LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE REPORTER Vol. 1 April 30, 2020 No. 5 Download PDF TABLE OF CONTENTS Featured Topic: Ethics & Law Office Management New Authority: Outsourcing & Temporary Lawyers Tech Tip: Encryption Ethics and Malpractice Research Tip: History of Rules of Professional Conduct A Blast from the Past: The Lawyers’ Code of Ethics: A […]
On March 28, 2020, Laura Kelly, the Governor of Kansas, signed Executive Order No. 20-16 (better known as the “Stay-at-Home Order”). That order was to remain in force until April 19, 2020. On April 16, 2020, Governor Kelly signed Executive Order No. 20-24, which extended the previous Stay-at-Home Order through May 3, 2020. Like residents […]
Since March 28, 2020, all Kansans have been subject to a statewide “stay home” order in an effort to stymie the spread of COVID-19. For most Kansas parents, this order created a new set of parenting issues to navigate. Many found themselves asking questions like: How do I explain to my four-year-old that he can’t […]
The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced on April 14, 2020 a new testing facility license will be issued to Green Precision Analytics, Inc. Attorney Chris McHugh of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC represented Green Precision Analytics, Inc. during the appeals process. This decision represents one of the first appeals settled by DHSS. […]
On March 26, 2020, United States Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) addressing the release of some BOP inmates to home confinement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. News outlets quickly began reporting the memo with headlines like this one from cbsnews.com: “Barr tells federal prisons to send […]
In his article, “Should marijuana be declared an essential need in Missouri?” attorney Chris McHugh talks about the business struggles in this budding industry and the uncertainty licensees are facing. While Missouri has not yet opened any dispensaries, if the State were to deem marijuana an essential need, licensees would have the much needed support […]