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 7.1, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 7.2, MRPCRule 7.3, MRPCRule 7.4, MRPC

Primary Subject: Advertising

Secondary Subject: FeesSolicitationSpecializationRegulation of Attorney AdvertisingAmendments (2005), MRPCAmendments to Rule 7, MRPC

May 1, 2006
Thomas F. Ascher

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: Rule 1.15, MRPC

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: Trust Accounts/IOLTA

Secondary Subject: Safekeeping Overdraft Notice Program Trust Account Management

April 1, 2006
Betty M. Shaw

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: Disciplinary System

Secondary Subject: Access to Disciplinary SystemPrior DisciplineDisciplinary CasesDiscipline RecordsProfessional Responsibility ResourcesKnowledge of the Rules OLPR/LPRB

April 1, 2006
Craig D. Klausing

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: Rule 3.3, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.0(n), MRPCRule 1.2(a), MRPCRule 3.3(b), MRPC

Primary Subject: Professional Obligations

Secondary Subject: Candor to the CourtCriminal or Fraudulent Client ConductDisclosure of ConfidencesFraud or Deception by ClientPerjuryCommunication

March 1, 2006
Patrick R. Burns

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.4(b), MRPCRule 1.5, MRPCRule 1.7(b), MRPCRule 1.8(a), MRPCRule 1.15, MRPCRule 1.16(d), MRPCRule 3.1, MRPCRule 4.2, MRPCRule 4.4, MRPCRule 5.1(a), MRPC

Primary Subject: Admonitions

Secondary Subject: Summary of Admonitions ArticlesClientsConduct Prejudicial to the Administration of JusticeConflicts of InterestLaw Firms/LawyersProfessional ObligationsFeesRepresentation

March 1, 2006
Betty M. Shaw

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: Rule 5.1, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 5.5, MRPC

Primary Subject: Professional Firms, Corporations & Business Entities

Secondary Subject: FilingsDissolution of Professional Firms, etc.Professional Firms ActMulti-Disciplinary Practice

February 1, 2006
Cassie Hanson

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: OLPR/LPRB

Secondary Subject: History & DevelopmentBackground/General

February 1, 2006
Kent A. Gernander and Chuck Lundberg

Bench and Bar

Primary Rule: Rule 1.16(c), MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.1, MRPCRule 1.16(d), MRPC

Primary Subject: Representation

Secondary Subject: Mandatory & Permissive WithdrawalAdvising ClientsFormer ClientsLimited Scope Legal AssistanceClient Files & PropertyDeclining, Terminating or Withdrawing from RepresentationCompetenceDuties Upon Withdrawal/Termination

January 1, 2006
Timothy M. Burke

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: Rule 1.13, MRPC

Secondary Rule: Rule 1.2, MRPCRule 1.4, MRPCRule 1.6, MRPCRule 1.7, MRPCRule 1.9, MRPC

Primary Subject: Clients

Secondary Subject: Attorney-Client RelationshipAdvising ClientsCurrent ClientsFormation of Attorney-Client RelationshipLimited Scope Legal AssistanceCommunicationConfidentialityConflicts of InterestRepresentation

December 1, 2005
Thomas F. Ascher

Minnesota Lawyer

Primary Rule: No Specific Primary Rule

Secondary Rule: None

Primary Subject: OLPR/LPRB

Secondary Subject: Changes/PeopleHistory & Development

December 1, 2005
Kenneth L. Jorgensen

Bench and Bar