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Unlimited On Demand CLE Pass
The MSBA, HCBA, and RCBA offer hundreds of hours of On Demand CLE programming each year covering over 25 practice areas.  With Unlimited On Demand, you can access that content in a way that is convenient and cost-effective.

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“I Can’t Pay That”| Handling Overpayments

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Many claimants face an overpayment of benefits for one reason or another. This session will review some of the strategies to have SSA waive the overpayment or minimize monthly payments. We will also discuss briefly how to handle delays in processing waivers and mandamus.

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  • Public Law
10 Litigation Tips for Defending Minnesota Public Employers

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Public employers sued in civil litigation face unique challenges and may assert unique defenses. They are exposed to a wider array of claims than private employers. They benefit from an array of immunities, but sorting through which ones apply can be daunting, and securing the benefits of them at the most meaningful time—pre-discovery dismissal of a complaint—can be challenging.

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  • Employment and Labor Law
2022 Construction Case Law Update

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The MSBA Construction Law Section is pleased to host their annual Case Law Update CLE. Join us for a summary and analysis of important case law developments in Minnesota Construction Law over the past year

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  • Construction Law
2023 Mid-Year Minnesota Real Property Case Law Update

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Picking up from where the Real Estate Institute left off, this presentation will provide a mid-year update on recent decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court and Minnesota Court of Appeals touching on real property law and transactional practice. It will also highlight recent petitions for further review granted by the Minnesota Supreme Court and real property cases pending before the United States Supreme Court. The cases presented will touch on a variety of topics in real property law and practice, including: the statutory definition of "public waters," the scope of exculpatory clauses in contracts, the effect of conditions in a will on a devise of land, the scope of replacement-cost insurance required by state statute, and more!

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  • Real Property
2023 Update from Minnesota’s Environmental Agencies

2.5 Standard CLE Credits

Join us to hear from leaders of four of Minnesota’s environmental agencies about their priorities for their agencies and key current and upcoming environmental issues. This program provides updates on the key issues facing the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  Each presentation will be followed by a question and answer session that will allow you to get up-to-date information on the issues affecting your practice.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute Part I

2 Standard Credits, 1 Elimination of Bias Credit

Join us for the 9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute! It will be held over two half days. Whether you are looking to learn more about a growing and important field or are already a seasoned practitioner, the Institute aims to offer you something interesting.

  • GDPR and State Privacy Law Developments: A Panel Discussion of the Current Challenges and Strategies

  • Open the Pod Bay Doors: Problems with AI

  • General Counsel Roundtable.


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  • Technology
  • Business Law
9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute Part II

2 Standard Credits, 1 Elimination of Bias Credit

Join us for the 9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute! It will be held over two half days. Whether you are looking to learn more about a growing and important field or are already a seasoned practitioner, the Institute aims to offer you something interesting.

  • Ethics, Mental Health & Well Being in a Post-Covid Environment

  • The Ransomware Epidemic | What In-House Counsel Need to Know About Criminals Taking Advantage of Those Working From Home


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9th Annual Immigrants Among Us

1.0 Elimination of Bias Credit

Immigration law and policy remain major issues in the United States. This CLE will bring attention to these developments and provide an opportunity for successful immigrant attorneys among us to speak about their careers, going through law school in the United States, obtaining a Minnesota law license, and practicing in different settings.

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  • Immigration Law
  • Elimination of Bias
A Series of Unfortunate Events | Planning for and Responding to Natural Disasters in Your Community

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Communities throughout Minnesota must be prepared for natural disasters before they strike. Climate change is increasingly seen as causing extreme weather events for which communities must be prepared. Learn about what communities can do now to plan for disasters and ensure they remain resilient. Communities also need to be ready to respond to disasters. Understand the legal framework under State law for responding to emergencies and disasters.  Learn best practices in drafting agreements for intergovernmental cooperation. Know your client’s potential liability when requesting or providing assistance in disasters.

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  • Public Law
  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
Answering the Call to Self and Service | Mental Health Tools for Pro Bono and Legal Services Practitioners

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

As “the new normal” continues to evolve, the legal profession—especially pro bono and legal aid practitioners—have an increasing interest in attorney and client mental health. Low-income people have been devastated by the pandemic. When they come to us for help, these clients are often sharing stress, depression, and other mental health concerns along with their legal issues. Pro bono and legal aid practitioners are best equipped to serve indigent clients when attorneys have tools to support their own mental health, and have knowledge of resources for clients in crisis.

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Appellate Self Help Clinic

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The Appellate Practice section of the MSBA and Minnesota State Law Library created a joint initiative called the Appeals Self Help Clinic , a monthly clinic conducted via telephone to offer brief advice for people who are representing themselves. Volunteers are needed for each clinic and training can be immensely helpful in understanding what to expect. If you are interested in volunteering, please join us for this training program to understand what resources are available and get to know the program.

