration tried in December.  The client, a civil engineer, was retained to design a convenience store to be located at an intersection in suburban Memphis.  The project was shut down by the City of Memphis when City officials discovered the two entrances were located less than 300 feet from the intersection, as mand…

As an expansion of the firm’s highly regarded criminal defense service, Lewis Thomason is launching a statewide government investigations practice group. Jim Weatherly, John Manson, Miles McDowell, and Preston Hawkins offer more than 50 years of combined experience within the group. “These four attorneys have experience in the representation of businesses and employees subject to State and Federal…

Project Jupiter OVERVIEW KMK Consulting (KMKC) was engaged by Medpace, a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO), to help maximize their investment and secure incentive support for their $150M expansion project. With operations in 40 countries across six continents, the company continues to innovate and grow at a rapid pace, requiring a comprehensi…

Baker Sterchi Member Megan Sterchi Lammert (Kansas City) was recently appointed a co-chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. A 2022 Missouri Lawyers Media Up & Coming honoree, Megan Sterchi Lammert is a civil litigation attorney with a practice concentrated on the defense of personal injury, premises liability and product liability matters. She is a member of ALFA In…

Attorneys Zach Hermsen and Anna Mallen recently received a verdict in a jury trial in Marshall County, Iowa. Zach defended his transportation client in an undisputed liability case. $1.2 million jury request from Plaintiff;  $70k in claimed meds; $77k judgment.…

Senior attorneys José Antonio Cuadra (37), from the corporate practice area, and Patricio Rámila (34), from the litigation and arbitration practice area, were promoted to partners as of March 1, 2023. This milestone marks the beginning of a year of celebration of 130 years of the firm, one of the oldest in Chile. In a global scenario of high uncertainty, marked in recent years by the pandemic of …

For the fifth consecutive year, the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (MERCO), a reference monitor for Ibero-America, presented the rankings of 100 companies and the 100 leaders with the best reputation in Panama and Morgan & Morgan remains the only law firm in this important ranking, consolidating itself in the #1 position of the Legal sector. In addition, Morgan & Morgan holds posit…

On February 6, 2023, Whitfield & Eddy Law attorney Matthew Jacobson, working with co-counsel Joseph Redd and Peter Urreta of New York, successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Whitfield & Eddy Law client, Prokraft Inc., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prokraft distributes food processing equipment throughout the United States, including…

According to the current ranking of JUVE magazine, GPK Pegger Kofler & Partners once again achieved the highest rating of 5/5 stars as one of the top 3 law firms in the Austrian federal provinces Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The result shows which law firms are of particular importance and reputation following extensive research by the JUVE editorial team. GPK qualifies as being “among the largest a…