August 2020

The official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association

August 2020

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Paskert and Kenneh: The ‘severe or pervasive’ standard in 2020

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Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery

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Jul 29, 2020

Minnesota moves forward on workplace harassment; the 8th Circuit doubles down.

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Features

A Misstep on §549.191

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Jeffrey P. Justman, Tom Pryor and Joshua N. Turner

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Jul 29, 2020

Why recent federal courts in Minnesota are wrong in refusing to apply Minn. Stat. §549.191 to punitive-damages claims in federal court

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Lillehaug’s Lasting Legal Legacy

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Marshall H. Tanick

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Jul 29, 2020

Departed from the state Supreme Court after seven years, Justice David Lillehaug has made a deep and long-lasting mark on Minnesota law.

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Features

COVID-19, Trump, and Employment Immigration

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Robert P. Webber and Candelario Arredondo

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Jul 29, 2020

This article focuses on employment-based immigration—issues related to the ability of U.S. employers to hire and retain foreign national workers. We seek to highlight some of the major changes and forecast where things may go from here.

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“Ordinary equality”

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Dyan Ebert

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Jul 29, 2020

August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of a historic change to the U.S. Constitution, the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

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President's Page

History: The Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association

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Eric W. Weber

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Jul 29, 2020

From 1881 to 1920, the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association struggled to secure women’s right to vote. Its members organized marches, wrote petitions and letters, gathered signatures, gave speeches, and published pamphlets and broadsheets to force the Minnesota Legislature to recognize their right to vote. Due to their efforts, the legislature approved the 19th Amendment in 1919.

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Voting Rights

Challenging clients in challenging times

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Susan Humiston

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Jul 29, 2020

Recently I was talking with Joan Bibelhausen, the executive director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, and she suggested an article on a topic she knows some lawyers find particularly challenging these days: clients and boundaries. Joan approaches this topic from a wellbeing perspective; I will address it from an ethics perspective.

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Professional Responsibility

Cyber risk: Is your data retention policy helping or hurting?

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Mark Lanterman

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Jul 29, 2020

Within the legal community, attorneys are held to a high standard when it comes to protecting client data. And one size does not fit all: It’s complicated knowing when it is appropriate to discard old client files, especially given ethical requirements and the possibility you’ll need certain case files in the future.

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Technology

Dear managing partner: The view from an associate’s desk

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Lynae Tucker

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Jul 29, 2020

Dear Managing Partner, If you hire me, you will set the standard of what I expect from my profession. How you prepare a case, what cases you let me work on, whether you look at the rules or rely on your memory. I am taking note. I will practice like you. Would you retain you?

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New Lawyers

Colleague Corner: Meet Kyle Willems

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Jul 29, 2020

I always had a fascination with the practice of law, but it wasn’t until I saw the movie "A Civil Action" that I knew I wanted to be a litigator. The idea of making a career out of being an advocate for others was extremely appealing.

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Colleague Corner

Notes & Trends – August 2020

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Jul 29, 2020

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Notes & Trends

August 2020

The official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association

August 2020

Paskert and Kenneh: The ‘severe or pervasive’ standard in 2020 (?)

Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery (?)

Jul 29, 2020

A Misstep on §549.191 (?)

Jeffrey P. Justman, Tom Pryor and Joshua N. Turner (?)

Jul 29, 2020

Lillehaug’s Lasting Legal Legacy (?)

Marshall H. Tanick (?)

Jul 29, 2020

COVID-19, Trump, and Employment Immigration (?)

Robert P. Webber and Candelario Arredondo (?)

Jul 29, 2020

“Ordinary equality” (?)

Dyan Ebert (?)

Jul 29, 2020

History: The Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association (?)

Eric W. Weber (?)

Jul 29, 2020

Challenging clients in challenging times (?)

Susan Humiston (?)

Jul 29, 2020

Cyber risk: Is your data retention policy helping or hurting? (?)

Mark Lanterman (?)

Jul 29, 2020

Dear managing partner: The view from an associate’s desk (?)

Lynae Tucker (?)

Jul 29, 2020

Colleague Corner: Meet Kyle Willems (?)

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Jul 29, 2020

Notes & Trends – August 2020 (?)

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Jul 29, 2020

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Paskert and Kenneh: The ‘severe or pervasive’ standard in 2020

(?)

Sheila Engelmeier and Heather Tabery

(?)

A Misstep on §549.191

(?)

Jeffrey P. Justman, Tom Pryor and Joshua N. Turner

(?)

Lillehaug’s Lasting Legal Legacy

(?)

Marshall H. Tanick

(?)

COVID-19, Trump, and Employment Immigration

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Robert P. Webber and Candelario Arredondo

(?)

“Ordinary equality”

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Dyan Ebert

(?)

History: The Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association

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Eric W. Weber

(?)

Challenging clients in challenging times

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Susan Humiston

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Cyber risk: Is your data retention policy helping or hurting?

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Mark Lanterman

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Dear managing partner: The view from an associate’s desk

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Lynae Tucker

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Colleague Corner: Meet Kyle Willems

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Notes & Trends – August 2020

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