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Henson Efron Rebrand 2025

New Look, Same Dedication to Our Clients

Henson Efron has refreshed its brand to reflect a modern perspective while staying true to the values that have always defined us. Our commitment to providing strategic guidance, practical solutions, and a people-centered approach remains unchanged.

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Attorneys Selected In 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers And Rising Stars

Attorneys Selected In 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers And Rising Stars

Super Lawyers Magazine named more than half of Henson Efron attorneys to the 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for the state of Minnesota. Family law attorney Alan C. Eidsness was recognized in the top 10 of the overall Minnesota Super Lawyers list, a distinction he has received nine times since 2005. For the…

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Christopher Burns Interviews with ABC News and KSTP-TV about Prince’s Estate

Christopher Burns Interviews with ABC News and KSTP-TV about Prince’s Estate

Christopher Burns interviews with ABC News Good Morning America and KSTP-TV Channel 5 About Minnesota Law and Prince’s Estate. Hearing for Prince’s Estate Scheduled for Monday to Decide Latest on Inheritance  Eva Pilgrim May 1, 2016 Probate Firm Says Another Heir Could Be Named to Prince’s Estate  Brett Hoffland  April 29, 2016      

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Christopher Burns Talks with Jessica Miles of KSTP about the Role of a Special Administrator for Prince’s Estate

Christopher Burns Talks with Jessica Miles of KSTP about the Role of a Special Administrator for Prince’s Estate

Prince’s Sister says Musician Had No Will, Files Paperwork Asking for Special Administrator Prince’s sister says the superstar musician had no known will, she’s filed paperwork asking that a special administrator be appointed by the court. Attorney Christopher Burns says that basically means a large financial institution will come in and do inventory of Prince’s…

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Clark Opdahl Talks with Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, and Eva Pilgrim, ABC News, about How Prince’s Estate might be Handled if Prince Died Without a Will

Clark Opdahl Talks with Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, and Eva Pilgrim, ABC News, about How Prince’s Estate might be Handled if Prince Died Without a Will

Clark Opdahl talks with Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, and Eva Pilgrim, ABC News, about how Prince’s estate might be handled according to Minnesota Law if Prince died without a Will. By Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, April 23, 2016 Days after Prince’s death, many questions left unanswered   By Eva Pilgrim, ABC News, April 24, 2016 Prince’s Friends,…

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Lisa Spencer Appointed as a Co-Vice Chair of the 4th District Ethics Committee

Lisa Spencer Appointed as a Co-Vice Chair of the 4th District Ethics Committee

The Hennepin County Bar Association named Lisa T. Spencer to this two-year position beginning April 1. The charge of the district ethics committees is to investigate complaints of lawyers’ alleged misconduct and make recommendations to the director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility . The Fourth District Ethics Committee (4th DEC), for Hennepin County,…

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New Associates Allison Plunkett and Eric Friske Join Henson Efron

New Associates Allison Plunkett and Eric Friske Join Henson Efron

Henson Efron, P.A. is pleased to announce Allison M. Plunkett has joined the firm as an associate practicing in business law, and Eric M. Friske joined the firm as an associate practicing in litigation. Allison advises and represents businesses and individuals in a variety of transactions, including choice of business entity, governance structure and operating…

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Stuart Williams was Re-elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy

Stuart Williams was Re-elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy

Stuart Williams, business and environmental litigation attorney, was re-elected president of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. He will continue to serve as president of the Board in 2016 and has been a member of the Board since 2011. The mission of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is to preserve and protect the public health, safety,…

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New Associate Anne Haaland Joins Henson Efron

New Associate Anne Haaland Joins Henson Efron

Henson Efron, P.A. is pleased to announce Anne R. Haaland has joined the firm as an associate practicing exclusively in the area of family law. She will be advising and guiding clients through the difficult process of divorce, custody, child support, maintenance and complex property division matters. Anne also provides alternative dispute resolution services as…

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Christopher J. Burns Named a 2016 Twin Cities Five Star Financial Services Professional

Christopher J. Burns Named a 2016 Twin Cities Five Star Financial Services Professional

Christopher J. Burns, attorney and chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group, has been named a 2016 Twin Cities Five Star Financial Services Professional. To receive the award, a professional must satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with professional excellence in the financial services industry. This is the third…

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Christopher J. Burns Speaking on Charitable Planning: New Twists on Old Favorites

Christopher J. Burns Speaking on Charitable Planning: New Twists on Old Favorites

Christopher Burns is co-presenting Charitable Planning: New Twists on Old Favorites on October 1 at the Insider Briefing hosted by Minnesota Philanthropy Partners. Many professional advisors who recommend split-interest gifts find their clients’ financial needs and charitable objectives often change significantly over time. Told through real life case studies, this session examines early termination of…

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Attorneys Named as The Best Lawyers in America® 2016

Attorneys Named as The Best Lawyers in America® 2016

Henson Efron announced today that seven of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) The seven Henson Efron attorneys named as Best Lawyers for 2016 are: • Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation…

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