On October 16, John Landwehr provided a “Lunch and Learn” seminar for our client, the Jefferson City Area Board of Realtors, titled “Disability, Death & Land Titles: Who is Your Client.” When dealing with trusts, probate and business entities, it’s often not obvious who has authority to sign listing agreements, contracts and other…

CVDL congratulates Dale Doerhoff for being named by Best Lawyers® as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Columbia-MO, and Heidi Doerhoff Vollet for being included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Appellate Practice and Consumer Law.  Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in…

CVDL congratulates Heidi Doerhoff Vollet for being recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for the fifth year running as a top 30 Missouri attorneys in Commercial & Consumer Litigation. The list was compiled by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly editorial team after reviewing records of verdicts and settlements, and interviews with attorneys and other leaders…

CVDL is again honored to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 2024 Best Law Firms in Missouri.

CVDL congratulates Heidi Doerhoff Vollet for being recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for the fourth year running as a top 30 Missouri attorneys in Commercial & Consumer Litigation. The list was compiled by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly editorial team after reviewing records of verdicts and settlements, and interviews with attorneys and other leaders…

On June 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued a decision affirming a ruling by the Cole County Circuit Court in favor of the Missouri Conservation Commission and Missouri Department of Conservation negating a legislative restriction on their ability to use dedicated conservation sales tax funding. The suit centered around a 2020…

CVDL is honored to be voted #1 in the 2023 News Tribune Readers Choice Awards and congratulates Dale Doerhoff for his #1 recognition as top Estate Planning Lawyer.  Thank you to our clients and friends for their trust in our law firm.

In February, Jefferson City Magazine recognized Dale Doerhoff as being voted by the Jefferson City community as being the City’s best lawyer of 2023. CVDL congratulates Dale!

We form dozens of limited liability companies every year for clients. LLCs have almost totally replaced corporations since the IRS now allows LLCs to select different tax treatments, including the popular Subchapter S status. Single member LLCs are “disregarded” by the IRS and do not have to file a separate tax return. Unlike…

I have learned from two clients recently that they were victims of a very sophisticated scam, both involving six figure losses. Both clients received authentic looking emails from what looked like established vendors, complete with logos and individual names. The emails indicated that the vendors had decided to use ACH (Automatic Clearing House)…