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How did these three get to be shareholders in 2019?
They focused on client successes (not their own). They helped our clients accomplish goals. And, in the end, they gave our clients peace of mind. While Lauren Nuffort, Cameron Kelly and Jesse Beier may have different practices, they share a philosophy of the “client...
Estate Planning is for Everyone
For most people, the term “estate” conjures visions of stately mansions, fountains, private jets, and other luxuries associated with the superrich. However, if you own anything when you die, you have an estate. Your estate includes personal property, real estate, bank...
The Basics of Business Succession Planning
Business owners are busy. Starting, running, and growing a business takes time, and normally carries the business owner well outside of the bounds of a normal nine to five business day. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that most business owners have no...
What Are the Estate and Gift Tax Limits for 2019?
Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemption: The IRS announced the official estate and gift tax limits for 2019 late in November of 2018. The federal estate/gift tax exemptions for an individual increases to $11.4 million, up from $11.18 million in 2018. This means an...
Resurvey Issues
Land Surveys in Minnesota: Origins, Technological Changes and Implications While obtaining a new survey of farmland may appear on its face to be a simple process, it can result in confusion or dispute as to the true location of your property’s boundaries. This article...
Defending Claims Involving Future Radiofrequency Neurotomy Treatments
John Crawford and Lauren Nuffort co-authored an article in the October 2018 For the Defense magazine by DRI, the Voice of the Defense Bar. The article also appeared in the Winter 2019 Minnesota Defense and the Fall 2018 newsletter of the Trucking Industry Defense...
Lommen Abdo has a New President and New Board Members!
Marc Johannsen has been elected president of Lommen Abdo. Marc has been with the firm since 1991 and practices in the area of family law. Newly elected members of the board include Kathleen Loucks, Mike Glover and Keith Broady. Barry O'Neil and Bryan Feldhaus were...
2019 Best Lawyers in America Include Five Attorneys from Lommen Abdo
Five Lommen Abdo attorneys have been included in the list of 2019 Best Lawyers in America©: Bob Abdo, corporate; Kay Nord Hunt, appellate and Bet-the-Company litigation; Barry O’Neil, real estate litigation and professional liability defense; Roger Stageberg,...
Lommen Abdo’s Excellence in Legal Malpractice Defense Carries on Throughout the Generations
Phil Cole has once again been named the Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants in Minneapolis. He has garnered that award in 2011, 2014 and 2019 in his 50 years of practice. Phil also recently became a fellow of the American Bar...
Collaborative Divorce: Family-Friendly Alternative to Traditional Litigation
Think about the most important decisions you may have to make regarding your family. How do you want to invest your hard-earned income? Do you want to return to school to pursue a graduate degree, or would it be better for your family if one parent was more available...
Can the State of Minnesota Tax Your Trust?
Minnesota income taxes are currently among the highest in the nation, which is why many of our estate planning clients prefer to create trusts that will be taxed in other states. Many of these other states, such as South Dakota, have no income taxation, and favorable...
Help Lommen Abdo Overrule Hunger
Lommen Abdo is joining other Twin Cities area law firms in the fight to end hunger through Second Harvest Heartland's first annual Overrule Hunger competition! Through September 21st, lawyers, their staffs, vendors, clients and other connections will compete to...
Lauren Nuffort Receives 2018 President’s Award of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Lauren Nuffort was the joint recipient of the 2018 Minnesota Defense Lawyer’s Association (MDLA) President’s Award. Each year at the Association’s annual meeting, the MDLA President has the privilege of bestowing upon a member the President’s Award to recognize his...
Counseling Compliance in Small-to-Midsize Businesses (SMBs)
Bryan Feldhaus spoke at a Minnesota CLE seminar on October 1, 2018, "The Lawyer's Role in Compliance - Navigating Silos in Multiple Hats." Bryan is presenting on "Counseling Compliance in Small-to-Midsize Businesses (SMBs). Overview: “SMBs” make up...
2018 National Legal Malpractice Conference
Bryan Feldhaus presented at the ABA's 2018 National Legal Malpractice Conference in Las Vegas on September 27, 2018. Bryan presented "My Client's Clients: Protecting the Privileges Held by Your Lawyer Client's Clients." My Client's Clients: Protecting the...
Employment Type Claims Allowed to Proceed Based on Actions of Independent Contractor
In Soto v. Shealey and Swift Transportation (August 2, 2018) Federal District Court Judge Tunheim allowed claims for negligent selection, negligent supervision, and negligent entrustment to go to trial regardless of whether or not the owner operator of a truck under...
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Minnesota’s Revocation on Divorce Statute
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling assures that Minnesota’s revocation-on-divorce statute will operate to revoke all pre-divorce beneficiary designations to the ex-spouse, even on insurance policies entered into before the enactment of the Uniform Probate Code (UPC)....
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