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Today I am excited to get a chance to participate in 22 Tweets with Lance Godard. 22 Tweets is an opportunity for practicing lawyers that tweet to share their stories and tell a little bit about themselves in a 22 question format.
Lance has a terrific site (an ABA Journal Blawg 100 recipient) that features many interesting…
I had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Michael Libbie yesterday. We talked blogging, discrimination cases, franchising and other issues.
If you didn’t catch it live you can watch the podcast here. (The interview begins at about the 30 minute mark).
If you haven’t heard about Des Moines Local Live…
Brett Trout, author of BlawgIT, offers his take on how you should navigate the Internet’s legal minefield in a recent post on IowaBiz.
Trout’s Cyberlaw: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business is a book I highly recommend if you currently operate (or plan to operate) an online business. It’s a great desk reference rather…
How Business Gets Done, Words of Wisdom from Central Iowa Experts has hit the virtual bookshelves at www.lulu.com. I am honored to be a contributing author with several respected peers in our business community. My chapter is on the Partnership Prenuptial where I discuss the importance of drafting a buy-sell agreement from the beginning…
Due to a fantastic baseball season as the coach of nine year olds the posts have been few and far between the last couple of months. (I routinely write at night and it’s been tough to fit it all in). I’ll resume more regular posting very soon. Frankly, I am flattered by the number of…
I’ll be speaking about the dangers and pitfalls of the electronic workplace this afternoon at the Iowa Employment, Training and Benefits Conference sponsored by HR-One Source.
Matt Brick and Doug Fulton of Brick Gentry are also presenting at the conference. Matt is providing the employment law update and Doug will present on FMLA basics.
There has been considerable interest in raising venture capital among several entrepreneurs in the Des Moines area recently. For those looking to raise capital you won’t want to miss an upcoming event sponsored by BIZ.
Matt Kinley, senior vice president of Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics, will be the BIZ guest and speaker at…
Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. A peer-reviewed blog carnival, the host of each Blawg Review decides which of the submissions and recommendations are suitable for inclusion in the presentation. For an example, please read my Blawg Review #147 during which Charlie Longbrief got so tired riding across Iowa that he apparently…
I am excited to announce that Rush on Business has been honored as the Best Business Blog and Best Resource Blog in the Iowa Web Awards for 2008. Since I started this blog in March of 2006, I wanted to do my part to improve the public image of lawyers. My strong sense of purpose…
The City of Des Moines utility franchise tax trial begins today. The following is a summary of the procedural aspects of the case and what is at stake.
Initially, the Des Moines had been sued in District Court by Lisa Kragnes seeking to declare the utility franchise fee found on MidAmerican Energy bills illegal. Kragnes won in district…