No Increase in Partner Hourly Rates for the 2009 Calendar Year.
The firm would like to take the time to thank all of our clients for their continued support over the previous years. The firm has decided that due to the current economy there will be no hourly rate increases for any of our partners. The associate rates were increased $10.00 an hour because of the knowledge and skills gained over the previous year. The firm feels that even with this small increase, our hourly rate is still in line with our competitors, and in most cases lower. The Firm has been Selected by LEAN, the Lease Enforcement Attorney Network, to Represent the St. Louis, Missouri Region.
LEAN is comprised of carefully selected member firms distinguished by their long and broad experience in leasing and an excellent reputation in the industry. We represent clients needing assistance with lease obligations, collections, asset recovery and bankruptcy. Many of our firms contain Board Certified Creditors' Rights Specialists and/or Business Bankruptcy Specialists certified by their individual states or by the American Board of Certification. In addition, each highly qualified firm is an active member of a major leasing association, such as ELFA, UAEL, EAEL and other organizations including the CLLA, ABI and IACC. To learn more about LEAN, please visit LEAN Network, or to learn about ELFA, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, which the firm is also a member of please visit ELFA. Stephen L. Kling, Jr. has been Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the Area of Land Use and Zoning.
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For a quarter century, they have helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Mr. Kling has been recognized in this publication since 2007.
Stephen L. Kling, Jr. and Natalie J. Nichols Recently had an Article Published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar. The article addresses the history and background of zoning, purpose and application of zoning, limitations of zoning power, changes in zoning philosophy and outer limits on what constitutes zoning. To read this article in full, please visit MOBAR.ORG.
Roger W. Pecha Served as Faculty at a Seminar on Construction Lien Laws in Missouri.
On October 16, 2008, Roger W. Pecha served as one of three speakers at a seminar on construction lien law in Missouri. Attendees at this seminar learned strategies for tackling lien issues for private projects and bond issues for public projects. Owners learned how to protect property from unwarranted liens and defend them if they arise. Contractors and suppliers learned how to efficiently collect payment for work performed or supplies provided. And if faced with litigation, you'll know how to succeed in the litigation and foreclosure of mechanic's liens. Roger speaks annually on this subject for Lorman Education Services. | 
