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Ruth Binger Shares Insight on Discovery of Lies After Hiring

Danna McKitrick PC — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:35:41 +0000

St. Louis Small Business Monthly recently ran a “Board of Directors” column titled ”How do I handle an employee who lied in the interview process?” They asked Attorney Ruth Binger for her insight on how to deal with situation where an employee lied about his experience and education that was not uncovered until several years after hiring.

Read Ruth’s response here.

Fewer Business Bankruptcies in St. Louis: Bankruptcy Attorney Tom DeWoskin’s Perspective

Danna McKitrick PC — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:28:53 +0000

Tom DeWoskin, a seasoned bankruptcy attorney with over three decades of experience, weighs in on the dramatic decrease in business bankruptcy filings in the St. Louis area in 2011 over last year. In an article on 2nd quarter 2011 business backruptcies in the St. Louis Business Journal, DeWoskin commented on the state of bankruptcies in greater St. Louis.

“It seems to me that everybody in St. Louis who is going to fail has failed,” DeWoskin said. “You can only hang on for so long. After some period of time it’s going to kill you.”

But is that good news for the St. Louis area? Read more of DeWoskin’s thoughts …. the St. Louis Business Journal.

Read more on business bankruptcy in DeWoskin’s blog, “Protecting Against Preference Demands in a Bankruptcy Case.”

Workers Can Now Sue Each Other for Negligent Acts

Danna McKitrick PC — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:24:27 +0000

Appearing today in Associated Industries of Missouri’s E-Voice newsletter is an article authored by Brian Weinstock discussing unintended consequences of 2005 Workers’ Compensation Reforms.

Here’s the article: Workers Can Now Sue Each Other for Negligent Acts.

The Future and Success of Small Businesses Discussed in St. Louis Post-Dispatch with Ruth Binger

Danna McKitrick PC — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:00:39 +0000

St. Louis Post-Dispatch interviewed Ruth Binger in an article entitled, “Five Questions: Ruth A. Binger, lawyer and adviser to small businesses.”

“To me, a business is like a person. in helping a new business, you create a living thing,” says Binger… Small businesses are not “cookie cutter” endeavors. They are all very different and complicated. But one thing I would focus on is getting the right people on the bus.”

A new business becomes you. You’re thinking about it all the time. If you have a really great idea, maybe you can find investors, but most people don’t want to invest in something new. You have to make people want to buy from you.

Cheryl Beebe-Snelle Quoted in Family Business Succession, “Sowing the Seeds, It’s All in the Family”

Danna McKitrick PC — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:35:26 +0000

“I say to people, ‘You love your children equally, but you treat them based upon their abilities and their needs’… The most important thing is to be able to separate the family from the business,” Cheryl Beebe-Snell says.

Print version only - CEO St. Louis
Published: August 2008

Good Fit, Rapport Key to Finding the Right Legal Relationship

Danna McKitrick PC — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:15:23 +0000

It’s about getting to know the person and the firm he or she works for, said Daniel Tobben and Ruth Binger, principals with the Danna McKitrick law firm in Clayton. The relationship between a client and attorney should be one of advocacy, communication and dependability, so personality is as important as capability.

Read more… St. Louis Business Journal
Published: February 1, 2008

Protecting Innovation, an Enormous Growth Area For Local Law Firms

Danna McKitrick PC — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:53:09 +0000

Binger’s goal is bringing a business perspective to a medical field. She runs a business roundtable for 14 local companies (offshoot of work that was started by the RCGA). Dana McKitrick has 25 attorneys on staff, and four work primarily in the area of biotechnology development. Binger’s personal work is with venture capitalists, dealing with the intellectual component and working with university researchers.

Read more… St. Louis Commerce Magazine
Published: May 2007

(Cyber) Space for Rent

Danna McKitrick PC — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:40:26 +0000

Print version only – St. Louis Small Business Monthly
Published: December 14, 2006

New Bankruptcy Law Produces Unforeseen Results, Experts Say

Danna McKitrick PC — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:28:38 +0000

Tom DeWoskin talked about the disparity in the application of the means test. “So whether or not I have to pass the means test is determined by the size of my house. I’m sorry; I just don’t see the logic in that,” he said.

Read more… The Countian (PDF)
Published: September 28, 2006 (posted with permission)