Posts by Philip Krause
Best Practices in Selecting Legal Counsel Part 3: Buy the Right Product
Lawyers have been their own worst enemies in creating false impressions of what is the product they are selling. Hourly rates can suggest they are selling time. Fixed fees for certain bundles of documents can suggest they are selling paper. And so, clients naturally may think in terms of how much time has been spent…
Read MoreKrause Law: New Firm, New Approach
Krause Law LLC today announces that its founder Philip N. Krause has launched a new law firm to serve businesses in the Kansas City region. Krause Law will be a regional boutique law firm, focusing exclusively on business law services targeted to entrepreneurs who are building innovative new businesses, and to established businesses who need…
Read MorePhilip Krause to Teach UMKC Law Class
Philip Krause to Teach UMKC Law Class on “Advising Life Sciences and Technology Entrepreneurs” Philip Krause will be teaching an upper level seminar class for the UMKC School of Law on “Advising Life Sciences and Technology Entrepreneurs—The Legal Life Cycle of a High-Growth Venture: Birth (Formation) to Death (Exit).” This one-credit hour class, being taught…
Read MoreBest Practices in Selecting Legal Counsel Part 2: Get Experience and Expertise
New companies with limited financial resources seemingly must choose between two bad options: engage legal counsel who has little applicable experience and perhaps practices a mix of criminal and civil law and occasionally drafts a will or files some articles of incorporation, but has relatively modest hourly rates; or select a major law firm with…
Read MoreBest Practices in Selecting Legal Counsel Part 1: Introduction
The first step for a new or mature business in getting great legal services is to do a great job selecting legal counsel. Surprisingly, as simplistic as this sounds, it’s a step even the most sophisticated clients often overlook or don’t do very well. Here are four best practices suggestions for clients in selecting legal…
Read MoreWelcome to the All-New Krause Law
For 2015, it’s more than a new year—it’s the beginning of a new brand and a fresh alternative for businesses in the Kansas City region with the launch of Krause Law. Built on decades of experience and a passion for helping businesses evolve, Krause Law is focused on entrepreneurs and those with an entrepreneurial spirit.…
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Read MoreUMKC Law’s IP LawMeet Team Wins National Championship
UMKC Law’s IP LawMeet Team Wins National Championship, Coached by Philip Krause Philip Krause has for the third consecutive year coached the student competition team for the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law, in the national IP LawMeet competition. The UMKC team won the National Championship in Philadelphia on November 7, 2014, after winning…
Read MorePhilip Krause Featured in Kansas City Business Journal
Philip Krause Featured in Article on Advice Attorneys Want Entrepreneurs to Know Philip was featured in a recent Kansas City Business Journal article titled “Entrepreneurs: stuff my attorney (doesn’t) say”. The article shares some common scenarios and what the attorney really wants to say, but sometimes doesn’t/can’t. To read the whole article, click here.
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