If you’ve been following the MSBA’s Capitol Connection, you may have noticed a number of new laws that will become effective over the summer or shortly thereafter. One of those new laws enacts some of the more sweeping changes to Minnesota residential landlord-tenant law since recodification of the law in 1999 (and those changes were …
A New Civil Summons in Plain English
Without a lot of fanfare, the Minnesota Supreme Court has approved a wholesale revision to the Civil Summons, effective July 1, 2010. It’s a welcome change and focuses on making the summons much more understandable to regular folks. Here’s how: The summons does not mince words. The current Summons informs the recipient that “You are …
The Slow Road to an Attorney
It’s been some time since I checked in with my experiment to obtain a Will, whether from LegalZoom or from a local estate planning attorney. When I last left off, I had dragged my wife into this experiment and asked her to find an attorney for us. After five weeks, we have the name of …
Additions to the MNBlawg Network
To support our growing empire known as the “MNBlawg Network,” we highlight new Minnesota-based legal blogs that come to our attention. Not that the ones we pick are new. Rather, we’ve come across them (or you’ve told us about them) and we have added them to our practicelaw blogroll. This week, we highlight three recent …
Bench & Bar Goes Digital
Subscribers to the MSBA’s Bench & Bar of Minnesota are receiving e-mails today announcing the beginning of the new digital era of the magazine. Starting with the March 2010 issue, MSBA members and Bench & Bar subscribers will receive a monthly e-mail directing them to the availability of an online digital edition of the magazine. …
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