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  • Appellate Practice
At-Risk Juvenile Petitions in District Court

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

On June 13, 2022 Governor Walz signed a bill establishing a juvenile guardianship process for at-risk youth ages 18-21. Before, the state of Minnesota only had a process in place for youth under the age of 18. This new law created an avenue for immigrant youth 18-21 years old attempting to gain immigration protection under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

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  • Immigration Law
  • Family Law
Avoiding Burnout as an Ethical Imperative

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

Ethics Narrative: With all we have been through these last two years both in our professional and personal lives, many lawyers are feeling exhausted, discouraged, stressed, and "burned out." We know that burnout, and the chronic workplace stress that leads to it, has a significant impact on our lives and our health but may not realize the impact it has on our ability to be meet the ethical standards of our profession.

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Avoiding Trust Issues

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join the Family Law Sections of the Hennepin and Ramsey Bar Counties as they discuss updates to child support law. 

An overview of Trust management and how to keep your client out of court.  A primer for your first Trust, as well as a prudent reminder for experienced practitioners on avoiding breaches of fiduciary duty by your client.

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  • Probate and Trust
Bartenders Wanted | Women Need Not Apply

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

In the early 1940s, Clara Anderson worked as a bartender at a local hotel until the St. Paul City Council enacted an ordinance barring women from working behind the bar as men returned from World War II. Rather than lose her job to a man, Anderson went to court. Her battle lasted three years and involved one tenacious lawyer and nine judges along the way. Ramsey County District Court Judge John Guthmann accidentally discovered this long-forgotten case when conducting research for a judicial portrait dedication at the Ramsey County Law Library. 

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  • RCBA
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  • Elimination of Bias
Bob Ross’ Painting Mistakes are Happy Accidents | Attorney Mistakes Are Not | Referee Olson’s Landscape View from the Bench

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This is not a paint-by-the-numbers lesson in probate, but it will help even the most experienced probate attorney file a matter that is a flawless work of art.  As Bob Ross might have said if he were a lawyer, “Anyone can file an almighty filing!”

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Building Your Practice while Addressing Access to Justice Gaps

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Your bar association understands that finding new business is a crucial part of your practice. Simultaneously, the percentage of individuals that proceed self-represented in Minnesota courts has reached crisis levels. This CLE will provide an overview of the various programs the metro bar associations administer to address these issues, and how participating in them can help you grow your practice. This overview will include the Minnesota Lawyer Referral and Information Service (MLRIS), the Reduced Fee Program, Misdemeanor Defense Project, and the MN Unbundled Law Project.

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  • Small Firm Practice
  • New Lawyer Essentials
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  • Practice Management
Child Support | A Preview of Upcoming Changes

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join the Family Law Sections of the Hennepin and Ramsey Bar Counties as they discuss updates to child support law. 

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  • Family Law
Children and Predatory Offender Registration in Minnesota | Recent Proposals for Legislative Reform

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Co-sponsored by the Children and the Law Section and Criminal Law Section.

Under Minnesota law, children as young as 10 years old can be required to register as predatory offenders. In 2021, the Minnesota Legislature enacted the creation of the Predatory Offender Statutory Framework Working Group to comprehensively assess the predatory offender statutory framework” in Minn. Stat. § 243.166. The working group submitted its report to the Legislature on February 1, 2022, and there has been press coverage regarding that report.

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  • Children & the Law
  • Family Law
Children Who Are Transgender and the Law | OutFront Minnesota’s LGBTQIA2S+ 101 & Supporting Youth

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

During the 2022 legislative session, more than 130 bills addressing rights of transgender youth, their parents, and their communities were brought forward at state legislatures across the country.  With few exceptions, these efforts were intended to limit young people’s access to medical care; to ban their participation on gender-congruent sports teams and in gender-congruent public spaces; to limit their cultural acceptance within their educational communities; and more.

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Children Who Are Transgender and the Law | Understanding Transgender Children and the Challenges They Face

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

Young humans who identify as transgender or nonbinary have become far more visible, which is reflective of greater parental and societal acceptance. Still, of the letters in the “LGBTQ+ alphabet” (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer), it’s the “Ts” (transgender and nonbinary humans), especially those who are younger, who more often face unique challenges relative to personal relationships, public interactions, and many other things that non-transgender persons (the technical phrase is “cisgender”) take for granted.

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  • Family Law
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Children Who Are Transgender and the Law | Young Leaders on their Experiences as Transgender or Non-Binary and with Lawyers and the Legal System

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

A panel of young people will speak on their experiences as transgender or non-binary. These young people have also experienced the foster care system.

