Lawyers are used to taking urgent calls from clients requesting immediate assistance on important matters. But when the client calls to report that there is a warrant out for her arrest, the sense of urgency rises to a new level. This is the situation that confronted...
Mike Moline spoke on February 21, 2015 at the Minnesota Association for Justice's Midwinter Seminar. Mike discussed "IOU an EUO?!" with fellow panelists Jeffrey Jones and Christopher Vilione.
Introduction Insurance companies have a number of tools at their disposal to investigate and adjust claims. One of the most powerful tools is the insurer’s authority to require the insured to appear in person to produce documents, physical evidence and answer...
February 9, 2015 Mike Moline has been recertified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Mike has been an NBTA member in good standing for five years. He is licensed to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He has been involved in...
Minnesota law has long protected from termination without cause sales representatives who represent manufacturers, wholesalers, assemblers or importers and solicit wholesale orders. Until recently, this law could be circumvented by contractual choice-of-law clauses...
Kelly Sofio and her former partner presented on response to catastrophic accidents to claims personnel at the Metropolitan Council in 2014.
Lauren Nuffort and Paul Shapiro drafted an article for the Winter 2014 edition of Minnesota Defense, "Tips from the Trenches: How to Succeed as a Summer Associate and as a First-Year Associate." Article summary: The Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA)...
Mike Moline and John Herrera spoke on November 13, 2014 at the Native Asset Building Summit on the topic “Protecting our Assets: Best Practices for Administering the Cobell Settlement - Top 10 Lessons Learned.” Session description: After more than 20 years of...
Kay Hunt spoke on August 13, 2013 at The U.S. Supreme Court’s Big New Decisions seminar presented by Minnesota CLE. Program description: Part I U.S. Supreme Court Update: The Big Cases This Term and Those on Deck for Next Not all Supreme Court cases are created...
Kay Nord Hunt and Bryan Feldhaus presented a webcast on June 10, 2014 by Minnesota CLE, "Post-Trial Motion Procedures and Appeals." They discussed the essentials for preserving your case for appeal and initiating the appeal. Topics included: Motions after trial Relief...
John Crawford co-authored an article in 2014 for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section titled “Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota).
John Crawford spoke at the 2014 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Annual Conference on "Collecting and Preserving Evidence Following a Truck Accident and Avoiding Spoliation Claims. Program description: Rapid Response Team Attorney-Client Privilege...
Kay Hunt spoke on February 12, 2014 at a family law CLE presented by the Hennepin County Bar Association with fellow presenters Michael Dittberner and John Jerabek on the topic, “Child Relocation: How to Create an Effective Record to Succeed at the Trial Court.”...
Kelly Sofio presented at the 2013 Hamline Women's Legal Caucus as a part of a panel discussing the current practice of law for women lawyers, where they have come from and where they need to go.
Arbitrator panel member Kelly Sofio presented to adjusters of the Twin Cities Claims Association in 2013 on things to look for in using either in-house or outside counsel for defense of no-fault arbitrations.
2015 UPDATE: Read about the decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Seven years after the petition for compensation was filed on behalf of minor Karl Paluck for injuries he sustained following receipt of five vaccines, he has won his right to compensation....
[Q] I am a divorced small business owner in Minnesota with a net worth of approximately $3,000,000. How will the new Minnesota estate and gift tax affect my ability to leave my estate to my children with minimum gift and estate taxes? Read Glenn Kessel's answer to...
John Crawford presented a webcast on August 16, 2013, Insurance Law Deskbook: Duty to Defend and Priorities of Coverage. The webcast was presented by Minnesota CLE and John's co-presenter was Benjamin Johnson of Johnson & Lindberg, P.A. Program...
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