Minnesota Lawyer

The most substantive amendments and changes were made to Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality), which addresses information relating to the representation of a client.

Clients have a right to know what is going on, and to a certain extent we have to keep the court and even opposing counsel in the loop on some things even when it's awkward or annoying.

A pair of recent decisions by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and its Minnesota counterpart, decided within a 24-hour span, refused to consider the merits of religion-related disputes.

Lawyers need to keep in mind that simple sometimes really is not only better, but a lot better.

Minnesota, where the law has been in effect since 1994, is one of more than 30 states that recognizes anti-SLAPP litigation, most by statutes and a few by common law.

Not only is it easy not to take a vacation, it’s easy not even to get out and do all the things you would normally do in the summertime to protect your sanity.

The irresistible attraction between the possessive pronoun and the apostrophe.

As attorneys, we have a professional duty to make sure that staff complies with the Rules of Professional Conduct.

“[W]hen you go into an attorney’s office door, you will have to pay for it, first or last” —Anthony Trollope (1850)

There is some reason for hope and possible redemption for those who have wandered from the narrow path of appellate procedure.