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By Charles Coffey and Deanna Brady, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance CompanyThis is the first article of a three-part series from The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company. The second part will be published Dec. 29 and the third part Jan. 12, 2022. In the series, the authors will describe the common types ... Read more

Scott E. VincentScott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City.  Some of the individual tax breaks include dependent care assistance, payroll tax credits for the self-employed, increases in the child tax credit and earned income tax credit, recovery rebates, student ... Read more

Missouri lawyers who want to compare their firms’ performances to other law firms may find valuable information in the latest version of “The Missouri Bar Economic Survey – 2021,” which was released today. The report provides economic inform ... Read more

Danielle DavisRoe, Affinity ConsultingWhen was the last time you thought about what font to use in a document? Unfortunately, most legal document formatting occurs “the way it has always been done.” Further, many lawyers mistakenly believe they are required to use Times New Roman font. W ... Read more

Missouri Bar members can now sign up for a no-cost standard membership with Affinity Insight, which offers hundreds of practice management resources that can help lawyers even better serve their clients.Last November, The Missouri Bar launched a free comprehensive practice management program&nb ... Read more

By Jeffrey SchoenbergerEmail is by far the most used business application. Even though numerous studies demonstrate its distractive tendency, most people also keep email open and running on their computer throughout the day, just inviting interruption by anyone who happens to send them a message.If ... Read more

By Jeffrey Schoenberger, senior consultant at Affinity Consulting Group LLCCollaboration happens in two forms: asynchronous and real-time. We generally prefer asynchronous communication – text messages, emails, and voicemails – over real-time communication. How often do you text or email ... Read more

By Jeffrey Schoenberger, senior consultant at Affinity Consulting Group LLCDepending on your firm’s size, you may be one of several people, one of a few, or the only person who know how to do important firm tasks. This compartmentalization has strengths and weaknesses. For example, limiting ac ... Read more

Barron K. HenleyBarron K. Henley is a partner with Affinity Consulting Group. If you were asked to list the number of logins and passwords that you have, you probably couldn’t do it. We try to use common words, kids’ names, or anniversaries, but every login we set up has different passwo ... Read more