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?
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…
Henson Efron celebrates seven attorneys whose efforts have earned them recognition as 2016 North Star Lawyers. These attorneys have individually contributed 50 hours or more of legal services last year to those who otherwise could not afford counsel. To the firm, stewardship is exemplified in its greatest form through the generous donation of time and…
Henson Efron’s Estate Planning chair, Christopher Burns, has been selected as a voting director on the South Washington County Scholarship Committee for 2018. The voting directors will make the final scholarship selections based on area high school counselors’ recommended applicants. The scholarship funding comes from Margaret Rivers Foundation and the St. Paul Park/Newport Lions Club….
Link to full article Minnesota Business magazine takes a closer look at cybersecurity and IP protection with “Protect Those Designs! Enjoying the fruits of your creativity requires legal safeguards of your intellectual property” Excerpts from the article Copyrights protect “fixed expressions,” says J.R. Maddox, corporate and intellectual property (IP) attorney at Minneapolis-based Henson…