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The official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association

April 2022


On square pegs and round holes: Understanding neurodiversity
Robert M. Schuneman
Apr 01, 2022
Haley Moss, an attorney and neurodiversity movement advocate, defines neurodiversity as an understanding that “we all have different brains. We all think differently, and no two people experience the world in the exact same way.”
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
Minnesota courts embrace technology to enhance access, convenience, and transparency
Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea
Apr 01, 2022
Court user-driven technologies remain a top priority for the courts and a driving force behind our work to continue modernizing how we operate.
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  • Courts
Contents under pressure
JENNIFER THOMPSON
Apr 01, 2022
The MSBA has taken a step to change how law is practiced and thereby to improve incrementally the well-being of our profession. It is on all of us to continue to look for meaningful ways to do so—the Supreme Court, after all, has called us all to action.
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Private discipline in 2021
SUSAN HUMISTON
Apr 01, 2022
In 2021 the Director’s Office closed 88 complaints with admonitions—a form of private discipline issued for violations of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct that are viewed as isolated and nonserious.
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  • Professional Responsibility
Still on the defensive: More on the Missouri website vulnerability investigation
Mark Lanterman
Apr 01, 2022
At the time of this writing, the Missouri governor has refused to acknowledge, let alone apologize for, the error in his original statements or for his handling of the situation
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  • Technology
Some pro tips for the negotiating table
Austyn Boothe and Daniel Sheikhan
Apr 01, 2022
Throughout the nearly year-long Negotiation Competition cycle, we developed a variety of skills that helped us earn the title of world champions; the following skills have greatly informed our work and the way we navigate real-world legal situations.
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  • New Lawyers
If you could reach back in time to give some advice to your first-year-in-practice self, what would it be?
Apr 01, 2022
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  • Colleague Corner
2022 lawyer registration? We can help
Apr 01, 2022
The first wave of 2022 lawyer registration notifications has gone out. Lawyers are now beginning to see the changes made last year to Uniform Pro Bono Reporting.
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  • MSBA in Action
EJC in Minneapolis!
Apr 01, 2022
The American Bar Association and National Legal Aid & Defender Association Equal Justice Conference is coming to Minneapolis from May 12-14.
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  • MSBA in Action
 

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