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02/12/2020 Europe vs. Hugo I was fortunate to be able to travel to Germany and the Czech Republic the past few days. I saw Berlin, Dresden, and Prague. While there to watch…

02/05/2020 Exculpatory vs. Indemnity: What is Your Clause? This is a popular post from our archives, it is a topic I keep up to date on and if you need current advice give our office a call.

01/29/2020 Persuasive Presentations Public speaking is an art form. For some, it comes naturally—the voice inflection, the hand gestures, the pace of the presentation. For others, it is…

01/15/2020 Capacity to Execute a Will or Trust The ability to execute a valid, binding will in Minnesota is dependent upon the testator's capacity. Minnesota law is interesting in that a person's…

01/09/2020 You Cannot "Reserve" the Right to Arbitrate In an opinion released yesterday by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, a very interesting procedural issue was addressed.

12/31/2019 What is Impeachment and are We Thinking for Ourselves About This? Initially, I watched a good bit of the impeachment proceedings. The witnesses called (predominantly by the Democrats) to testify about President…

12/18/2019 Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Officer Liability for Defamation Statement The Minnesota Supreme Court extended personal liability for a company's defamatory statement in the matter of DeRosa v. McKenzie. This is a very…

12/11/2019 What do you really want? It's fiscal year-end for many businesses. It's the holiday season for everyone. It all kind of slows down and, in part out of necessity, we have to…

12/04/2019 How to Read a Contract So, you'd expect a simple enough of a title to result in a simple article, wouldn't you? In most respects, yes, the resulting article is very…