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Common Interest Doctrine and Joint Representation in Minnesota | Energy Policy Advocates v. Ellison

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In Energy Policy Advocates v. Ellison (A20-1344, Sept. 28. 2022), the Minnesota Supreme Court held that parties with common legal interests do not waive the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product doctrines when they communicate with each other. In this one-hour webinar, hear about the decision, its scope and impact, and potential areas of uncertainty from public and private practitioners involved in the case. Topics to be covered include the uncertain lines between protected “legal” interests and unprotected “policy” interests; and when and how inter- and intra-agency communications are protected.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
Cyber Liability Insurance | How to Help Your Client Make an Informed Decision to Mitigate Potential Breach Damages

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This session will address:

 • What different types of cyber liability insurance are available and what considerations play into the selection, application and underwriting processes?
 • What should I look for in terms of scope of coverage and policy, and are there any common pitfalls?
 • How should cyber liability insurance be addressed in contracts?
 • And much more!

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Deathbed Conversations and the Attorney’s Moral and Ethical Responsibilities

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

Most estate planning attorneys will eventually find themselves working with a client who is at the end of their life.  Although estate planners are experts in the matters of post-death business, many attorneys find it uncomfortable to discuss death itself.  Failing to be an effective communicator regarding this topic can inhibit the attorney-client relationship. Further, working with clients at the end of their life can pose unique ethical considerations.

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  • Ethics
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Digital Equity and Inclusion

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriated $42.5 billion nationally to subsidize the deployment of broadband to unserved areas.  The program, called the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD), will also fund new digital equity initiatives.

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  • Communications Law
  • Technology
Eighth Circuit Case Law Update

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The last several years have resulted in important developments for federal employment law cases. Join us for an update of the important Eighth Circuit cases that directly impact Minnesota employment law practitioners.

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  • Employment and Labor Law
Emerging Issues in Long-Term Care 2023

2.0 Standard CLE Credits

This annual CLE focuses on current and emerging issues related to long-term care, particularly in the assisted living and nursing home settings, that are of interest to Elder Law attorneys and related professionals as well as the clients they serve.

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  • Elder Law
Employment Mediation | What Is Everyone Really Thinking?

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This program will focus on mediation of employment claims and related types of disputes. A panel, comprised of a plaintiff’s employment lawyer, an employment defense lawyer, and a mediator experienced in handling employment issues, will walk through the stages of a mediation of an employment case. 

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Environmental Liability Insurance | Current State of the Practice

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Contrary to some beliefs, environmental liability insurance is currently available and generally affordable.  Environmental liability insurance can play an important role in brownfield redevelopment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate risk management, ESG and other business contexts.  Please join us for what will be an interesting CLE that will explore the type of environmental insurance policies available in the marketplace, the benefits and limitations of this important risk management tool, insights into the strategic use of such policies and how liabilities involving emerging contaminants such as PFAS and ethylene oxide may impact the market.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
Estate Planning for Family Law Attorneys

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This presentation will provide an estate planning overview for family law attorneys, highlighting concerns that arise in divorce and/or custody cases for which estate planning approaches or tools may be beneficial. 

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  • Estate and Probate Law
  • Family Law
Estate Planning for the Estate Planning Attorney | Solo and Small Firm Succession Stories and Strategies

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Are you a solo/small practitioner interested in learning how to properly transition out of practice or plan for succession? Or are you interested in acquiring a firm from a solo/small practitioner?  Do you work with other attorneys and handle probate/estate administration or business transactions?  This CLE panel will cover planning tips, probate pitfalls, ethical obligations and succession woes about winding up or transferring a practice upon the retirement or death of a solo/small practitioner.  All of us use different software, niches within our practice areas, work alone or hire full-time permanent or contract employees, and manage our cases in different ways.  When an emergency happens to the managing attorney taking care of the day-to-day firm tasks, someone has to step in and figure it out!  Take a break from helping your clients plan for the future, and join us for a discussion on planning for your own.

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  • Small Firm Practice
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Estate Recovery for Home and Community Based Services

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Estate recovery under Medical Assistance involves more than just the nursing home context.  This session will review two pending cases involving Estate Recovery litigation in the home and community-based services setting. Each presenter will walk through the procedural posture of their current matter, the issues that are in dispute, the legal support for the elder law client’s position, as well as “best practice” tips for elder law attorneys handling estate recovery cases.

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  • Family Law
Everything You Wanted to Know About Criminal Appeals But Were Afraid to Ask

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

An opportunity to hear from a panel of experts including two Court of Appeals  staff attorneys  who specialize in criminal appeals and an appellate court judge. The panel will be moderated by an appellate public defender. Topics that will be discussed include good and bad issues to raise on appeal, motions to strike and discretionary appeals. Participants are encouraged to send in questions ahead of time and the panel will also answer questions submitted during the CLE. 

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Expert Deposition | Why and How to Conduct an Effective Expert Deposition

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The CLE will cover the legal requirements for obtaining a deposition of an expert under state and federal law, strategic reasons for taking (or not taking) an expert deposition, and various strategies for conducting a successful deposition.

