In May 2025, substantial amendments to Minnesota’s trust and estate statutes were enacted. Some of these changes include changes to the Uniform Trust Code, the Uniform Probate Code, the Power of Appointment Act, and to modernize Minnesota’s statutory Rule Against Perpetuities. These revisions update the legal framework governing trusts and estates in Minnesota and enhance planning opportunities for multi-generation estate planning.
Are You Ready for Minnesota’s New Data Privacy Law?
The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”) introduces new rights for consumers and new obligations for businesses – and it takes effect July 31, 2025. If your business handles personal information from Minnesota residents, now is the time to prepare. Can you respond to consumer requests under the new law? Are your opt-out tools in place? Have you updated your privacy notice?
Rochelle Hauser and Allison Plunkett, both graduates of William Mitchell College of Law, spend up to five hours every week grading papers and interacting with part-time students of the HYBRID J.D.℠ program of their alma mater. This program, the first and only of its kind offered by an ABA-approved law school in the country, is in its third year…
Joseph T. Dixon Jr. has been recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) receiving the 2017 John D. Levine Pro Bono Distinguished Service Award. This award is presented each year to a volunteer who has provided years of service exemplifying the spirit of pro bono legal service and access to justice for those in poverty….
Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer review process and have become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Henson Efron has 10 attorneys awarded this honor for 2018. Family law attorney Alan C. Eidsness was recognized for the 20th year and Commercial Litigation attorney Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. for the 10th year. Lisa…
A special congratulations to family law attorney Lisa T. Spencer named 2018 Minneapolis Family Law Lawyer of the Year. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a Lawyer of the Year award. Lisa T. Spencer represents clients in all areas of family law, working to reach resolution and settlement for her clients and litigating only…
Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was reappointed to the Client Security Board by the Minnesota Supreme Court for a second three-year term starting on July 1, 2017. Williams has been on the Client Security Board since 2014. The Client Security Board oversees the administration of the Client Security Fund to investigate and handle claims for…
Henson Efron shines again in 2017 with 18 talented lawyers – that’s over half our firm – receiving these designations. This year we’re particularly excited that Associate Anne Haaland, Family Law Attorney, has been selected as a Rising Star for the first time. In addition, both Melissa Nilsson and Kathryn Graves are new honorees in…