FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:October 18, 2021Contact: Claire Lancasterclaire.lancaster@state.mn.us651-219-2975
Governor Walz Appoints Siv Mjanger and Jennifer Stanfield to Fill Tenth Judicial District Vacancies
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointments of Siv Mjanger and Jennifer Stanfield as
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Minnesota State Bar Association Blogs
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Divorce and the Family Farm
By Sonja Trom Eayrs, Jill Frieders, and D. Patrick McCullough
Today’s farming operations present unique challenges—the complexities of weather, fluctuating commodity prices, international trade agreements, tax implications, depreciation, farm subsidies, and other distinctive challenges. But these challenges become particularly thorny
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VLN is stepping up in response to the end of the eviction moratorium. We need your help.
The Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) is looking for lawyers willing to staff initial appearance clinics in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Anoka counties.
Sign up at: vlnmn.org/volunteer/housing
By Muria Kruger
The abrupt creation of the Minnesota eviction moratorium in response to the
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For the public good—and ours
by Jennifer ThompsonHave you ever cried in court? I have. And, no, it wasn’t because I was ill-prepared, scolded by a judge, or schooled by opposing counsel. It was in a moment of sitting with my client, deep inside the
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Semantic Drift – In re: Krogstad and the changing meanings of words
After England’s Queen Anne (1665-1714) first saw Christopher Wren’s then-new St. Paul’s Cathedral, she described it as “amusing, awful, and artificial.”1 Why so negative? At the time it was actually a great compliment to Wren’s work, given that “amusing” then
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Trust account overdrafts: what you need to know
By Susan HumistonFor more than 30 years, the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has administered a trust account overdraft program. In fact, Minnesota was one of the first states to implement such a program (in 1990, following the American Bar
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Mailbag: Cybersecurity Q&A
By Mark LantermanIn recent months, I’ve been asked a lot of great questions regarding data privacy and best digital practices in a number of areas. So let’s devote this month’s column to answering some of those basic questions.
“I have
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What do you get out of doing pro bono work?
‘Pro bono work reminds me that practicing law is a privilege.’
Chelsea E. Nelson, U.S. Bank
Like many others, I became an attorney to help people. There is an indescribable specialness about offering help to someone as their last resort and
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Next month MSBA practicelaw virtual conference
MSBA’s practicelaw conference is back for 2021. This year we invite you to team up with some colleagues and join us for a friendly Shark Tank-like competition to build an Alternative Legal Services provider concept. Even if you aren’t sure
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Tubman, Civ Lit section team up
The MSBA Civil Litigation Section is pleased to announce that it’s sponsoring a new pro bono program in collaboration with Tubman, a multi-service organization that provides pro bono legal representation to low-income victims seeking orders for protection and harassment restraining orders in Hennepin, Ramsey,
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