A new trust accounting guide, Keeping Client Trust Accounts with QuickBooks Online Essentials (2012), is now posted at practicelaw. Mike Trittipo, the MSBA’s director of technology, has been drafting and editing the guides that walk through setting up trust accounting in in various software programs since 1998, when he started with Using QuickBooks 6.0 for Lawyers’ …
Joint Physical Custody Bill on Governor’s Desk
Last week we posted about a a bill, HR 322, that would raise Minnesota’s baseline custody presumption from 25% to 35%. Since our post, the Senate passed HF322. The MSBA Family Law Section opposes this legislation. The House had previously passed a version of the bill that set the presumption at 45.1% and only allowed the presumption …
New Developments in Family Law
Lots happening to impact the practice of family law… New Rules Amended family law rules went into effect on May 1. You can read the amendments here. Of note, the changes update terminology, streamline proceedings, and create three new forms. The changes came out of Divorce Camp 2009, with goals of making the rules reflect current practice in …
New practicelaw Resource on Starting a Law Firm
Approximately 85% of practicelaw users are in a solo or small firm. With that in mind, over the years we’ve added several practice management resources beyond our core substantive form libraries. Now we’re pleased to provide access to a new Minnesota Lawyers Mutual (MLM) online tool: ”Roadmap to Start and Run a Law Practice.” MLM and the MSBA have partnered …
Mind Maps Added to practicelaw
practicelaw is now in the mind-mapping business. To survive and flourish in tough economic times, lawyers must find ways to practice more efficiently. The first step in handling any client or practice matter is to gather pertinent resources and get a sense of the “forest through the trees.” To this end, practicelaw has added “At-A-Glance” …
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