In the Spring 2021 issue of Minnesota Law, a University of Minnesota Law School Magazine, Gislason & Hunter Attorney, Rick J. Halbur and his agricultural lending practice are prominently featured in “A Fertile Niche”. Read Full Article

Documentation is one of the easiest ways for an employer to preserve evidence in a case. Ideally, employers should document every action and decision taken concerning incidents, complaints and disciplinary actions in the workplace, no matter how small the issue may seem. An employer’s documentation should build a timeline from when the incident was reported...

Below are materials and helpful links from Gislason & Hunter’s Commercial Lending Conference, presented on April 7, 2021. PowerPoint Presentation: SBA Updates & Issues PowerPoint Presentation: COVID-19 One Year Later PowerPoint Presentation: Special Issues With Troubled Loans Recording of Conference

In this issue: When Should a Lender Accept a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure? The Who, What, Where, When and Why of an SNDA Special Topics Related to Security Interests in Cash Proceeds Read Full Newsletter

The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a dispute between two financial institutions that may have important impacts on how to approach settlement negotiations with defaulting borrowers going forward. The lawsuit involved Student Loan Finance Corporation (“SLFC”) which was indebted to Great Plains Educational Foundation, Inc. (“Great Plains”) pursuant to a $13.25...

Estate planning is often overlooked until it is too late. Our recent article, Where There’s a Will, There’s a…Wait, discusses the negative effects of waiting too long to plan for the future. These include increased expense, court involvement, familial fighting, and your wishes being ignored. Gislason & Hunter has the knowledge and experience to mitigate...

Late Wednesday, January 13th, the SBA announced that banks with $1 billion in assets or less can start making Third Round PPP loans Friday, January 15th. Banks above that threshold will be able to start Tuesday, January 19th. CDFI institutions and minority-owned institutions started making loans the morning of Monday, January 11th. Thankfully, compared to...