Events/Seminars

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…

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…

As a CPA, you know Minnesota just made major changes to the Minnesota LLC Act.  Please join us to learn about the changes and how they affect you and your clients. Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:15 a.m. Registration and breakfast 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Seminar Sheraton Minneapolis West (Minnetonka) Two CPE credits* Click here to…

“Knowing the importance of family, I enjoy facilitating the transfer of wealth from my clients to the ones they love.” Brigitt Orfield concentrates on estate and tax planning for individuals, families and family businesses; charitable gift planning and administration; trust and estate administration; and elder law. She assists clients with the planning and preparation of…

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…

The article highlights an issue of increasing importance as we see more marriage dissolutions involving older couples who have accumulated an investment portfolio. Read more in Court should consider return on investments from attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs. Previous Articles Family Law: Don’t subpoena mental health records – Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime…

The recently published article in Minnesota MD NEWS, “Your Wealth-care Team: Partnering with Physicians to Grow, Manage and Transfer Wealth” describes how physician groups can benefit from financial and succession planning, and provides the top five financial and estate planning priorities for physicians. “It is generally fair to say that physicians are a well-educated, intelligent group…

The mental health of a party is often at issue when litigating custody or parenting time issues and medical records pertaining to a parent’s mental health can be important evidence. A recent decision from the Court of Appeals calls into question how to go about obtaining a party’s mental health records. Huber v. Vohnoutka, No….

The Minnesota Legislature recently enacted a new Minnesota Trust Code, with the assistance of a committee chaired by Chris Hunt of Fredrikson & Byron. The committee spent about 3,500 hours—yes, you read that right—over 4 and ½ years preparing the bill. Christopher Burns, attorney and Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group at…

Super Lawyers Magazine named more than half of Henson Efron attorneys to the 2015 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 eight times since 2005. For the…

Stuart Williams, business and environmental litigation attorney, was re-appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to a second four-year term to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. He will continue to serve as president of the Board in 2015 and has been a member of the Board since 2011. The mission of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is…

Henson Efron announced that five of its attorneys were honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as North Star Lawyers, recognizing their commitment to pro bono service in 2014. Each attorney volunteered 50 hours or more of their time serving low income Minnesotans last year. Christopher J. Burns – Estate Planning, Trust and Probate…

Christopher Burns, attorney and Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group at Henson Efron, P.A., will share strategies for working with your professional team to develop an intelligent estate plan together with stories of those who have failed to intelligently plan and the consequences of their failures. This June 9 seminar is part…

Four Henson Efron attorneys were featured on the list of “Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota” in the April print edition of Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine. Attorneys were selected from the 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, which uses a patented multiphase selection process in which peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party…

Bruce C. Recher, business litigation attorney, represented three Minnesota residents who were minority shareholders in an Iowa family farm corporation and were awarded more than $4.2 million in a cash buyout as “fair value” of their shares by a judge of the Iowa Business Specialty Court. This was the first trial conducted by the Iowa…

The 2015 legislative session is shaping up to be an interesting one for the family law community. Attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs cover the possible changes and impacts in Pending Family Law Legislation. “This legislative session is shaping up to be an interesting one for the family law community as several bills have been introduced covering a wide…

Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was appointed by the St. Louis Park Mayor and City Council to serve on the Fire Civil Service Commission. Mr. Williams also was elected president of the Commission, which is vested with the authority to regulate and supervise the employment, promotion, discharge and suspension of all sworn full-time fire positions…