Dan Margolies

Dan Margolies' Legal Affairs columns appear on Tuesday. To reach him, write in care of the business desk at 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108, call (816) 234-4481 or send e-mail to dmargolies@kcstar.com.

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RECENT LEGAL AFFAIRS COLUMNS

Law firm Spencer Fane Britt & Browne focuses on being better, but not bigger

- 08:56 PM CDT

Just about the only sizable law firm in Kansas City that doesn’t seem to be interested in a merger nowadays is Spencer Fane Britt & Browne.
Merged Polsinelli-Shughart should mean profits

- 09:59 PM CDT

The recently announced merger talks between Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus and Shughart Thomson & Kilroy come amid a spate of law firm mergers nationwide.
A milestone for the Missouri Court of Appeals

- 09:42 PM CDT

For the first time, the Missouri Court of Appeals has two African-American chief judges. Thomas N. Newton has been elected by his fellow judges to serve a two-year term in the Western District in Kansas City, and Nannette A. Baker has been elected by her fellow judges to serve a one-year term in the Eastern District in St. Louis.