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Director Fiduciary Duties: Navigating financial distress during covid-19

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George Singer and Chad Stewart

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May 27, 2020

Regardless of whether a corporation is solvent, nearing insolvency, or insolvent, directors always owe a duty to the company itself. If a corporation is insolvent, however, directors also owe duties to the company’s creditors.

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Pandemic family stress equals pandemic family law stress

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Christopher Vatsaas and Kendal O’Keefe

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May 27, 2020

The impact of covid-19 has put additional stress on virtually every component of a family’s day-to-day life. Unsurprisingly, the stress has already begun to manifest itself in an influx of activity in our family law systems, including the courts and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

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Tenant rights in the era of covid-19

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Andrea Palumbo and Karmen McQuitty

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May 27, 2020

For renters in particular, the pandemic has presented unique challenges—both in paying rent and seeking relief under current (and future) leases.

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Understanding the tax impact of federal covid-19 relief laws

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ADAM SCHURLE

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May 27, 2020

These acts provide benefits to employees who are unable to work, incentives to employers who keep employees on staff, and tax relief to businesses to assist with cash flow issues. Following is a summary of some of the key tax provisions of the Families First Act and the CARES Act.

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Thoughts about Commemorating the Duluth Lynchings

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WILLIAM D. GREEN

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May 27, 2020

A prize-winning Minnesota historian looks at the legacy of the murders 100 years later

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Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project Sought to Improve Access to Justice

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Justice Paul C. Thissen and Judge John R. Rodenberg

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May 05, 2020

The Pilot will test and assess whether allowing legal paraprofessionals to provide additional services will increase access to competent, quality representation for low- and modest-income Minnesota litigants, reduce court congestion, and provide opportunities for lawyers to expand their practices.

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Being a lawyer is hard. Don’t make it harder.

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PATTY BECK

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Apr 01, 2020

Ten tips & truths for navigating life as a new lawyer.

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New Lawyers
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New lawyers need a mentor and a sponsor. And they aren’t the same thing.

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MOLLY B. HOUGH

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Apr 01, 2020

Both relationships are crucial to your career. Treat them as priorities, add value to each relationship, and you will have both short-term and long-term career growth in ways that were not available to you before.

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New Lawyers
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Following the Unexpected Call: How I made the move from private practice to government in my early years of practice.

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Hillary A. Taylor

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Apr 01, 2020

I didn’t expect my plan to change. And I definitely didn’t imagine I’d be transitioning in my career as soon as 2019, when I made the move from private practice to public service.

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New Lawyers
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Inflexible Leave Policy Litigation: Stretching the limits of the ADA

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COLIN HUNTER HARGREAVES

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Apr 01, 2020

Inflexible leave policy litigation remains an area of law infrequently discussed by scholars and experts. This article provides a brief overview of recent developments.

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New Lawyers
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Whistleblowers after Friedlander

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Kasia Kokoszka

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Apr 01, 2020

Are Minnesota’s whistleblower protections effectively exposing illegality or simply blowing hot air?

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New Lawyers
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'I believe turnover in positions of power is good for representative government'

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Jon Schmidt

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Apr 01, 2020

An interview with Minnesota Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edward Cleary on the eve of his retirement

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Thinking Outside the Black Box: Reimagining attorney compensation for the 21st Century

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Paul Floyd and Nick Ryan

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Mar 02, 2020

Firms should consider whether a change in the transparency of compensation might benefit them in reaching their goals. If retaining younger lawyers and forging a connected culture are important, then more transparency may prove useful.

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Minneapolis’s Great Experiment: An introduction to the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan

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Steven P. Katkov and Jon Schoenwetter

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Mar 02, 2020

Minneapolis is now engaged in the most ambitious urban planning experiment in American history—at once hailed as a promising step to combat rising housing expenses and decried as bulldozing the idyllic American neighborhood. Regardless of sentiment, on January 1, 2020, Minneapolis rezoned approximately 70 percent of its land area in one fell swoop.

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BLE holds hearing on admission of foreign-trained lawyers

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Emily Eschweiler

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Mar 02, 2020

On February 5, 2020, the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners conducted a public hearing to discuss the issue of admitting lawyers with foreign legal education.

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Third child. First real parental leave. What’s wrong with this picture?

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Michael P. Boulette

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Feb 01, 2020

Why Minnesota should join the ranks of states making it easier for lawyers to take parental leave

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eDiscovery Without the Endless Battles

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TOM TINKHAM & KATE JOHNSON

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Feb 01, 2020

What you need to know about electronic documents to keep your client and yourself out of trouble

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Minnesota needs more foreign-trained lawyers

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Inti Martínez-Alemán

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Feb 01, 2020

The business case for making it easier to license attorneys trained outside the U.S. in Minnesota.

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Severe or Pervasive: Just How Bad Does Sexual Harassment Have to Be in Order to Be Actionable?

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Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery

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Jan 21, 2020

An in-depth review of sex harassment case law: Viewed historically, the case law in the area of harassment in general, and sexual harassment in particular, has seemed to trend from pro-employee to pro-employer. The developments in the past several years show that the pendulum has swung quite emphatically toward the employer.