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Face-off | Debate on 50/50 Parenting Time Presumptions

1.0 Standard CLE Credits

Understanding the nuances of parenting time presumptions through a debate on the topic. Michael Boulette and Samantha Gemberling will each take a position in arguing the benefits and disadvantages of a 50/50 parenting time presumption.     

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  • Family Law
Great Minds Think Differently

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

One of our greatest strengths is the diversity of how our brains think and how we each approach and experience the world around us. Neurodiversity celebrates that strength and diversity among all of us, including those who have cognitive differences such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and mental health disabilities. This CLE will dive into the concept of neurodiversity, and how we can accept and support our clients, friends, family members, and colleagues who think differently.

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Grounding Your Practice in Wellness | Bringing Your Best Self

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The demands of our practice can bring us out of balance. During this session we will talk about simple ways to right yourself and right your legal practice.

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Growing Your Practice, Making Partner | A Professional Development Panel Discussion

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join our panel as they discuss how to grow your practice and become partner. Our panelists will share their own experiences of professional development and offer advice for what should be top of mind for new lawyers as they look to expand their business and reach partner.

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  • New Lawyer Essentials
Here’s Henry | An Assessment of Henry v. Independent School District 625

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The recent Henry ruling has added new analysis in Minnesota caselaw for hostile work environment claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. It also analyzes adverse employment actions in the form of constructive discharge and adds clarification regarding the plaintiff’s burdens when bringing these claims.

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  • Employment and Labor Law
Identifying Tax Impacts for Planning, Administering, Litigating, and Settling Estates

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Overlooking certain tax issues could create a monster in the closet! Scott Ruhsam will help you understand the tax issues that come into play when you are drafting a client’s estate plan which thereafter flows and interplays with the administration of a trust or estate. In addition, Scott will outline the importance of the tax perspective during settlement options in estate and trust litigation…because no one wants the tax issue to come back and haunt them! 

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Inflation Reduction Act & Davis Bacon | Legal Changes with Shocking Consequences

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The newly passed Inflation Reduction Act includes substantial tax breaks for the owners of renewable energy projects if they are constructed and operated as required by the IRA.

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  • Construction Law
Introduction of Evidence

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

When you get to trial, your case is only as good as the evidence the judge or jury actually get to consider. So, getting comfortable with – and paying attention to – the rules and procedures for getting testimony, documents and other evidence into the record is an important part of your trial practice and trial preparation. Retired Hennepin County District Court Judge Thomas Fraser and Kyle Kroll– a Minneapolis attorney with a litigation practice – will walk through some of the key practices you need to keep in mind as you prepare your evidence and when you present it in court. The 1-hour session should be a good introduction for newer lawyers, as well as a useful refresher for attorneys who have been in practice for a while.
 
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  • New Lawyer Essentials
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Introduction to the Indian Child Welfare Act | Policy, Practice and Perspectives

2.0 Standard CLE Credits

The presentation examines the intergenerational trauma of federal American Indian policies that led to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). It also explores current policies and practices that impact Indian child welfare and their influence on the relational experience with the American Indian children and families we serve. We will hear perspectives from practitioners and the bench that illustrate the nuances of policy and practice.

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  • Family Law
  • Tribal Law
Irrevocable Trusts After Geyen

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Effective July 1, 2005, the State of Minnesota passed a Statute which stated that all irrevocable trusts will be deemed revocable when a person applies for Medical Assistance (originally codified as Minn. Stat. § 501B.895 and recodified as § 501C.1206 with the adoption of the Uniform Trust Code in 2016).  This effectively eliminated the ability, in the State of Minnesota, to use irrevocable trusts to shelter assets from being counted in a Medical Assistance eligibility determination, even if such trust was created and funded prior to the look-back period for uncompensated transfers. 

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  • Family Law
Is Minnesota Ready to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana?

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Now that the DFL has seized control of the Minnesota House, Senate and Governor’s mansion, it appears that Minnesota is poised to legalize adult-use marijuana. Learn what that may mean for Minnesota businesses and the economy. Even if Minnesota legalizes marijuana in 2023, it likely would take several years to implement the new program. In the interim, the Legislature likely will place additional guardrails on newly legal hemp-derived THC products. Learn about what those new restrictions might mean for Minnesota businesses and consumers.

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  • Criminal Law
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Is Your Access to Justice the Same as Mine? Cultural Considerations in Handling Family Court Cases involving Domestic Violence

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

As part of a Justice for Families grant, Hennepin County Family Court conducted multi-cultural listening sessions with the goal of creating a more culturally responsive legal system for all communities struggling with domestic violence. This program will share feedback obtained from those sessions about current gaps, barriers and needs in the legal process for those experiencing domestic violence in family court cases; and will discuss the process of developing and holding those listening sessions and its replicability in other communities around the State. 

