How one law firm’s effort to offer free legal counsel to minority-led enterprises began with passion in KC

By Tommy Felts | March 9, 2021

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series looking at an initiative at one of the city’s largest law firms to provide pro bono legal representation to minority businesses. This piece, sponsored by Husch Blackwell, provides first-person narrative on how the initiative started. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s…

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Business, civic leader: Chains of slavery were built for profit (then and now) — together we must dismantle them

By Tommy Felts | June 9, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Jeff Simon is managing partner of Husch Blackwell’s Kansas City office. Simon is currently on the board of STARTLAND, the parent organization of Startland News, and previously served as president of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, chair of the Kansas City…

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It isn’t just free money: PPP loan funds come with strings attached

By Tommy Felts | April 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the authors’ alone. Kirstin P. Salzman, Jessica Zeratsky and Kyle Gilster are partners at Husch Blackwell. This op-ed is sponsored by the Husch Blackwell law firm, which has offices in Kansas City and across the nation, and intended to provide additional insight into the Pacheck Protection Program (PPP) and its extension this week.…

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Blockchain Basics: Emerging tech is a silver bullet for some, but not a universal solution

By Tommy Felts | April 20, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kenyon Briggs is an attorney at Husch Blackwell in Kansas City. Mindi Giftos and Bob Bowman are partners at Husch Blackwell and contributed to this op-ed, part of a limited series on blockchain sponsored by Husch Blackwell. [divide] As blockchain grows in popularity, people continue…

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