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Choosing the people who will serve in your estate plan is far more than a formality. It is one of the most consequential planning decisions you will make. Married individuals often rely on a spouse to act during an emergency, manage financial or healthcare decisions, and handle practical matters after...
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Choosing the people who will serve in your estate plan is far more than a formality. It is one of the most consequential planning decisions you will make. Married individuals often rely on a spouse to act during an emergency, manage financial or healthcare decisions, and handle practical matters after...
A Straight Talk Guide Without the Spin Oil and gas development creates confusion because it sits at the intersection of property rights, contract law, and regulation. Most disputes don’t arise because people are unreasonable. They arise because people don’t understand where their rights begin—and where they end. This is a...
Did you recently receive a data breach letter notification from Minnesota ENT? Oakdale Ear Nose & Throat PA d/b/a Minnesota ENT has confirmed that it suffered a massive data breach affecting the highly sensitive personal information of thousands of individual patients of Minnesota ENT. Minnesota ENT is a healthcare provider...
When a professional forms, operates, or transfers a firm, compliance requires more than simply following the laws governing corporations, limited liability companies, or limited liability partnerships. If the firm provides certain professional services, it may also be subject to the Minnesota Professional Firms Act (“MPFA”), codified at Minn. Stat. ch....
Turning eighteen is a legal milestone. For parents, it often arrives with an unexpected shift: the law now treats their child as an adult, and long-assumed parental authority disappears overnight. When a college student faces a medical emergency, a financial problem, or an academic crisis, parents frequently discover they cannot...
Every attorney develops differently. Before entering private practice, I had the opportunity to spend nearly three years working on the other side of the bench—for two and a half years as a judicial law clerk for a Tennessee state court judge, and later for a semester as a judicial extern...
Most pleading mistakes are survivable, but failing to name an indispensable party is not. In a business divorce case, walk through this sequence before serving a complaint or response, because lawsuits collapse when the wrong people are missing, and a defendant can sometimes win the entire case at the outset...
Trade secrets are among a business’s most valuable assets. Understanding what qualifies as a trade secret, how to protect it, and the remedies available when it is misappropriated is essential to preserving its value. Trade Secrets vs. Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks Trade secrets are one of four major forms of...
In this series of articles, we are analyzing the various changes that the affected associations will need to make to their policies, procedures, and, potentially, their governing documents by January 1, 2027, to comply with the new requirements of the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (“MCIOA”) adopted in SF 1750....
Where Money Actually Comes From, and What It Really Costs Most small businesses don’t fail because the owner lacks talent, drive, or customers. They fail because cash dries up at the wrong time. That’s not a moral failing. It’s a structural one. Revenue can look strong on paper while cash...