March 2022

The official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association

March 2022

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Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives

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JASON TARASEK

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Mar 04, 2022

Here in Minnesota adult-use marijuana remains illegal and likely will remain illegal for the near future. Why? It’s complicated.

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Legislation

Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words

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ADAM JOHNSON

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Mar 04, 2022

In 2015, when I still had some green behind my ears—and not nearly the size of paunch that I now boast (the kind you can rest a Big Gulp on whilst second-chairing)—I wrote a short piece on the topic of the honorific title “esquire.” It appears that “esquire” is a kind of Hydra, capable of growth at treble rates.

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Practice Pointers

Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications

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Julie N. Nagorski

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Mar 04, 2022

Most cities and most practitioners believe that while the 60-Day Rule requires government to take prompt action on applications of many sorts, it does not apply to building permit applications. This belief needs a re-examination.

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Construction Law

What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes?

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Melitta Drechsler

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Mar 04, 2022

What happens to nonpayers of property taxes is a question many property owners—those with mortgages—have little reason to consider. Banks and mortgage companies often collect the money to pay for property taxes from mortgage payments and save that money in an escrow account.

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Real Property
Tax Law

Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota

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KATHLEEN LI REITZ

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Mar 04, 2022

Whether you are a professionally trained geoscientist or an amateur collector of these inorganic specimens, Minnesota has much to offer as long as you know where to look.

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Land Use Law

Lawyers make great leaders. That includes you.

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JENNIFER THOMPSON

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Mar 04, 2022

Whether leader was part of your childhood nickname or leadership is an experience you are looking to explore for the first time, the MSBA welcomes and encourages you to explore a leadership role within the association.

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President's Page

ABA Opinion 500 takes on language access in the client-lawyer relationship

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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Mar 04, 2022

Each year, the ABA Standing Committee publishes formal opinions interpreting the Model Rules; these opinions provide guidance to practitioners in interpreting the Model Rules and, by extension, the Minnesota Rules. In October 2021, the ABA issued Formal Opinion 500: Language Access in the Client-Lawyer Relationship.

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Professional Responsibility

What we can already learn from the Cyber Safety Review Board

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Mark Lanterman

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Mar 04, 2022

In keeping with the 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security established the Cyber Safety Review Board last month.

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Technology

What’s your most useful legal technology tool —or tools, if you can’t pick just one—and why?

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Mar 04, 2022

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Colleague Corner

Updates: Courts and Legislature

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Mar 04, 2022

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Legislation
MSBA in Action

MSBF matching grant will boost legal aid

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Mar 04, 2022

The MSBA is proud to announce that thanks to its members, we raised over $10,000 in our recent campaign for the Minnesota State Bar Foundation (MSBF). With the matching monies, that means that over $20,000 is headed to organizations around Minnesota.

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MSBA in Action

Notes & Trends – March 2022

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Mar 04, 2022

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Notes & Trends

March 2022

The official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association

March 2022

Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives (?)

JASON TARASEK (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words (?)

ADAM JOHNSON (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications (?)

Julie N. Nagorski (?)

Mar 04, 2022

What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes? (?)

Melitta Drechsler (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota (?)

KATHLEEN LI REITZ (?)

Mar 04, 2022

Lawyers make great leaders. That includes you. (?)

JENNIFER THOMPSON (?)

Mar 04, 2022

ABA Opinion 500 takes on language access in the client-lawyer relationship (?)

SUSAN HUMISTON (?)

Mar 04, 2022

What we can already learn from the Cyber Safety Review Board (?)

Mark Lanterman (?)

Mar 04, 2022

What’s your most useful legal technology tool —or tools, if you can’t pick just one—and why? (?)

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Mar 04, 2022

Updates: Courts and Legislature (?)

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Mar 04, 2022

MSBF matching grant will boost legal aid (?)

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Mar 04, 2022

Notes & Trends – March 2022 (?)

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Mar 04, 2022

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Minnesota cannabis law and the battle over hemp derivatives

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JASON TARASEK

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Esquire this and Esq. that. Or: A stuffy, didactic trifle under 1,000 words

(?)

ADAM JOHNSON

(?)

Revisiting Minnesota’s 60-Day Rule and building permit applications

(?)

Julie N. Nagorski

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What happens when property owners don’t pay their property taxes?

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Melitta Drechsler

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Bedrock rules: The law on non-commercial collection of rocks and fossils on public lands in Minnesota

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KATHLEEN LI REITZ

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Lawyers make great leaders. That includes you.

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JENNIFER THOMPSON

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ABA Opinion 500 takes on language access in the client-lawyer relationship

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SUSAN HUMISTON

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What we can already learn from the Cyber Safety Review Board

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Mark Lanterman

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What’s your most useful legal technology tool —or tools, if you can’t pick just one—and why?

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Updates: Courts and Legislature

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MSBF matching grant will boost legal aid

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Notes & Trends – March 2022

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