They met as law students in Houston, opened a practice together in 2001, and have spent every year since doing one kind of work. Once a year, Ted Lorenz stands in front of a room full of twelve-year-olds at Hill Country Middle School and tries to explain what a lawyer does all day. He chairs … Read more
Railroad crossings are one of those things Kansas City drivers go through dozens of times without giving it much thought. You lighten up a bit, check both ways out of habit, and roll through. Routine but Missouri law does have particular speed limitations at railroad crossings and officers do enforce those. One of these stops … Read more
CDL holders tend to know their credentials well. They know what class they hold, what endorsements they’ve earned, and generally what equipment they’re authorized to operate. What creates problems is the fine print on the license itself — the restrictions. Those small coded letters that specify conditions required for lawful operation don’t always get the … Read more
Owning a US LLC from another country can be tricky. There is one filing that surprises everyone. It happens every year even if your company has no income and missing it can cost you a lot of money. $25,000 To be exact. The good news is that you do not have to pay for the … Read more
Most drivers barely register railroad crossings these days. You’re running late, the lights aren’t flashing, so you roll through at whatever speed you were already doing. Feels harmless enough. Except Missouri law actually expects something different from you at every crossing, train or no train. Failing to slow at a railroad crossing catches people off … Read more
Medical treatment might not always go the way you hope. If things do not work out, it does not always mean someone made a mistake. When treatment causes harm you did not see coming, it is important to know what happened. You should keep anything that could help you show what took place. It is … Read more
Most federal employees have a number in their head. A year. An age. A “when I hit 30 years” milestone. That number feels solid until you actually get close to it and realize you’ve been mentally pinching off most of the picture. Picking a retirement date you’ll feel good about requires more than reaching a … Read more
Picture a deckhand on a crab vessel somewhere in the Bering Sea at 3 a.m. The deck is sheeted in ice, the swells are running 20 feet, and a 700-pound pot is swinging on a hydraulic block just overhead. His boots are soaked. His gloves are stiff. And nobody onshore will know if something goes … Read more
Most people only interact with county government twice a year: when the property tax bill shows up and when they need a document from the Register of Deeds. That’s it. The rest of the time, entire departments full of free or low-cost services sit idle while residents pay for them and never use them.3 That’s … Read more
Commercial vehicle drivers operate in a world where the rules are tighter, the stakes are higher, and one bad decision can cost you a career. Out-of-service violations sit near the top of that list. They’re not the most common citation CMV drivers face, but they’re among the most damaging — to your CDL, your employment … Read more
