News & Articles

News & Articles

News and Articles below provide a range of information and are listed in reverse chronological order. Sort Articles by Rule or Subject. Download printable versions of information within each Article, Announcement or Press Release.

Primary Rule: Rule 1.15(h), MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.15(i), MRPC

Primary Subject: Trust Accounts/IOLTA

Secondary Subject: Books & Records

April 1, 2007
Martin A. Cole

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: Rule 3.2, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.15(c), MRPCRule 1.16(d), MRPCRule 1.16(g), MRPCRule 1.5(b), MRPCRule 1.6(b), MRPCRule 1.8(c), MRPCRule 3.1, MRPCRule 4.2, MRPCRule 4.4, MRPCRule 5.8, MRPCRule 7.3, MRPCRule 7.4(d), MRPCRule 8.4(d), MRPCRule 21, RLPR

Primary Subject: Admonitions

Secondary Subject: Summary of Admonitions ArticlesFee AgreementsCandorFrivolous LitigationLiens on Client Files/PropertyMisleading AdvertisingFriends/Family/BeneficiariesCooperation/Non-Cooperation

March 1, 2007
Martin A. Cole

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: Rule 1.8(c), MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 7.3, MRPCRule 12, MN State Board CLE

Primary Subject: Clients

Secondary Subject: Friends/Family/BeneficiariesIn PersonAttorney Registration & CLE Requirements

February 1, 2007
Martin A. Cole

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: Rule 1.5(e), MRPC

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: Fees

Secondary Subject: Fee Splitting/Referral Fees

February 1, 2007
Timothy M. Burke

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: Rule 1.11, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.9, MRPCRule 1.10, MRPC

Primary Subject: Conflicts of Interest

Secondary Subject: Government Attorneys

December 1, 2006
Thomas F. Ascher

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: Disciplinary System

Secondary Subject: DisbarmentAttorney Registration & CLE RequirementsChanges/PeopleSuspensionFailure to Pay Attorney Registration FeesReports & ReviewsComplaint Records

December 1, 2006
Martin A. Cole

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: Disciplinary System

Secondary Subject: Overdraft Notice ProgramClient Security Board & FundSummary Dismissal GuidelinesOther JurisdictionsAuditsTrust Account ManagementProcess & ProcedureInvestigations & ProsecutionsMalpractice

November 1, 2006
Martin A. Cole

Bench and Bar