Henson Efron has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms, a testament to our unwavering commitment to legal excellence. Ranked by Best Law Firms regionally in 19 practice areas, Henson Efron has distinguished itself in the legal industry, earning this prestigious accolade. Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with impressive ratings from clients and peers. “At Best Lawyers, we are proud to recognize law firms that show an unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction,” said Philip Greer,…
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,…
Family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs co-authored “Parenting Consultants: Lessons from the Case Law,” which covers recent court decisions that shed light on the challenging issues raised by the use of parenting consultants. The article is part of a series previously printed in Minnesota Lawyer concerning topics relevant to the area of…
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…
Family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Melissa J. Nilsson presented “Get Ready to Deviate: Calculating Gross Income of Business Owners in light of Haefele v. Haefele” for a Hennepin County Bar Association – Family Law Section CLE session on October 9, 2013. The session addressed the impact of the Minnesota Supreme Court decision of…
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…
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…
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…
A litigation attorney, David Bradley Olsen also represents athletes and entertainers and recently expanded his practice to include Indian law. In 2013, David was appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court to the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure and was selected, again, for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers. Along with his accomplished…
Tax law attorney Stephen L. Hopkins presented “Eduardo Saverin and Section 877A Expatriation Tax” on September 19, 2013 at a Minnesota State Bar Association section education meeting. The presentation gave an overview of Section 877A, which deems all property of a covered expatriate is sold for its fair market value on the day before the…
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…
Business law attorney and President of the Minnesota Food Truck Association (MFTA), John C. Levy, met with Mike Mulligan and Doug Sams of the Downtown Food Committee to discuss possible solutions to the conflict between downtown restaurants and food trucks. At the meeting, the possibility of designated parking zones, which would clear the congestion of…
Christopher J. Burns, Chair of the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust practice group, will join Joe Larkin, vice president of AdvisorNet Insurance and shareholder at AdvisorNet Financial, to present Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples at the Planning for Success Financial Planning Symposium on October 14, 2013 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The seminar will address…
Henson Efron hosted over 60 members from across the country along with attorneys from Belgium, Italy, Brazil and France (to name a few) for Legal Netlink Alliance’s (LNA) 20th anniversary conference. On Friday, September 27, 2013, attendees heard former Vice President Walter Mondale speak on the topic of U.S. intelligence agencies and the Foreign Intelligence…
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal featured Stanley Efron, William Forsyth, Alan Eidsness, and Joseph Dixon, Jr. in the “People on the Move” section for being selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers…
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…
Business law attorneys Jennie A. Clarke and Rochelle L. Hauser will be presenting “Get it in Writing” on September 26 as part of a series of legal seminars with WomenVenture. This seminar will provide a legal overview on important organizational documents and cover issues such as record retention, employment records, and written contracts. Clarke and…
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…
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…