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Judicial Appointments | Demystifying the Process

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

talk about the judicial selection process from start to finish. Learn about what it’s really like to apply for a judgeship, considerations, and expectations. You’ll also hear from Judge Shan Wang and Judge Johnathan Judd who recently joined the bench. They will talk about their experiences and give you advice as you contemplate applying to become a judge.

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Latin America Legal Update

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join us for a presentation on what's new on the legal landscape in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile.

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  • Probate and Trust
Law and Literature Series | Revisiting Tony Kushner’s Angels in America | Part 1

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

More than a generation ago, Tony Kushner explored homophobia and the complicity of lawyers in perpetuating discrimination in Angels in America.  This elimination of bias law and literature CLE revisits this work, asking what we have learned in 30 years and what can we learn from this play at a time when intolerance seems to be on the rise.   In two CLE sessions, we shall discuss Angels in America, Part One Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner.

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Legal Research Tips for People Who Hate Legal Research

1.0 Standard CLE Credit 

Practical demonstrations and tips in Westlaw, LEXIS, and FastCase for the occasional, reluctant legal researcher.

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  • Elder Law
  • Legal Research and Writing
Legal Writing | Striving for Clarity

1.25 Standard CLE Credits

Judge Bacharach will illustrate principles from his recently published book (ABA Press), entitled Legal Writing–A Judge’s Perspective on the Lessons from Science and Rhetoric.

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Making the Estate Planning Process Accessible for Older Clients with Vision and Hearing Loss

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit 

As people age, the number of people who experience significant age-related hearing and vision loss increases: almost 50% of people over 70 have significant hearing loss and about 12% have significant vision loss. With an understanding of what our senior clients are experiencing, and what you can do to assist them, you can improve the quality of service you provide, and help reduce frustration in the estate planning process. 

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Managing Ethics, Negativity & Stress in Family Law Practice

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

As lawyers, our duties under the Rules of Professional Conduct underpin our service to clients. We are accustomed to quiet withdrawals, transfers of representation, and serving clients well, even when clients are at their most difficult.  We work in the midst of looming deadlines, mountains of cases, negativity, and other stressful conditions. Our duties as advocates frequently put us in the line of fire with difficult parties and opposing counsel, while requiring us to maintain the integrity of the profession and respect the rights of others.  Learn how stress, negativity, and ethical duties interact and how we can better manage our practice, our lives, and our ethical obligations.

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  • Wellness
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Managing Goals and Stress in the New Year

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join our discussion on managing your goals, and stress, in the New Year. With 2022 over, many of us have set professional (in addition to personal) goals for 2023. Discussion topics will include how to set attainable goals, measuring progress on your goals, managing time, prioritizing, how to say "no" (politely), and dealing with stress. The discussion will be moderated but is attendee-driven. Please feel free to bring your thoughts and be prepared to share.

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  • Wellness
Medicaid Compliant Annuities for Married Couples | Strategies, Best Practices, and Pitfalls to Avoid

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Using a Medicaid Compliant Annuity for a married couple is a great way to accelerate eligibility while preserving assets in the process. However, considering all the case facts, choosing the appropriate strategy, and properly structuring the annuity are all key to achieving the best outcome. Join Krause Financial Services’ President and CEO as he explains how a Medicaid Compliant Annuity can be used for your senior clients, the best practices he’s learned through his years of experience, and the major pitfalls every attorney should be on the lookout for. Plus, Dale will discuss a real-life case study to show the strategies in action.

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  • Health Law
  • Family Law
Mental Health, Addiction, and Transition Issues in Older Adults

1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit

Our profession and our clients are aging.  Learn about mental health (including cognitive impairment) and addiction issues and the realities, risk factors, and resources specific to older adults.  Understand unique barriers to getting help for older adults, characteristics of older adult mental health, chemical dependency and gambling problems, and the difference between dementia, grief, and depression.  The program will touch on ethical issues if an impairment is present and offer a protocol to encourage someone to get help.

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  • Wellness
Mindfulness for Senior Judges and Lawyers in Unpredictable Times

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Retired or not, senior judges and lawyers have complex worries and distractions, now more than ever.  Senior Judge Miles will introduce tips for some mindful time-outs and will take a deeper dive into the scientific and anecdotal evidence which supports the benefits of mindfulness and meditation.  Neuroplasticity of the brain is a key concept and Judge Miles will show that a mindfulness practice begun at any stage of life promotes improvement in resilience to stressors.  The curious and the doubtful are especially welcome!

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  • Wellness
MISO and the Ongoing Transition of the Power Grid

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Observations on the electric power grid as the generation resource mix transitions toward a more decarbonized future.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
Navigating Workplace Well-Being in a Remote Hybrid World

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

As the surge of the pandemic lessens, many law firms have established a “new normal” work environment, shaped by the lessons of the pandemic.  This CLE explores factors that shaped the new workplace, a variety of “return to work” approaches, and the impact on the well-being of lawyers and legal staff and on the business of law.

