Publications

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….

Estate planning, trust and probate attorney Christopher J. Burns announced he will be running for re-election to the Woodbury City Council. He was first elected in 2010 and currently chairs the Woodbury Street Rehabilitation Task Force. If re-elected, it would be his second and final term. Read the full article from the Woodbury Bulletin here.

Business law attorney Rochelle L. Hauser represents and advises companies and individuals on a wide variety of corporate and business matters. With extensive legal experience in areas including business formation, reorganizations, and general contract matters, she co-presents a series of legal seminars on different topics for small business owners in collaboration with WomenVenture, an organization…

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed, and the Governor has signed, House Bill 1777 (the “tax bill”). The Henson Efron Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration attorneys would like to highlight a few provisions that may be of interest. 2014 Minnesota Tax Law Changes (PDF)

U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle denied a motion by Chris Kyle’s widow to dismiss former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura’s defamation lawsuit, allowing it to go to trial. Litigation attorney, David Bradley Olsen, said, “Obviously we’re pleased by the decision and we think the judge got it correct. We’ve been saying from the beginning that this…

Henson Efron won a major victory for its client, a Minnesota-based construction contractor specializing in non-destructive excavation, in a Ramsey County District Court of Minnesota jury trial. The lawsuit stemmed from disputes between the founding owners and requested a court-ordered buyout of the opposing parties’ shares. Counterclaims were asserted against the client for breach of…

Litigation attorney Stuart T. Williams was re-elected Vice President of the Minnesota Board of Nursing for 2014. The Minnesota Board of Nursing is the state’s second largest health licensing board and is responsible for licensing and regulating more than 115,000 nurses and all nursing school programs in the state of Minnesota. Williams has served as…

Business law attorneys Jennie A. Clarke and Rochelle L. Hauser will again be facilitating a series of legal seminars in conjunction with WomenVenture. The seminars will consist of an hour of important legal information followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.  Upcoming seminars include: Doing Business on the Internet – 2/20/2014 Choosing Your Legal Entity –…

Kathyrn Graves and Jaime Driggs have some insight when it comes to the revocation of beneficiary designations upon divorce in a family law article in Minnesota Lawyer™. Read more at Revocation of Beneficiary Designations Upon Divorce.

Estate planning, trust and probate attorney, Christopher J. Burns, presented “You Can’t Take ‘It’ With You – How You Can Leave ‘It’ Behind” on February 20, 2014 as part of the 2014 Planning Well Seminar Series. The presentation covered basic estate planning tools such as wills, trust agreements, health care directives, and powers of attorney…

Henson Efron, P.A. is pleased to announce that David Bradley Olsen has been selected as one of Minnesota Lawyer’s “Attorneys of the Year” for 2013. With nearly 26 years of experience, David focuses on litigation in state and federal courts, including litigation of business, commercial, intellectual property, employment, construction, products liability, toxic tort and personal…

William W. Cameron, estate, trust and probate attorney, was named Volunteer of the Month in January for his work with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, a national non-profit organization that trains, educates, and mobilizes photographers to provide professional quality portraits to families facing the untimely death of an infant. Heather Lombardo, the Area…

Minneapolis law firm Henson Efron recently elected Jaime Driggs as shareholder, effective January 1, 2014. Driggs is part of the firm’s Family Law practice group and represents clients in cases ranging from simple, uncontested divorces to complex proceedings involving non-marital tracing, business valuation, spousal maintenance, and division of high net worth marital estates. Driggs is an…

Street Rehabilitation Task Force to Analyze Roadway Conditions and Rehabilitation Strategies Henson Efron announced that attorney and shareholder, Christopher J. Burns, was appointed chair of the Street Rehabilitation Task Force by the Woodbury City Council (of which Burns is a member). The mission of the Street Rehabilitation Task Force is to analyze and make recommendations…