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Lisa T. Spencer
Lisa T. Spencer represents clients in all areas of family law, with an emphasis on cases involving complex financial issues. She also assists clients in formulating effective parenting plans with an eye toward minimizing the effects of divorce on children. Lisa is a frequent guest speaker on family law topics, including premarital and postnuptial agreements,…
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…
Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
In their article, “Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl,” family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs examined the recent United States Supreme Court decision addressing the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The case involved the difficult issues of race, fathers’ rights, adoption placement, and Indian rights. Though it had the potential to provide a meaningful…
Henson Efron Ranked 2014 “Best Law Firm” By U.S. News & World Report And Best Lawyers®
Four practice areas at the Minneapolis law firm Henson Efron were recently included in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list in the Minneapolis metropolitan area by U.S. News Media Group, the publishers of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. As part of this year’s ranking, Henson Efron’s Family Law and Family Law Mediation…
Alan C. Eidsness and Lisa T. Spencer Cover Retirement Benefits in Antenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently determined that broad provisions for the waiver of retirement benefits in antenuptial and postnuptial agreements are ineffective if the terms lack strict conformity with 29 U.S.C. §1055(c)(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Lisa T. Spencer discuss the Court’s decision…
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…
Alan C. Eidsness, Melissa J. Nilsson and Jaime Driggs Consider the Impact of Haefele v. Haefele on Child Support Litigation
The Supreme Court’s decision in Haefele v. Haefele changed the landscape in child support litigation involving owners of closely-held businesses. Before Haefele, disputes in such cases frequently centered on the availability of the owner’s income. The reason for retaining earnings, degree of control, and true cash flow were always topics of inquiry and debate. After Haefele, these considerations still matter, but not with respect to calculating income and…
Jennie A. Clarke and Mollie R. Anderson to Present “Real Estate & Landlord/Tenant Matters”
Business law attorney Jennie A. Clarke will be joined by real estate attorney Mollie R. Anderson on November 18, 2013 to present Henson Efron’s second seminar in conjunction with WomenVenture – “Real Estate & Landlord/Tenant Matters.” The seminar will address legal issues regarding leasing of commercial real estate space and landlord/tenant negotiations, and will include…
Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs Examine Vocational Evaluations
The importance of vocational assessments became unmistakable after Passolt v. Passolt but while some types of evaluations are provided for by statute, none exist for vocational evaluations. Read family law attorneys Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs’ analysis on requesting vocational evaluations after Graybow v. Graybow. The article is part of a series previously printed…
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,…
Alan C. Eidsness and Jaime Driggs Co-Author Family Law Article
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…
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…
Alan C. Eidsness and Melissa J. Nilsson present “Get Ready to Deviate: Calculating Gross Income of Business Owners in light of Haefele v. Haefele”
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 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…
David Bradley Olsen
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…
Stephen L. Hopkins Discusses Section 877A Expatriation Tax
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…