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  • New Lawyer Essentials
  • Wellness
New DOJ Guidance for Discharging Student Loans as an Undue Hardship Pursuant to Section 523(a)(8)

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This program will explore the DOJ Guidance Memorandum dated 11/17/22 governing the Attestation that may be filed in student loan discharge litigation brought in the bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(8), whom to serve in such actions and how to accomplish proper service, how to best complete the attestation, the reports generated by the Dept. of Education in such litigation and how to make use of such reports, availability of partial discharges, and how to navigate the student loan discharge landscape under the new DOJ Guidance.

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  • Business Law
  • Bankruptcy
New Strategies to Qualify for Medicaid

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

New Strategies to Qualify for Medicaid: Irrevocable Trusts, Annuities, and Re-establishing Eligibility Post-COVID. Come learn about what recent and upcoming changes in MN Medicaid law mean for your clients, and loved ones. Become an up to date issue spotter for seniors and persons with disabilities who are concerned about the cost of long term care, or are already on Medicaid.

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  • Family Law
  • Probate and Trust
New Years’ Resolutions | Ensuring an Ethical 2023

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

A new year brings with it a great opportunity to address ethical concerns, and to learn about potential ethics issues that you may not be aware of, but that could present concern. This CLE will cover several ethics topics that are often overlooked, but that can result in lawyers facing discipline.

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Options and Dangers for Employers to Sponsor Professional Workers In Light of Our Over Subscribed H1B Lottery System

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The First Round of the Fiscal Year 2024 H1B Lottery is complete and lots of people are disappointed.  Selection rates were quite low; much lower than last year.   This follows a Fiscal Year 2023 where selection rates were a little over 25% or so.  What are the main legal options do employers have and employees have in light of this environment.  What are the risks?  Where are the opportunities if any to be found?

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  • Business Law
Overcoming Pro Bono Imposter Syndrome

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Surveys tell us that one of the primary reasons attorneys don’t do pro bono work is due to a lack of expertise in the subject matter. How can you overcome the knowledge barrier? Hear from pro bono advocates and experienced attorneys who practice substantive areas outside of their pro bono work and learn how you can tackle the pro bono imposter syndrome to help break down barriers for those in need of legal help.

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PR Problems for the PR’s Attorney | Legal Ethics in Probate and Trust Representations

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

Karin Ciano and Jennifer Peterson of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility welcome your questions in advance of their CLE on avoiding ethical pitfalls in probate and trust planning, administration, and litigation.  This Q&A session will help you mind your Ps and Qs under the PR rules so you can get back to focusing on your PR clients ASAP.

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Primer on Partition

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This presentation will deal with the basics of conducting a partition action. When partition can be brought, necessary property interests. Property which is subject to partition. Elements of the partition complaint and defenses thereto. Methods of partition, in kind or by sale. Conducting a partition by sale.

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Recent SCOTUS Decisions on Gun Control and Miranda Rights Explained

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

On the heels of recent SCOTUS decisions regarding Miranda, firearms, and/or other rulings that impact the practice of Criminal law, this CLE hopes to offer clarification on what has actually changed, what has not, and what is yet to be seen. The Criminal Law Section and the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL ) is co-hosting this timely presentation.

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Remembering Fredrick L. McGhee, Minnesota’s First African American Attorney

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In Celebration of Black History Month, this program is co-sponsored by the RCBA, HCBA and MSBA New Lawyers Sections in Partnership with The Givens Foundation for African American Literature

Fredrick McGhee was and is the only major Minnesota public figure born in slavery; the first locally-famous African American; and still the greatest of Minnesota civil rights leaders.

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  • New Lawyer Experience
Rent Control in Minnesota | A Legal Update and Panel Discussion

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Minneapolis and Saint Paul voters have recently weighed in on the political “third rail” of rent control, leading to new governmental efforts in the area and continued controversy.

Rent regulations, meanwhile, appeal to the general public and policymakers, but they also create perverse incentives that work against affordable housing in the long run.

Attendees will learn about these developments-and what future events may be brewing-from a panel of industry leaders, professionals, and others in the know. All landlord/tenant law practitioners will want to attend and make sure they are up to date on this critical information.

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Role of a Family Court Guardian ad Litem

1.0 Standard CLE Credits 

This program will discuss the following with time for Q&A:

    • History and current status of Family Court Guardian ad Litem program
    • Volunteers vs. State employees
    • Qualifications of a State employee GAL
    • Mandatory vs. permissive appointments
    • Appointment process
    • Post-appointment process
    • GAL Rules

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Settling Disputes Through Early Mediation

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

This CLE will discuss types of early mediation programs that have been successfully implemented in businesses, including the structure of the programs, how the proponents of these programs can obtain buy-in from stakeholders, and will review research in this area. 

