Minnesota State Bar Association

"The new Minnesota contract for deed legislation, which generally took effect August 1, 2024, constitutes the most significant changes in contract for deed law in almost 40 years." In this Bench & Bar article, Larry M. Wertheim, who was instrumental in crafting Minnesota’s 2024 contract for deed legislation, explains the changes. https://lnkd.in/gdjwwCBB #Minnesota #laws

MSBA members, remember to submit your vote in the statewide and local judicial plebiscites before they close at 5pm on September 3! Attorney members should have received emails with voting links on 8/19. Candidate info at www.mnjudges.org

Are you a busy lawyer who has no time for vacation? Please reconsider that notion with tips from Susan Humiston, director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility and Client Security Board. In this Bench & Bar article, she explains how to prepare your clients and firm for your much-needed break, so you can fully relax while away. https://lnkd.in/eiWsbbQH

Minnesota State Bar Association announces the certification of David Classen, an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, as a MSBA Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. The designation is earned by attorneys who have completed a rigorous approval process, including an examination, peer review, and documented experience. Certified attorneys have demonstrated superior knowledge, skill and integrity, and can use the designation to advertise their credentials. MSBA has been accredited by the State Board of Legal Certification as an independent professional organization for certifying attorneys as Criminal Law Specialists, Real Property Law Specialists, Civil Trial Law Specialists and Labor and Employment Law Specialists. Certification is earned by fewer than 3% of all licensed Minnesota attorneys. Interested in getting Certified in Criminal Law? Another exam is coming up in January. Learn more and apply here. https://lnkd.in/dGdg_8KA

"The May 2023 legalization of adult-use (aka recreational) cannabis in Minnesota brought some dramatic changes quickly: personal possession and legal use! Home growing! "But the larger project of implementing the legislation—and creating a brand-new state agency, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), to regulate the market—was always going to be a multi-year process." In this Bench & Bar article, Jen Randolph Reise shares a timeline of what has been happening behind the scenes to prepare for the legal cannabis industry in the state. https://lnkd.in/gc_yPd4e

The August issue of Bench & Bar magazine is dedicated to new Minnesota laws passed by the 2023-24 legislature. Anna Street discusses Minnesota's new red flag law related to extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) in this article. https://lnkd.in/gGttZZ7M

Updating legislation related to family law is a delicate, drawn-out, often fraught business, but 2024 saw historic changes to shared parenting time, spousal maintenance, prenuptial agreements and assisted reproduction (IVF and artificial insemination). Read all about what it took to institute these family law changes in this Bench & Bar article by Bryan Lake and Samantha Gemberling. https://lnkd.in/gHVVxxqh #law #familylaw

Did you know there's a Greater Minnesota Legal Opportunity Map? It's an interactive map that includes listings for full-time and part-time attorney positions as well as other opportunities like judicial clerkships, firm buyouts, and mentoring relationships. You can even filter for work opportunities that offer remote or hybrid formats. Only members of MSBA's Greater Minnesota Practice Section can view the map. So, what are you waiting for? Time to join: https://lnkd.in/g3g9T85J

Good morning from the first day of Minnesota CLE's annual Solo & Small Firm Conference in Duluth, Minnesota! MSBA's Solo Small Practice Experience Section is here as an exhibitor and sponsor for this 2-day event that features loads of practical sessions. And the view is pretty great, too!

Congratulations to Ryan McCarthy who has been selected as MSBA's Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year. The award recognizes McCarthy for his involvement with local bar organizations as well as his pro bono and community service work, his contributions to advancing diversity, and his professional achievements. He is the Associate Legal Director for the Cardiac Rhythm Management & Cardiac Diagnostic Solutions businesses at Boston Scientific. More on this year's award recipient: https://lnkd.in/ga_QRYVD