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Let a freelancer help you enjoy this fall!

Let a freelancer help you enjoy this fall! The State Fair has come and gone. Nightfall is coming earlier. There is a nip in the air at night. We all know what that means: summer has come and gone, and fall is here. But fall brings its own special pleasures. Let a freelancer help you with your workload, so...

Freelance Attorneys and Immigration Law

Unfortunately, this sign—inviting visitors entering the United States on the Yukon River in Alaska to simply check in with U.S. Customs and Border Protection using the yellow phone on the side of the store in town—isn’t how most foreign nationals are instructed to enter the United States. Immigration...

MFAN Member Karin Ciano Reports from the Great Minnesota Solo and Small Firm Get-Together

Earlier this month I attended Minnesota CLE’s tenth annual Duluth conference, Strategic Solutions for Solo & Small Firms. If you don’t go, you should. It’s a great chance to learn practice management tips applicable to freelance practice, earn CLE credits, get special deals and savings on publications,...

Delegating on a Deadline: Motions to Dismiss

Everybody knows the longer a case goes on, the more money you spend, and that the closer you get to trial, the faster you spend it. If it’s a case you don’t want to try, or believe you shouldn’t have to try, dispositive motions offer a way out. Dispositive motions—motions to dismiss, motions for summary...

Minnesota’s New Appellate Rules: Top 5 Things to Know

Minnesota litigators: new appellate rules went into effect on July 1. Here are the highlights of what you need to know. Don’t prepare an appendix, but your addendum can be longer. As of July 1, 2014, no party may attach an appendix to its brief. Appellants are still required to prepare an addendum...

MFAN Holds Summer Social

On July 9, 2014, MFAN members gathered at Sweeney’s Saloon in St. Paul for a fun summer outing. Those in attendance enjoyed catching up on one another’s practices and brainstorming ideas for MFAN’s next year. Special thanks to everyone who made it, and here’s to another great year...

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