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MFAN Members Present CLE for MoreLaw Minneapolis

On May 7, 2014, MFAN members Karin Ciano, Emerald Gratz, and Lynn Walters presented a CLE for MoreLaw Minneapolis entitled “Working Productively (and Ethically) with Freelance Attorneys.” The lunch hour CLE addressed how freelance attorneys can help solo and small firm attorneys who need help managing their...

Delegating on a Deadline: Summary Judgment Motions

Compared to a motion to dismiss under Rule 12, you have acres of time to bring a summary judgment motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. The court will allow several months for fact and expert discovery, and only after discovery concludes will a summary judgment motion be due. The federal summary judgment...

MFAN Member Participates on Panel at MWL Solo/Small Firm Group Meeting

On May 2, 2014, MFAN member Emerald Gratz participated as part of a panel presentation on practice management for the Minnesota Women Lawyers Solo/Small Firm affinity group monthly meeting. Other panelists included a virtual assistant, a representative from MoreLaw Minneapolis, two career service...

Let a freelancer help you enjoy spring and summer!

This has been a winter to remember. Or more accurately, a winter to forget. We have all done so much shoveling, bundling up, slipping on ice. It just seemed like this winter would never end. And spending hours in front of a computer screen or poring over briefs didn’t seem like that much of a sacrifice. But...

MFAN Members Present CLE for HCBA New Lawyers Section

On March 28, 2014, MFAN members Emerald Gratz and Karin Ciano presented a CLE for the Hennepin County Bar Association New Lawyers Section entitled “Starting and Building a Freelance Practice.” The hour-long CLE presentation was attended by more than 40 HCBA members. Emerald and Karin shared information and...

How a Freelancer Can Help With Your Appeal

You’re planning to appeal a decision. Or you know that opposing counsel is planning to do that. How can a freelancer help you? First, you need to know whether or not your decision is appealable. That is governed by the rules of appellate procedure, and some caselaw. An experienced freelancer can help you...

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