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Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was appointed by the President of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to the Task Force to Examine Strategies for Preventing and Reacting to Pharmacy Robberies and Theft. The newly formed Task Force will address the recent increase of theft of controlled substances caused by the national epidemic…

Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was appointed by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services to the Drug Formulary Committee. He is the sole public member and will serve a three-year term. The Committee, whose other members are made up of physicians and pharmacists, advises the Commissioner on drug coverage issues for Minnesota’s…

Melissa Nilsson and William Forsyth have some insight when it comes to spending with a spousal maintenance agreement in a family law article in Minnesota Lawyer™. Spousal maintenance is a tough issue for many reasons and individual spending patterns can make it even more challenging. Read more at Spending Patterns and Resulting Effects on Spousal…

Henson Efron announced today that six of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) The six Henson Efron attorneys named as Best Lawyers for 2015 are: Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation Alan C….

Jesse Ventura was awarded $500,000 for defamation and more than $1.34 million for “unjust enrichment” by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Tuesday, having successfully established that Chris Kyle defamed him in his book American Sniper and in later promotional interviews. In order to succeed, Ventura had to…

Super Lawyers Magazine named more than half of Henson Efron attorneys to the 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for the state of Minnesota.  In addition, family law attorney Alan C. Eidsness was recognized in the top 10 of the overall Minnesota Super Lawyers list, a distinction he has received seven times since 2005. …

Business law attorneys Jennie A. Clarke and Rochelle L. Hauser will be presenting their “Choosing Your Legal Entity” seminar for business owners in conjunction with WomenVenture. This seminar addresses the importance of choosing the right business structure and provides an overview of structural and operational differences. Consisting of an hour of important legal information followed…

Family law attorney Kathryn A. Graves was appointed a public member to the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy by Governor Mark Dayton on June 16, 2014 for a four year term. The Board regulates the healthcare practice of marriage and family therapists by setting and enforcing licensure qualifications and competency standards. It is…

Minnesota’s revocation-upon-divorce statute establishes the automatic revocation of a spouse as a beneficiary in the event of divorce. However, there are many instances where a spouse would want his or her ex to remain a beneficiary. To address this issue, family law attorneys Kathryn A. Graves and Jaime Driggs discuss the importance of comprehensive drafting…

Henson Efron attorney Alan C Eidsness successfully represented two doctors before the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice in May of 2014. He persuaded the Board’s Complaint Review Committee that there was no basis for discipline against the doctors for allegedly over-prescribing pain medication. After the hearings, each case was dismissed.

Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was appointed to the Client Security Board by the Minnesota Supreme Court for a three-year term starting on July 1, 2014. In coordination with the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, the Client Security Board oversees the administration of the Client Security Fund to investigate and handle claims for compensation resulting…

Congratulations to Christopher J. Burns, Joseph T. Dixon, Jr., Kathryn A. Graves, Scott A. Neilson, David Bradley Olsen, and Clark D. Opdahl for being recognized as 2014 North Star Lawyers. This year, the Minnesota State Bar Association certified pro bono service for over 950 attorneys and will celebrate with a full page recognition in the…

Four Henson Efron attorneys were featured on the list of “Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota” in the April print edition of Mpls/St. Paul Magazine.  Attorneys were selected from the 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, which uses a patented multiphase selection process in which peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research….