Free Newsletter
Breaking the Ice: Pro bono tax prep ‘fun’ for Ballard Spahr partner
Ballard Spahr partner Katie LaGrange blends commercial finance work with pro bono tax service, volunteering hundreds of hours with Prepare + Prosper.
Breaking the Ice: New Robins Kaplan partner ‘felt called’
Former Hennepin County prosecutor Raoul Shah has been promoted to partner at Robins Kaplan, focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights.
Breaking the Ice: Pro bono work ‘really builds fellowship’
Scott Cloutier, senior corporate counsel at U.S. Bancorp, discusses pro bono work, LegalCORPS volunteering, and career lessons.
Breaking the Ice: Thompson brings FDA focus to Stinson
FDA regulatory attorney Theo Thompson has joined Stinson’s Minneapolis office, focusing on premarket approval for drugs and devices.
Breaking the Ice: Volunteer bridges business law access gap
Madigan, Dahl & Harlan associate Sequoia Rutan supports entrepreneurs through LegalCORPS, expanding access to business law services in Minnesota.
Breaking the Ice: Prosecutor turned defense lawyer calls for civility
After 30 years as a prosecutor, Paul Young joins Brandt Kettwick Defense, bringing a progressive approach and focus on fairness and collegiality.
Breaking the Ice: State CLE board chair lauds in-person education
Taft’s Minneapolis partner-in-charge, Justin Weinberg, is working to ensure that lawyers have access to continuing legal education that will help them keep pace with changes in the law, technology and client needs as chair of the Minnesota CLE Boar[...]
Breaking the Ice: Feeding Our Future prosecutor joins Ballard Spahr
Former federal prosecutor Matthew Ebert, a lead figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud case, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Minneapolis office as a litigator.
Breaking the Ice: Cox repeats in National Black Lawyers honors
Minnesota energy attorney Ryan Cox earns National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 honors for his renewable energy work and access-to-justice service.
Breaking the Ice: Mental health advocate leads new MSBA section
Eric Bjerva sees his role in representing clients with mental health or substance use disorder issues or their families as part of a “continuum of care,” connecting them with mental health, nonprofit and other resources as needed.
Breaking the Ice: St. Thomas, national honors for mining company counsel
Jessica Nelson, chief legal officer at Nashwauk-based Mesabi Metallics, has received both local and national honors for her professional and community contributions.
Breaking the Ice: Ex-prosecutor boosts white-collar defense team
Former federal prosecutor Kim Svendsen joins Winthrop & Weinstine, bringing deep white-collar, regulatory and litigation experience to expand the firm’s defense practice.
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Top News
- Court rejects emotional-distress damages over destroyed sperm
- Court-appointed lawyer is accused of sexually abusing disabled client
- Quandaries & Quagmires: Fast-Tracking Temporary Lawyer Suspensions
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive mail voting order
- 1st Circuit blocks Trump’s mail-in voting order in 23 states including Minnesota
Expert Testimony
- Quandaries & Quagmires: Fast-Tracking Temporary Lawyer Suspensions
- Perspectives: ‘Slam’ suits: Recalling wrestling cases as WWE arrives
- Best At Work Insights: We tore out the workforce backup generator
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
Legal Tech Directory
.png)
