Legislators in Tennessee have recently passed a bill to make the Holy Bible the official state book. News reports indicate that the bill is now headed to the governor's desk, but a similar measure was rejected in a prior year. An overarching concern raised by...
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What is a Healthcare Directive?
Clients often ask us to draft a living will or heath care power of attorney to authorize someone to make health care decisions on their behalf. In Minnesota, we most commonly refer that document, which appoints someone to make health care decisions on behalf of the...
Ashley Madison — Right to Privacy on Cheating Site?
In the wake of the computer hacking efforts which led to a data breach of the affair-oriented dating site www.ashleymadison.com, customers of the site are crying foul and filing lawsuits against the site's parent company claiming it violated those customers' rights....
Minnesota’s New LLC Act
Effective August 1, 2015 Minnesota has enacted a version of the Revised Uniform LLC Act. All LLCs formed in Minnesota after August 1 will be covered by the new act. Existing LLCs will have until January 1, 2018 to covert their entities to entities under the new act,...
What is a Contract for Deed?
One of the more common real estate transactions that comes through our office is the sale of land by a contract for deed. Everyone is familiar with buying real estate and paying for it by a mortgage loan. While mortgage loans have become the prevailing way...
What is a Breach of Contract?
Sometimes people need a lawyer's help to enforce an agreement they made with someone else. A lot of people have an idea about a cause of action known as a breach of contract claim, but this post explains what is needed to form a legally enforceable contract, and...
WCCO interviews Jim Conway about DWI Checkpoints
After reading our blog post about why DWI checkpoints were unconstitutional in Minnesota, WCCO's Heather Brown interviewed Jim Conway for a story:
Is a Do-It-Yourself Will Good Enough?
We all love a good DIY project, but leave the will drafting to a licensed attorney. People regularly ask for our opinion of wills they created online from a website, or from a do-it-yourself source like LegalZoom. LegalZoom’s own disclaimer...
What Should I do if I’m Stopped at a DUI Checkpoint?
Thirty-eight states (which do not include Minnesota based upon our state Constitution - see Ascher v. Comm. of Public Safety, 519 N.W.2d 183 (1994); Gray v. Comm. of Public Safety, 519 N.W.2d 187 (1994)) allow DUI checkpoints. A checkpoint is basically a...
How do you represent that person?
As lawyers with a very broad practice, we occasionally represent clients that are involved in serious matters that may not paint them in a favorable light. One of the most common questions we get at social gatherings is “How can you represent that”...