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Duluth building stays for now
A condemned but historic Duluth property will remain standing for now though preservationists seeking to save it may have to post a bond to cover expenses to stabilize the structures, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled.
Breaking the Ice: MSBA award recipient cites pro bono service
Landon Ascheman, recipient of this year’s Minnesota State Bar Association Professional Excellence Award, attributes the honor to his extensive pro bono service and encouraging more attorneys to volunteer.
Appeals court, after reversal, sides with sheriff in pay dispute
A District Court judge did not abuse her discretion in setting a sheriff’s salary at nearly $17,000 more than county commissioners had voted to pay him, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled.
Breaking the Ice: Local attorney leads national IP firm’s practice group
Ryan C. Smith worked as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office before going into private practice, which helps him counsel clients.
Reversal brightens solar garden’s prospects
Rejecting a proposed solar garden over concerns about neighboring property values and its location on prime farmland was “arbitrary or capricious,” the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled in reversing the denial and instructing the McLeod County Board of Commissioners to approve the project with reasonable conditions.
Breaking the Ice: Leading firm’s Twin Cities office, women’s initiative
Fish & Richardson patent litigator Betsy Flanagan was already chairperson of a program to increase opportunities for female attorneys in the firm’s Twin Cities office when she recently was named the office’s managing principal, one of few women in such a role at local firms.
Breaking the Ice: Remote leadership to DACA response earns honor
Veena Iyer’s leadership at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota during the pandemic recently earned her a Hennepin County Bar Association 2021 Excellence Award.
How final is arbitrator’s finding?
A Minnesota Department of Corrections appeal of an arbitrator’s reinstatement of a fired department official will proceed under a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling issued Tuesday.
Breaking the Ice: Attorney leads online employment law platform
Stephanie Sarantopoulos, shareholder in the Minneapolis office of Littler, is now overseeing legal operations of the firm’s online platform for answering companies’ workplace legal questions as program director of Littler onDemand.
Breaking the Ice: Attorney proud of transgender-rights victory
Stinson partner Andrew Davis is proud to be “part of a case where justice is served” in having won a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling recognizing a transgender student’s right to use a locker room aligning with his gender identity.
Breaking the Ice: Using technology to put clients at ease
Inti Martínez-Alemán’s use of technology to advance innovation and reassure Hispanic clients is what earned him a Hennepin County Bar Association 2021 Excellence Award.
‘Commandeering’ claim rejected
Gov. Tim Walz’s executive orders restricting business operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not amount to “commandeering” private property under the state’s emergency management act, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled.
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