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The Trouble with Eyewitness Testimony: Toward a model jury instruction on witness accounts

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By Julie Jonas, Jevon Bindman, and David Herr

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Dec 30, 2019

This article describes the current jury instruction used in Minnesota, its origins, and recent attempts by Minnesota courts to address this issue. It identifies factors not included in Minnesota’s jury instruction that may be helpful in weighing the credibility of a testifying eyewitness, and offers a sample jury instruction that addresses those factors.

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Director Fiduciary Duties: Navigating financial distress during covid-19 (?)

George Singer and Chad Stewart (?)

May 27, 2020

Pandemic family stress equals pandemic family law stress (?)

Christopher Vatsaas and Kendal O’Keefe (?)

May 27, 2020

Tenant rights in the era of covid-19 (?)

Andrea Palumbo and Karmen McQuitty (?)

May 27, 2020

Understanding the tax impact of federal covid-19 relief laws (?)

ADAM SCHURLE (?)

May 27, 2020

Thoughts about Commemorating the Duluth Lynchings (?)

WILLIAM D. GREEN (?)

May 27, 2020

Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project Sought to Improve Access to Justice (?)

Justice Paul C. Thissen and Judge John R. Rodenberg (?)

May 05, 2020

Being a lawyer is hard. Don’t make it harder. (?)

PATTY BECK (?)

Apr 01, 2020

New lawyers need a mentor and a sponsor. And they aren’t the same thing. (?)

MOLLY B. HOUGH (?)

Apr 01, 2020

Following the Unexpected Call: How I made the move from private practice to government in my early years of practice. (?)

Hillary A. Taylor (?)

Apr 01, 2020

Inflexible Leave Policy Litigation: Stretching the limits of the ADA (?)

COLIN HUNTER HARGREAVES (?)

Apr 01, 2020

Whistleblowers after Friedlander (?)

Kasia Kokoszka (?)

Apr 01, 2020

'I believe turnover in positions of power is good for representative government' (?)

Jon Schmidt (?)

Apr 01, 2020

Thinking Outside the Black Box: Reimagining attorney compensation for the 21st Century (?)

Paul Floyd and Nick Ryan (?)

Mar 02, 2020

Minneapolis’s Great Experiment: An introduction to the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan (?)

Steven P. Katkov and Jon Schoenwetter (?)

Mar 02, 2020

BLE holds hearing on admission of foreign-trained lawyers (?)

Emily Eschweiler (?)

Mar 02, 2020

Third child. First real parental leave. What’s wrong with this picture? (?)

Michael P. Boulette (?)

Feb 01, 2020

eDiscovery Without the Endless Battles (?)

TOM TINKHAM & KATE JOHNSON (?)

Feb 01, 2020

Minnesota needs more foreign-trained lawyers (?)

Inti Martínez-Alemán (?)

Feb 01, 2020

Severe or Pervasive: Just How Bad Does Sexual Harassment Have to Be in Order to Be Actionable? (?)

Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery (?)

Jan 21, 2020

The Trouble with Eyewitness Testimony: Toward a model jury instruction on witness accounts (?)

By Julie Jonas, Jevon Bindman, and David Herr (?)

Dec 30, 2019

Director Fiduciary Duties: Navigating financial distress during covid-19

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George Singer and Chad Stewart

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Pandemic family stress equals pandemic family law stress

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Christopher Vatsaas and Kendal O’Keefe

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Tenant rights in the era of covid-19

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Andrea Palumbo and Karmen McQuitty

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Understanding the tax impact of federal covid-19 relief laws

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ADAM SCHURLE

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Thoughts about Commemorating the Duluth Lynchings

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WILLIAM D. GREEN

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Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project Sought to Improve Access to Justice

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Justice Paul C. Thissen and Judge John R. Rodenberg

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Being a lawyer is hard. Don’t make it harder.

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PATTY BECK

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New lawyers need a mentor and a sponsor. And they aren’t the same thing.

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MOLLY B. HOUGH

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Following the Unexpected Call: How I made the move from private practice to government in my early years of practice.

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Hillary A. Taylor

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Inflexible Leave Policy Litigation: Stretching the limits of the ADA

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COLIN HUNTER HARGREAVES

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Whistleblowers after Friedlander

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Kasia Kokoszka

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'I believe turnover in positions of power is good for representative government'

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Jon Schmidt

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Thinking Outside the Black Box: Reimagining attorney compensation for the 21st Century

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Paul Floyd and Nick Ryan

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Minneapolis’s Great Experiment: An introduction to the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan

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Steven P. Katkov and Jon Schoenwetter

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BLE holds hearing on admission of foreign-trained lawyers

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Emily Eschweiler

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Third child. First real parental leave. What’s wrong with this picture?

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Michael P. Boulette

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eDiscovery Without the Endless Battles

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TOM TINKHAM & KATE JOHNSON

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Minnesota needs more foreign-trained lawyers

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Inti Martínez-Alemán

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Severe or Pervasive: Just How Bad Does Sexual Harassment Have to Be in Order to Be Actionable?

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Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery

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The Trouble with Eyewitness Testimony: Toward a model jury instruction on witness accounts

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By Julie Jonas, Jevon Bindman, and David Herr

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