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Stuart T. Williams Elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for 2014
Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was elected President of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for 2014. The Board’s seven members, made up of five pharmacists and two public members, are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor. The Board is responsible for the licensing and regulation of more than 7,000 pharmacists, 1,800 pharmacies, and 9,000…
Stuart T. Williams and Jillian Pearson Featured in Minnesota Lawyer for Recent Defense Victory
Litigation attorneys Stuart T. Williams and Jillian Pearson were recently featured in the Verdicts and Settlements section of Minnesota Lawyer for their defense victory in October. The client was alleged to have misappropriated trade secrets, tortiously interfered with the competitor’s agreements and unfairly competed with the competitor. The case revolved around the accusations that a former…
David Bradley Olsen Comments on Ninth Circuit Native Voting Rights Decision
Indian law attorney David Bradley Olsen is optimistic after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Portland, Oregon, dismissed the Native voting rights lawsuit, Wandering Medicine v. McCulloch, on October 30, 2013. The Montana tribal members’ appeal was dismissed as moot because it applied to reservation polling places that had been denied for the 2012 election,…
Clark D. Opdahl Discusses Legal Netlink Alliance in Minneapolis Star Tribune Interview
Business law attorney and managing partner Clark D. Opdahl was recently interviewed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune to discuss the benefits of being part of Legal Netlink Alliance, an international consortium of law firms sharing legal knowledge and providing legal services to clients around the world. “[W]e can identify firms in other jurisdictions that will take…
Henson Efron Wins Major Defense Jury Victory for Client
Henson Efron announced today a significant defense victory for its client, a provider of worldwide logistics solutions headquartered in Minnesota, in a jury trial conducted in the Dakota County District Court of Minnesota. In the lawsuit, the client was alleged to have misappropriated trade secrets of a competitor, tortiously interfered with the competitor’s agreements and…
David Bradley Olsen Argues Indian Voting Rights in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is poised to decide whether Montana state and local officials violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act when they refused to establish satellite registration and absentee voting offices on the Northern Cheyenne, Crow and Ft. Belknap Indian Reservations. In person absentee and late voter registration offices are available…
Stuart T. Williams Elected Chair of the Practice Act Review Task Force
Litigation and environmental law attorney Stuart T. Williams was elected Chair of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy’s Practice Act Review Task Force on October 11, 2013. The task force was appointed by the Board to review and consider changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act. Williams also serves on the Minnesota Board of Nursing and the…
Christopher J. Burns named a 2014 Five Star Estate Planning Attorney
Christopher J. Burns, chair of Henson Efron’s Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Practice Group, has been selected as a 2014 Five Star Estate Planning Attorney in the Twin Cities area. To receive the award, an estate planning attorney must satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with estate planning attorneys who provide…
Henson Efron Attorneys Named As The Best Lawyers in America® 2014
Minneapolis-based law firm Henson Efron announced today that four of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2014. (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) The four Henson Efron attorneys named as Best Lawyers for 2014 are: Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation…
Jennie A. Clarke Featured in WomenVenture Newsletter for Volunteer Work
Business law attorney Jennie A. Clarke was featured in the WomenVenture newsletter for her volunteer work with the organization. She was joined by another Henson Efron business attorney, Rochelle L. Hauser, in developing the curriculum for a variety of sessions on legal topics for small business owners with WomenVenture Senior Client and Loan Services Officer…
Stuart T. Williams Appointed to Serve on Task Force on the Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Litigation and environmental law attorney Stuart T. Williams has been appointed to serve as a member on the Task Force on the Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers by President Karen Ryle of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) for 2013-2014. The NABP is a professional organization supporting state boards of pharmacy in creating…
John C. Levy Interviewed on WCCO-TV and MPR’s The Daily Circuit, Discusses Food Trucks
Corporate and business law attorney John C. Levy was recently interviewed by WCCO’s Reg Chapman for his story, “Skyway Businesses Shuttering, Point Blame Toward Food Trucks.” As an attorney with a focus on the area of Food Truck law and President of the Minnesota Food Truck Association (MFTA), Levy advocates that food trucks have “enhanced…
David Bradley Olsen Appointed to MN Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure
David Bradley Olsen, business law and litigation attorney at Minneapolis law firm Henson Efron, has been appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court to the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2013. He is one of 18 appointed to this prestigious position. The Advisory Committee is…
Henson Efron Attorneys Named As 2013 North Star Lawyers by Minnesota State Bar Association
Henson Efron announced today that four of its attorneys were honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as North Star Lawyers, recognizing their commitment to pro bono service in 2012. As North Star Lawyers for 2013, Christopher J. Burns, Jaime Driggs, Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. and Scott M. Hagel each volunteered 50 hours of their…
Henson Efron Attorneys Selected in 2013 Minnesota Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars®
Minneapolis law firm Henson Efron has announced that 11 of its attorneys were selected to the 2013 Super Lawyers list for the state of Minnesota by Super Lawyers Magazine, and four of its attorneys were selected to the 2013 Rising Stars list. In addition, family law attorney Alan C. Eidsness was recognized in the top…
David Bradley Olsen Represents Henson Efron’s Indian Law Practice Group at NCAI 2013 Mid-Year Conference
Henson Efron attorney David Bradley Olsen attended the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 2013 Mid-Year Conference on June 24 – June 27, 2013 in Reno, Nevada to represent the firm’s Indian law practice group, which is led by four attorneys: Clark D. Opdahl, David Bradley Olsen, Court J. Anderson, and Rochelle L. Hauser. The…
Hopkins Co-Updates Chapter on Appeals of United States Tax Court Decisions for MN CLE
Tax attorney Stephen L. Hopkins has co-updated a chapter for Minnesota CLE on appeals of United States Tax Court decisions to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals with John Barrie, partner at Bryan Cave. The chapter discusses the procedures that apply to review of cases on appeal from the United States Tax Court. It includes an…
Hagel and Clarke present at MNACCA
Business law attorneys Scott M. Hagel and Jennie A. Clarke presented “The Devil’s in the Details: Strategies and Tactics for Effective Agreement Negotiation” at the Minnesota Associate of Corporate Counsel (MNACCA) In-House Counsel Conference on June 20. When negotiating agreements, it’s the details that keep you up at night. This session will provide an overview…