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For lawyers, same-sex marriages will mean fewer questions, more work

Gov. Mark Dayton signs the same-sex marriage bill into law Tuesday in front of the State Capitol in St. Paul. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune: Richard Tsong-Taatarii)

As the summer warms up, same-sex couples getting ready to walk down the aisle will be a significant client pool for attorneys as well as florists and caterers.

Legal News

Ex-Minn. corrections officer sentenced in sex case
Man charged with bomb threats at airport, mall
DFL lawmaker: Deal reached on frack sand mining
Ex-archdiocese accountant pleads guilty in theft
Women to be sentenced in Somali terror case
Man to learn sentence for bumping prosecutor
Employers brace for FMLA questions
Supreme Court treads carefully in patent ruling

Let the people choose by Peter Hegland
Staying alive: Appeals and stays by Eric Magnuson
Multiple plea withdrawals nixed by Marshall H. Tanick

People & Practices: May 20
Comings and goings at Minnesota firms.

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Senate votes to not confirm Perez
Dayton pushed for judge's ouster
Dayton asks Senate to remove Tax Court Judge George Perez
Senators’ committee will advise on new U.S. attorney
Panel recommends censure, suspension for Perez
Michael Ridgway appointed to bankruptcy bench

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Present Sense Impressions: Eric Magnuson
Eric Magnuson, chairman of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program task force

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Key to your brand: connecting with clients
Clients aren’t going to camp out on the streets waiting for your services. But if they identify with you, you will be the person they want handling their legal problems.

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Minnesota Court Opinions

Sex Offenders – ‘Halloween Statute’; Attorney’s Fees; Prevailing Party
Sentencing – Enhancements; Scope of Offense

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Verdicts & Settlements

Alicia Lynn Geske v. Tracy Russell Lee, Manor Concrete Construction, Inc.
Interlachen Propertyowners Association v. American Family Mutual Ins. Co.

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