Minnesota Lawyer

Ethics gurus Bill Wernz and Chuck Lundberg have been writing the Quandaries and Quagmires column since 2015. This week, Minnesota Lawyer welcomes two more ethics columnists, Cassie Hanson and Jennifer Bovitz.

The issue of "court packing," at least as a partisan political matter, probably is not going to go away, though Supreme Court justices prefer to not address the topic.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s attempt at preventative medicine in a longstanding post-decree parenting time dispute.

Retaliation is the most rapidly rising genre of workplace claims by employees at both national and Minnesota levels, but its increasing volume is not necessarily correlated with validation or vindication for claimants in litigation.

With impeccable timing, the U.S. Supreme Court has cast a shadow over environmental concerns throughout the country and here in Minnesota as well.

All of us can agree that legal writing is one of the most important tools you have on your belt for winning appeals. Good legal writing can clarify complex legal principles, cast the evidentiary record in the most favorable light, and persuade a judge to accept your argument instead of your opponent’s.

The challenging times we face highlight the importance of ensuring that lawyers and staff comply with ethical obligations even when attending online proceedings.

The Minnesota Supreme Court is now considering the potential to broaden the concept of discrimination claims including those for ‘constructive’ discharge.

Despite the many issues raised on appeal, the opinion in Bienemann v. Bienemann stands out for its in-depth analysis concerning marital and nonmarital interests.

An anti-hooliganism law Vladimir Putin has pushed through might seem unimaginable here, but it has happened in the U.S. and Minnesota in times of war and peace.