While the COVID-19 health emergency expands across the country and into our region, we are reaching out to our clients to be sure we are receptive to and meeting their various legal needs. The attorneys in our Business and Corporate practice group are ready to provide you with the assistance and guidance you need to...

If I asked you to define “estate plan,” you would likely tell me that an estate plan is an arrangement for the distribution of your assets upon death. I would award you 1/3 credit. Truth is, all of my clients are generous, selfless individuals: they tell me who they want to pass their assets to...

The Minnesota Health Department reported on Monday, March 23 that there are now 235 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota. Schools have been closed, businesses have shut down, and there seem to be new developments to the crisis every day. If you are a parent with a shared parenting time schedule, you may be wondering...

If you and your spouse own iPhones, you might also share an Apple ID. An Apple ID is a username and password combination that syncs to iCloud and allows you to access your settings, photos, messages, etc. across multiple devices. Often times couples will share the same Apple ID to share purchased applications, music, and...

With the federal estate tax exemption currently at $11.58 million for individuals ($23.16 Million for married couples) and the Minnesota estate tax exemption at $3 million, non-tax considerations generally prevail when selecting a particular trust arrangement for the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. However, income taxation is still an important and...

When you are forming your business, the choice of entity is always an important decision – will you incorporate, or form a limited liability company? Will you operate as a partnership – general or limited? What you may not know is that if you are operating in certain professional service fields (medicine and surgery, physician...

Last week, four federal agencies ­–– the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency–– along with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued a joint statement providing financial institutions with much-needed guidance on lending to hemp-related...