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03/08/2017 A Couple Reminders of Why I Do What I Do Where I Do It As the sole proprietor, my family knows when trial is upon me. I am home less often, I am irritable, and my head is just not engaged while at home.…

03/01/2017 Minnesota Unemployment Benefits: Employee Misconduct Whether in the quiet town of Hugo or the prestigious walls of the Mayo Clinic, employees get fired.

02/22/2017 Recent Regulatory Actions in Minnesota As an active Hugo Minnesota lawyer, I keep an eye on what the regulators are imposing for sanctions on licensees. Once in a while, I put up some of…

02/15/2017 Eviction vs. Abandonment: Landlords Need to Know Landlords get stuck with tenants' belongings more frequently than they care to admit. Not only does the problem of getting rid of belongings create…

01/31/2017 Bags of Hope donations Contrary to popular belief, lawyers are often thinking of ways to do good things for society! I am using my website, and Hugo office, this week as a…

01/25/2017 Minnesota's Whisteblower Act: Why Employers Should Encourage Internal Disclosure Minnesota has a Whistleblower Act akin to the federal act by the same name. The legislature's purpose for the Minnesota whistleblower law is to…

01/18/2017 Prescriptive Easements: Taking Another's Land via Continuous Use Most people have heard of an easement and the phrase "adverse possession." Both pertain to property rights and the right of one person to use or take…

01/11/2017 Happy Hour: A Few Tips Happy hour can have a great non-monetary value for employers and individuals. You get some stress relief, develop some camaraderie, and brainstorm.

01/05/2017 Originators Pay Attention The Minnesota Department of Commerce recently took a unique step and provided the mortgage origination industry with information on some of the more…