Minnesota provides two primary civil remedies to address safety and harassment concerns: Orders for Protection (OFPs) and Harassment Restraining Orders (HROs). While both can impose no-contact and stay-away conditions, they arise under different standards, protect against different conduct, and follow distinct procedures. Understanding the right fit—and how to obtain it—can be critical to receiving timely and effective relief.
A Super Bowl Blitz of AI Ads
AI governance policy can help you capture the value of AI tools that best fit your business, while reducing legal, operational, financial and ethical risks. Such a policy should set clear rules for carefully evaluating, selecting, authorizing, deploying, and monitoring AI tools. Strong guardrails, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, whitelist approval, and auditability are also important parts of the process.
Minnesota Guardianship Changes in 2024 and 2025: What You Need to Know
Minnesota enacted significant revisions to its guardianship statutes in 2024 and 2025. These changes directly impact guardians – who now face greater potential personal liability – as well as individuals subject to guardianships.
Key Tax Changes Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law as President Trump penned the final required signature. The OBBBA extends several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and includes other changes affecting the taxes of individuals and businesses. Below are summaries of selected tax law provisions.
Minnesota Adopts Changes to Trust and Estate Law, Including 500-Year Dynasty Trusts
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.
Twin Cities Business 29 Notable Women in Law are exemplary professionals who handle complex transactions and use their expertise to guide a variety of clients through obstacles. They also are instrumental in serving as mentors, doing pro bono work that addresses social and economic causes, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Katy Graves has…
Takeaways From the Prince Estate Six Years Later
Christopher Burns | Alan Eidsness | Scott Emery | Brigitt Orfield | Lloyd Stern
Prince Rogers Nelson “Prince” died in April 2016 at the age of 57 leaving behind an estate with an appraised value obtained by the estate’s administrators of $82.3 million vs. a $163.2 million appraisal by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Now, not quite six years later, the estate has finally settled a long running dispute…
Attorneys Christopher Burns, Maria Plese and Lloyd Stern contributed to the 2021 updated Minnesota Trust Administration Deskbook published by Minnesota CLE. They are co-authors of chapter 9 which addresses ‘Trustees’ Duties, Powers, and Liabilities.’ Minnesota CLE Deskbooks are comprehensive legal and practice-based texts written and edited by some of the best lawyers in the state. …
Henson Efron is pleased to announce attorneys Sarvesh Desai and Jeff Shea were elected the firm’s newest Shareholders, effective January 1, 2022. Sarvesh Desai is part of the firm’s Business Law practice group. His main focus is on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, licensing, privacy, entity formation and organization, and securities. Sarvesh…
We are proud to announce three Henson Efron attorneys have been named 2021 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year. Congratulations to Court Anderson and Ben Hamborg who won as a team and Melissa Nilsson for this prestigious honor. Court Anderson and Ben Hamborg received this honor for representing two minority shareholders in a shareholder dispute that culminated…
We are proud to annouce that Stuart Williams has been re-elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for 2022, reappointed to a three year term on the St. Louis Park Fire Civil Service Commission, and reappointed as chair of the Policy and Planning Committee for the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. The Minnesota Board…