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04/18/2016 Regulated Professionals: Update Your License or Face Sanctions While attending law school I worked full time as senior investigator for the State of Minnesota's Department of Commerce. I primarily investigated…
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04/06/2016 Contract for Deed: Some Basics The real estate market is enjoying a very active market. Homes are moving fast and buyers who not prepared to buy will miss out if they are not ready…
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03/30/2016 Estate Doing, Not Planning Lawyers refer to the preparation of wills, health care directives, trusts, and power of attorney documents as "Estate Planning". I find this phrase…
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03/23/2016 Intent: So Important, So Unclear Many theories of law have a common, critical element: Intent. In a criminal setting it is the difference between first-degree murder and third-degree…
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03/16/2016 Arbitration Agreement in Real Estate Purchase Agreements I have arbitrated many cases related to allegations that a home seller has failed to disclose a material fact in the course of the sale of a home. As…
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03/09/2016 The Passing of Anton Scalia: Judges are People United State Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia passed away. Justice Scalia was a controversial figure. He vociferously expressed his views, some of…
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03/02/2016 Is a Revocable Trust for You? I take a different view on trusts compared to many practitioners I know. From my perspective, revocable trusts have a limited degree of utility.…
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02/24/2016 Account Stated-Send the Bill! There is a legal doctrine business owners should be aware of: Account Stated. The Minnesota Supreme Court has recognized this doctrine for over one…
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02/17/2016 Department of Commerce Investigations: The Tennessen Warning The Minnesota Department of Commerce is the regulator for many, many business sectors in Minnesota. Those sectors include real estate agents,…
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