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For many people, lawyers are different from other professionals like dentists, doctors and accountants, because people don't often plan on needing a lawyer. I am often asked how to find a lawyer, and often ask my clients how they found me. Because of the internet,...
Many Southwest Metro homeowners are looking carefully at their homeowner's insurance policies after hearing news of some devastating mudslides and flooding at local homes (see these two stories A & B). Most homeowner's policies cover many types of perils like...
Estate tax planning is important to many Minnesotans because Minnesota is one of nineteen states that collects a death tax. Unlike the $5.34M threshold for federal estate taxes, Minnesota has a much lower individual exemption (amount you are allowed to pass without...
How Should I Dress For Court? Appropriate dress for court is one of the most common questions our clients ask. How you dress when in court may not change the outcome of your case, but it does send an important message. The first impression you make is based on how...
Make a Strong Devise "Downton Abbey" and Pride and Prejudice each are stories besieged by the perils of a now-abolished type of gift in land called the fee tail. A fee tail is created by making a gift of land "to John Doe and the heirs of his body." This creates...