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Short-Term Rentals | 5 Potential Problems and Their Solutions

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join us for a presentation on short-term rentals - potential problems and solutions.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
  • Real Property
Starting, Surviving and Thriving With Your Solo Family Law Practice

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Whether you are considering hanging out your own shingle or have an established solo firm, the practice of family law can be particularly wild and unpredictable.  Attorneys Cathleen Sykes and Jill Meyer share tips and strategies for starting a solo family law practice (in a pandemic!), balancing administrative duties with paying client work, and maintaining your sanity without large firm resources at your disposal.

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Strategies to Reduce or Retain Assets to Obtain Medical Assistance Benefits

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Navigating eligibility for Medical Assistance can be confusing and frustrating.  As advocates, we are often tasked with providing the best strategies for clients to maximize the assets they are allowed to keep and still obtain eligibility for Medical Assistance benefits.

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  • Family Law
Tackling the Student Debt Crisis

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

A 2020 survey from the American Bar Association found the average debt for law school graduates has increased to more than $150,000—a staggering amount affecting new law lawyers as well as clients, the legal profession, and the economy.

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  • New Lawyer Essentials
Technology Contracts | The Latest Case Law Developments

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In one compact hour, hear about the most recent contracts cases winding through the courts. Topics include arbitration clauses, choice of law and forum, unjust enrichment, and more. This CLE will update you on the latest developments in electronic technology contracts.

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The Best Is Yet to Come? Using Your Brain and Mind As You Age

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Neuropsychologist Dr. David Alter returns to share more about planning and living your retirement.  Dr. Alter’s emphasis on the intersection of mind, brain, body, and behavior leads to a new way of looking at your post-career self.  Learn how lawyers, heavily “left-brain” dependent, can appreciate our right-brain abilities and take steps toward a more rewarding future: one that balances certainty with discovery and leads to more sustainable joy.

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The Impact of the APA on Tax Regulations and Rulings

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

The goal of this session is to provide attendees with a foundational knowledge of the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”). The focus will be on the history of the APA, a discussion of caselaw surrounding the APA, the potential ongoing impact for taxpayers, and opportunities to utilize the APA in advocacy situations.

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The Impact of the NLRB’s Recent McLaren Macomb Decision on Employment Severance and Settlement Agreements | What Attorneys Need to Know

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Are confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses illegal??? The impact of the NLRB’s Recent McLaren Macomb Decision.

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  • Employment and Labor Law
The Informed Practitioner | Academic Freedom and the First Amendment

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

An art history professor at Hamline University ignited intrigue and debate by introducing students to artistic representations of the Prophet Muhammad during class, a move which offended some students, led the university to not renew the professor’s contract, and now serves as the centerpiece for litigation about academic freedom.

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The Ins and Outs of the Newly-Recognized Common Interest Doctrine

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Sponsored by MSBA, HCBA, and RCBA New Lawyers Sections and Civil Litigation Section

The Minnesota Supreme Court recently recognized the common interest doctrine. Join us in exploring the guidance offered by the Court on this new exception to waiver, as well as persuasive precedent from around the country. Attendees in the private and public sectors alike will gain practical insights they can apply to questions about common interest in their day-to-day practice.

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  • New Lawyer Essentials
  • Civil Litigation
The Lawyer Discipline System | Where it’s Been and Where (we Think) it’s Going

1.0 Ethics CLE Credit

The ABA has recommended to the Minnesota Supreme Court momentous changes in the Minnesota lawyer discipline system.  Join three premier local legal ethics attorneys in describing and evaluating these recommendations. The Court has requested comments by year end.  Our experts will evaluate the ABA recommendations and offer their own views on needed changes.

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The Nimble Law Practice

1.5 Ethics CLE Credit

Successful solo and small firms need to be nimble in order to manage variations in workload, supplement expertise or skill sets, deliver excellent and cost-effective legal services, build and maintain a consistent client base, and be resilient in challenging times. This practical program will explore how the Rules of Professional Conduct apply to and promote the nimble law practice. 

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  • Small Firm Practice
The Online, Off-Campus Speech Rights of Public School Students | The Case of the Cursing Cheerleader

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time addressed the online, off-campus First Amendment speech rights of public school students in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.  Known as the “Case of the Cursing Cheerleader,” the Court in Mahanoy failed to create bright-line rules regarding when schools may permissibly punish students in the digital era for their texts, messages and posts on social media platforms.  Professor Calvert will address the Mahanoy decision and place it within the larger context of the Court’s four prior rulings directly affecting the speech rights of public high school and middle school students.

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The Shifting Jurisdictional Landscape in Indian Country | SCOTUS’s Decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In this event, taking place during Native American Heritage Month, Andrew Adams III and Arielle Wagner will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, ruling that states have jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Natives on Native land. Learn about the historical context of the decision, Justice Kavanaugh’s majority opinion and Justice Gorsuch’s vigorous dissent, the landscape in Minnesota, and possible consequences of the decision here and elsewhere.

