The law firm of McCullough, Smith, Wright & Kempe, P.A. has announced the addition of Lisa Watson Cyr to the firm as an associate, practicing ...
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Supreme Court Civil Opinions Attorney Discipline Board Opinion Lacks Force of Rule; Return of “Client Papers” to Client Where an attorney was disciplined solely for ...
Read More »Who are the ethical leaders in your firm?
We know that organizational culture plays a critical role in both the way a lawyer practices and the fulfillment a lawyer derives from the practice. ...
Read More »Public defender charges prosecutor with racial bias
Watonwan County has become the site of a much-publicized dispute between public defenders and the County Attorney’s Office. Leonardo Castro, 5th Judicial District chief public ...
Read More »Ex-U.S. attorney B. Todd Jones eases back into private practice
After 2 1/2 years on the job, B. Todd Jones left his post as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota earlier this month. B. ...
Read More »John Stuart’s response to Wolf’s letter
To the Editor: I have both personal and professional reactions to Judge Dale Wolf’s recent explanations of the troubles he experienced in the fall of ...
Read More »Magnuson recuses self from sentencing in drug case
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson recently announced that he was recusing himself from a case rather than impose the 10-year sentence against a ...
Read More »Judge Dale Wolf discloses diagnoses of bipolar disorder
District Court Judge Dale Wolf, who last month went back on active status after a 14-month medical leave of absence, two weeks ago issued a ...
Read More »Judge Wolf’s letter revealing disorder
Jan. 18, 2001 To: My court staff, fellow judges, members of the bar and the public: In a news article of December 23, public defender ...
Read More »Court erred in instructions on insurer’s duty
A District Court judge erred by not instructing a jury that an insurer owed its insured a fiduciary duty and that the insurer need only ...
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