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We are proud to announce Henson Efron attorneys Christopher Burns, Caitlin Deal, Joe Dixon Jr., Katy Graves, Anne Haaland, Sarah J. Hewitt, Amy M. Krupinski, Scott Neilson, Lisa Spencer, Lloyd Stern, Dylan Wallace and Kelly Zech have been recognized as 2023 North Star Lawyers by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized…

We are proud to announce Henson Efron attorneys Christopher Burns, Katy Graves, Anne Haaland, Sarah J. Hewitt, Scott Neilson, Brigitt Orfield and Lloyd Stern have been recognized as 2022 North Star Leaders by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 685 North Star Lawyers who, in 2022, certified that they provided at…

We are proud to announce Henson Efron attorneys Christopher Burns, Katy Graves, Anne Haaland, Scott Neilson and Lisa Spencer have been recognized as 2021 North Star Lawyers by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 747 North Star Lawyers who, in 2021, certified that they provided at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services annually…

Henson Efron is proud to announce attorneys Christopher Burns, Sarvesh Desai, Katy Graves, Anne Haaland and Scott Neilson were named 2019 North Star Lawyers by the MN State Bar Association for generously donating their time and talent to those who could not afford counsel otherwise. Their contributions exemplify the Firm’s commitment to our community.  The Minnesota State Bar Association…

We are proud to announce Christopher Burns, Kathryn Graves and Taylor Kaster have been named North Star Lawyers by the Minnesota State Bar Association. By generously donating 50+ hours of their legal services to those who otherwise could not afford legal counsel, they help change lives within the community.

Stuart Williams, business and environmental litigation attorney, was re-elected president of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for a fifth term. He served as president in 2017 and will continue to serve as president of the Board in 2018. Stuart has been a member since 2011. The mission of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is to…

Rochelle Hauser and Allison Plunkett, both graduates of William Mitchell College of Law, spend up to five hours every week grading papers and interacting with part-time students of the HYBRID J.D.℠ program of their alma mater. This program, the first and only of its kind offered by an ABA-approved law school in the country, is in its third year…

Joseph T. Dixon Jr. has been recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) receiving the 2017 John D. Levine Pro Bono Distinguished Service Award. This award is presented each year to a volunteer who has provided years of service exemplifying the spirit of pro bono legal service and access to justice for those in poverty….

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 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….

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 2017 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,…

The Double Dog Dare Challenge raises funds for Northern Star Council, Boy Scouts of America, an organization serving youth in central Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Christopher and team members secured pledges so they could rappel from U.S. Bank Plaza in Minneapolis on September 9, 2016. This is the “wildest fundraiser ever” and we applaud you!

New global networking group for women comes to the Twin Cities. The new local chapter of Ellevate will kick off with a June 21 event. Minnesota women play an ever more prominent role in business, but making critical connections across sectors can sometimes be difficult. In June, the Twin Cities is officially launching a local…

Henson Efron announced that six of its attorneys were honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as North Star Lawyers, recognizing their commitment to pro bono service in 2015. Each attorney volunteered 50 hours or more of their time serving low income Minnesotans last year. Christopher J. Burns – Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Jaime…

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,…

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,…

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…