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Delegating on a Deadline: Opposing Motions to Dismiss

Posted by on Dec 2, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
One of my last posts considered a defendant making a motion to dismiss; now let’s consider the plaintiff who is facing one. Even after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the Rule 8 pleading standard favors plaintiffs. There are no “magic words” for pleading...
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Brain Science, Mark Twain and Proofreading: Why a Freelancer Will Help

Posted by on Nov 18, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
Why do we keep missing things when we proofread our own work? And what can we do about that? The answers lie in brain science. The brain operates at two levels: a conscious, more careful mode, and an unconscious, instinctive level. That unconscious level processes outside conscious awareness. To prevent...
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Let a freelancer help you enjoy this fall!

Posted by on Sep 16, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
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...
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Freelance Attorneys and Immigration Law

Posted by on Sep 4, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
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...
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Delegating on a Deadline: Motions to Dismiss

Posted by on Jul 30, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
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...
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Minnesota’s New Appellate Rules: Top 5 Things to Know

Posted by on Jul 20, 2014 in Featured Posts, How We Help | 0 comments
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...
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