We’ve rolled out the second set of of new criminal law forms on practicelaw, following the first set last month. The new forms are courtesy of criminal defense practitioner Frederic Bruno, who has generously agreed to share his forms. Forms will be added in stages throughout the summer, and practicelaw’s existing criminal law forms may …
New Civil Summons Available on practicelaw
One of our recent posts outlined changes to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure and the Minnesota Supreme Court’s approval of a new civil summons, modeled after a civil summons in New Hampshire. After that post, we got to work on producing a civil summons with the newly approved language. The new civil summons is …
New Criminal Defense Forms
Last week we rolled out the first set of new criminal law forms on practicelaw. The new forms are courtesy of criminal defense practitioner Frederic Bruno, who has graciously agreed to share his forms. Forms will be added in stages throughout the summer, and practicelaw’s existing criminal law forms may be revised or renamed to …
Revised Uniform Conveyancing Blanks
Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Commerce approved two revised sets of Uniform Conveyancing Blanks – Series 10 (Deeds) and Series 30 (Contracts for Deeds) – 62 forms in all. The Department of Commerce Order indicates exactly what changes were made to which forms. The more significant changes, however, include: space to include the …
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 …
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