Minnesota Lawyer

There is research to support that gut feeling that the human mind and the human eye react differently to things on the screen and things on paper.

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I thought I would take a little detour this month and talk about something that, while related to appeals, comes at things from a slightly different perspective. In all the noise surrounding the presidential election, most Minnesota voters paid scant ...

I do a lot of moot courts. I do them in cases I am arguing, and I do them in cases that other lawyers are arguing. I do them for law students and competitive law school teams who are trying ...

There is no fixed measuring stick with “good” typography on one end and “bad” typography on the other end

A recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision demonstrates one of those times when judges feel so strongly about things that they want to tell the world why they did what they did.

What if the other side wants to enforce the judgment while you’re getting ready to appeal?

When it comes to attorneys' fees, the American Rule, like most rules, is riddled with exceptions.

There is a deeper and more fundamental reason behind the changes.

A wish list of Christmas gifts that Santa might deliver to appellate lawyers and judges.

What if something comes out of your mouth at oral argument that you really want to take back?