I’m sure at least some of you are won­der­ing why I chose the name “Ves­ta Legal” for my firm. First, a lot of lawyers use their names as their firm names, some­thing which I believe is root­ed in eth­i­cal rules.… Read morechoos­ing a name

As my dear hus­band point­ed out, I haven’t updat­ed this since I was study­ing for the Mis­souri bar. In the past three years, I have tak­en (and passed) three bar exams — Mis­souri, Illi­nois, and Kansas — worked for two… Read morenew firm!

Anoth­er thing: I’m work­ing on a recipe for gluten-free com­mu­nion bread, prefer­ably unleav­ened. I’ll post a recipe if I find one I like, but I would love sug­ges­tions!

I’m sure you’ve all been dying to know what I’ve been doing for the last six months, so here’s the update. I left my job and start­ed my own firm, so that’s cool. I’m doing estate plan­ning, though right now,… Read moreanoth­er long absence