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The Successful Probate Mediation

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Join us for a presentation discussing the following: 
* Selecting the right mediator; 
* Tips for preparing your client for mediation;
* Negotiating like you actually want to settle;
* How even a failed mediation can prepare you for trial;
* Pulling a settlement out of the mediator’s hat.

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TODDs | Easy Peasy or Delayed Disaster?

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

A conversation with four experienced attorneys about the hidden traps and unforeseen consequences of TODDs while still considering when TODDs can be very useful.

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Toward a More Perfect Union | The Constitution in Times of Change

1.0 Standard CLE Credit


A Celebration of Law Day | The Legacy of Roe v. Wade


The Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade holding that a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion is a fundamental constitutional right has been continuously questioned. Subsequent decisions have weakened Roe, including the Court’s 1992 in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, although the Court did reaffirm Roe’s central holding that a woman has a fundamental right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability. This term, the Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which directly presents with the issue of whether Roe should be overruled. This program will explore the implications the forthcoming decision in the case.

This program was presented in collaboration with the Ramsey County Law Library and in celebration of Law Day.

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Understanding the Role of Youth’s Counsel | A Practitioner’s Perspective for Courts, Prosecutors, and Justice Partners

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In CHIPS and delinquency cases in Minnesota, youths age 10 years and older have the right to a lawyer. Youth’s counsel’s role is to advocate for the stated interests of each youth and to maintain as “normal” a client-lawyer relationship “as far as reasonably possible.” Sometimes, in pursuit of a youth’s stated goals or decisions, the actions of youth’s counsel can at first appear unreasonable, unwise, and not in the youth’s “best interests.” In this CLE, learn from a youth advocate why fidelity to a youth’s stated interests as opposed to the youth’s best interests is so necessary and important in CHIPS and delinquency proceedings.

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  • Family Law
  • Children & the Law
Using a Therapy Dog in the Practice of Law

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Being a grief-informed attorney can take time and energy but understanding grief and developing various tools and approaches to providing supportive representation to grieving clients can not only strengthen an attorney's practice but benefit the client immensely as well.

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  • Family Law
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Weed on the Worksite

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

When Minnesota “accidentally” legalized some forms of THC last year, it made recreational marijuana legalization all but guaranteed. This raises a not insignificant amount of questions for the construction industry. Can employers prohibit all marijuana use for safety sensitive positions? What happens if an employee tests positive? What if we find marijuana at work? What happens if an employee gets injured at work and we hear rumors they were high? This session will cover the likely answers to these questions and provide some practical approaches to addressing weed in the workplace.

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  • Construction Law
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West Virginia v. EPA and Judicial Deference to Agencies

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

In West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court relied on the Major Questions Doctrine to hold that Congress did not grant the EPA the authority to adopt a generation shifting approach to combat climate change.  This virtual CLE will discuss that opinion and its implications for judicial deference to agency interpretations.  It will also discuss the current doctrine in Minnesota on judicial deference to agency interpretations and conclude by addressing whether the West Virginia v. EPA case could have an impact on administrative law doctrine here.

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  • Environment and Natural Resources Law
  • Public Law
What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Nonprofit Corporate Governance

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Many corporations maintain foundations for charitable giving and ask their corporate counsel to serve as officers, directors, or advisors. Many more corporate counsel serve on nonprofit boards as a community service. In both situations, colleagues may expect the attorneys in their midst to be nonprofit corporate governance experts.

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  • Business Law
What is a Creditor Claim Anyways? Tips, Traps and Tribulations of Estate and Trust Creditor Claims

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Joshua Hillger will explain the ins and outs of “claims” in an estate administration.  This CLE will help you gain a clearer understanding of how to advise a Personal Representative who is dealing with a claim against an estate, and learn about some options for the situations when the estate doesn’t have enough money to pay a claim or you believe the PR needs to challenge a claim in an estate. So, stop spinning your wheels and find a solution for those challenging administrations!

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What is Supported Decision-Making and What’s Guardianship Got to Do with It?

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

Supported Decision Making is a newer concept for some. This session will explore it as a model for building upon a person’s abilities, support teams, and available community and residential service systems to address vulnerabilities as an alternative to guardianship and as an option to explore in terminating guardianships. Minnesota’s Guardianship statute was recently modified to address the reality that a guardianship may be an overly restrictive tool with sometimes surprising harms.

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  • Elder Law
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Would We Free Britney? Minnesota Guardianship Law and the Conservatorship of Britney Spears

1.0 Standard CLE Credit

A panel discussion of the troubling and notorious case of the Conservatorship of Britney Spears by three professionals specializing in incapacity planning, guardianships and conservatorships. Minnesota is held out as a model for being protective of the rights of persons subject to guardianship and conservatorship. This circus would never happen here – or would it? 

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  • Estate and Probate Law