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Gov. Walz appoints Karie Anderson to fill 3rd Judicial District vacancy
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Jan 24, 2020
Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Karie M. Anderson as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District.
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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 1st Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz
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Jan 10, 2020
The Commission on Judicial Selection announced it is recommending three candidates for the Governor’s consideration to fill current vacancies in Minnesota’s First Judicial District.
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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 2nd Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz
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Jan 08, 2020
The Commission on Judicial Selection announced it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the current vacancy in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. This vacancy occurred upon the appointment of the Honorable Jeffrey M. Bryan to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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Gov. Walz announces upcoming vacancy on the Minnesota Court of Appeals
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Jan 07, 2020
Governor Walz announced a vacancy on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. This vacancy will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Edward J. Cleary on April 30, 2020. This seat is designated for Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District.
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Meet Sarah Soucie Eyberg: 'There is incredible value in membership'
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Sarah Soucie Eyberg
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Dec 30, 2019
Sarah is a 2011 graduate of William Mitchell College of Law. The winner of the MSBA New Lawyers Section 2018-19 Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year Award, Sarah practices Social Security disability law as a solo practitioner.
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Beyond compliance: Effective security training
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Mark Lanterman
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Dec 30, 2019
The importance of education and training in striving for the best possible cybersecurity outcomes can’t be overestimated.
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Ethical fee agreements
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SUSAN HUMISTON
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Dec 30, 2019
The start of a new year is a good time to dust off your standard fee agreement to ensure it complies with the ethics rules. Every year attorneys receive discipline for noncompliant fee agreements. Let’s make sure it doesn’t happen to you in 2020.
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Keeping the Fire Going
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Dec 30, 2019
MSBA North Star Lawyers talk about pro bono service, commitment, and practice
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20/20 Foresight
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Tom Nelson
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Dec 30, 2019
You’re right, of course, those numbers (20/20) often accompany the term “hindsight.” So here’s a brief look back, and a longer look forward.
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Notes & Trends – January 2019
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Dec 30, 2019
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Letter to the editor: "When Rules Get in the Way of Reason" by Justice Paul Thissen
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Dec 19, 2019
I appreciated Justice Thissen’s article ("When Rules Get in the Way of Reason," Bench & Bar Nov. 2019) on principles and methods of statutory construction. I, too, am concerned about overly mechanical – or in some cases, pseudo-plain-text – interpretations of statutory language. Justice Thissen aptly points out that when competing interpretations of a statute assert themselves as “plain meaning” interpretations – a competition found in published opinions as well as parties’ briefs and memoranda – something is amiss.
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Walz announces appointment of tax court judge
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Dec 17, 2019
Governor Tim Walz announced that Jane Bowman, formerly known as Jane Holzer, has been appointed as the next Judge at the Minnesota Tax Court.
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Commission on Judicial Selection announces vacancy in the 9th Judicial District
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Dec 03, 2019
The Commission on Judicial Selection announced that a judgeship vacancy is occurring in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District.
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Pro Bono Publico
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TOM NELSON
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Dec 01, 2019
Rule 6.1 says: “Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay.” “[A]t least 50 hours” per year. “In addition,” the Rule says that we should “voluntarily contribute financial support to organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means."
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Your ethical duty of supervision
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SUSAN HUMISTON
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Dec 01, 2019
Attorneys sometimes supervise other attorneys and frequently supervise non-attorney staff. While professional ethics certainly govern your personal behavior and choices, the rules also place upon you specific duties related to the ethical conduct of others.
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Doxxing redux: The trouble with opting out
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MARK LANTERMAN
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Dec 01, 2019
Doxxing is generally understood as the buying, selling, gathering, or other sharing of personal information online, often with malicious intent. With this private information in hand, individuals can threaten, stalk, harass, or damage the reputations of others.
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Start now, law students: Narrow your legal interests early
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SCOTT ANDREW FULKS
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Dec 01, 2019
Between bar festivities, informal coffees, social gatherings, and legal internships, a typical law student holds hundreds of brief, but potentially memorable, conversations throughout the three arduous years of school. There is a world of difference between meeting an indistinguishable law student and the next white-collar criminal defense attorney or an aspiring IP lawyer.
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'I found it natural to seek out appellate work'
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Dec 01, 2019
What I’ve appreciated most about my bar involvement is the community it has introduced me to. I’m inclined to be a bit of an academic who sits in his office and reads and thinks and writes. Through the Appellate Section of the MSBA, however, I was introduced to the state’s appellate bar and bench and became part of their collegial community.
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Notes & Trends – December 2019
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Dec 01, 2019
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It’s North Star Lawyer certification time again
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Nov 26, 2019
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