Columns

Prospective clients and the ethics rules

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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Jul 01, 2020

Rule 1.18, Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, addresses duties to “prospective clients:” individuals who consult with a lawyer about the possibility of forming an attorney-client relationship.

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Professional Responsibility

Cyber riots and hacktivism

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Mark Lanterman

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Jul 01, 2020

‘Hacktivism’ can be defined as acts of cybercrime motivated by political or social causes.

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Technology

Saluting MSBA Award winners

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Jun 30, 2020

This month we congratulate the winners of several annual MSBA awards, recognized at the recent MSBA Virtual Convention.

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MSBA in Action

Saluting our North Star Lawyers

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Jun 30, 2020

The Minnesota State Bar Association is tremendously proud of our members who render free legal services to low-income persons.

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MSBA in Action

Court recognizes top pro bono efforts

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Jun 30, 2020

The Pro Bono Council of the MSBA Access to Justice Committee annually coordinates with the Minnesota Supreme Court to recognize outstanding pro bono volunteer service in the prior calendar year.

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MSBA in Action

Notes & Trends – July 2020

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Jun 30, 2020

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Notes & Trends

Text of MSBA President Tom Nelson's (2019-20) Remarks about the Bar Year Gone By

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Jun 29, 2020

This has been a memorable year, to say the least. We have been threatened and sometimes infected by a coronavirus that has upended our lives. And we have been touched by tragedy and trauma, arising out of another form of virus—racism. In some ways, we are being brought together by all of this, in virtual and vital ways. At least I hope so—awakening us toward justice, transformation, and hope.

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MSBA in Action

Gov. Walz appoints Jeanine Brand to 9th Judicial District

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Jun 29, 2020

Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointment of Ms. Jeanine Brand as a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s 9th Judicial District.

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MSBA in Action

MSBA response to the posthumous pardon of Max Mason

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Jun 12, 2020

The Minnesota State Bar Association applauds the action of the Minnesota Board of Pardons earlier today in granting the first posthumous pardon in the state’s history to Max Mason, a 21-year-old black man who was falsely accused and later convicted of rape in the aftermath of the lynching of three of his fellow African American circus workers in Duluth on June 15, 1920.

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MSBA in Action

Announcement from Ramsey County District Court on reopening of service counters on June 15

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Jun 12, 2020

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MSBA in Action

Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 2nd Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz

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Jun 12, 2020

The Commission on Judicial Selection announced that it is recommending five candidates to the Governor for consideration to fill two vacancies in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District.

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MSBA in Action

Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 9th Judicial District cndidates to Gov. Walz

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Jun 12, 2020

The Commission on Judicial Selection announced that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the current vacancy in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District.

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MSBA in Action

Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, and Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Statement on George Floyd

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Jun 01, 2020

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Working from home and protecting client data

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MARK LANTERMAN

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May 27, 2020

Though the situation is challenging, now is not the time to shrug off poor security practices. Relying on email disclaimers such as “If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please delete” is not enough to ensure the confidentiality of client data.

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Legal ethics in a pandemic

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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May 27, 2020

In the midst of these changes, lawyers and their staffs may not have thought through the ethics questions presented by the new normal. I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I do have some guidance.

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Professional Responsibility

Coronavirus: Risks, Responses, and Responsibilities

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TOM NELSON

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May 27, 2020

It’s hard to discern when and how we’ll get to the other side of this experience, and how we’ll even know when we get there. Short of a vaccine, I suppose. It’s like running in a marathon with no finish line, or climbing a cloud-topped and summit-less mountain.

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Notes & Trends – May/June 2020

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May 27, 2020

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Gov. Walz appoints the Hon. Theodora Gaïtas to the Minnesota Court of Appeals

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May 19, 2020

Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Judge Theodora Gaïtas to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

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MSBA in Action

Gov. Walz announces appointment to fill 1st Judicial District vacancy

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May 19, 2020

Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Martin Fallon as a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s First Judicial District.

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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 4th Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz

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May 05, 2020

The Commission on Judicial Selection announced it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the current vacancy in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District.

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Prospective clients and the ethics rules (?)

SUSAN HUMISTON (?)

Jul 01, 2020

Cyber riots and hacktivism (?)

Mark Lanterman (?)

Jul 01, 2020

Saluting MSBA Award winners (?)

Jun 30, 2020

Saluting our North Star Lawyers (?)

Jun 30, 2020

Court recognizes top pro bono efforts (?)

Jun 30, 2020

Notes & Trends – July 2020 (?)

Jun 30, 2020

Text of MSBA President Tom Nelson's (2019-20) Remarks about the Bar Year Gone By (?)

Jun 29, 2020

Gov. Walz appoints Jeanine Brand to 9th Judicial District (?)

Jun 29, 2020

MSBA response to the posthumous pardon of Max Mason (?)

Jun 12, 2020

Announcement from Ramsey County District Court on reopening of service counters on June 15 (?)

Jun 12, 2020

Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 2nd Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz (?)

Jun 12, 2020

Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 9th Judicial District cndidates to Gov. Walz (?)

Jun 12, 2020

Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, and Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Statement on George Floyd (?)

Jun 01, 2020

Working from home and protecting client data (?)

MARK LANTERMAN (?)

May 27, 2020

Legal ethics in a pandemic (?)

SUSAN HUMISTON (?)

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Risks, Responses, and Responsibilities (?)

TOM NELSON (?)

May 27, 2020

Notes & Trends – May/June 2020 (?)

May 27, 2020

Gov. Walz appoints the Hon. Theodora Gaïtas to the Minnesota Court of Appeals (?)

May 19, 2020

Gov. Walz announces appointment to fill 1st Judicial District vacancy (?)

May 19, 2020

Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 4th Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz (?)

May 05, 2020

Prospective clients and the ethics rules

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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Cyber riots and hacktivism

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Mark Lanterman

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Saluting MSBA Award winners

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Saluting our North Star Lawyers

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Court recognizes top pro bono efforts

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Notes & Trends – July 2020

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Text of MSBA President Tom Nelson's (2019-20) Remarks about the Bar Year Gone By

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Gov. Walz appoints Jeanine Brand to 9th Judicial District

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MSBA response to the posthumous pardon of Max Mason

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Announcement from Ramsey County District Court on reopening of service counters on June 15

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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 2nd Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz

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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 9th Judicial District cndidates to Gov. Walz

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Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, and Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Statement on George Floyd

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Working from home and protecting client data

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MARK LANTERMAN

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Legal ethics in a pandemic

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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Coronavirus: Risks, Responses, and Responsibilities

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TOM NELSON

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Notes & Trends – May/June 2020

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Gov. Walz appoints the Hon. Theodora Gaïtas to the Minnesota Court of Appeals

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Gov. Walz announces appointment to fill 1st Judicial District vacancy

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Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 4th Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz

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