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Suspended … Hired?
You’ve gone and got yourself suspended (or worse, disbarred1) for committing some serious misconduct! You’ve been suspended by the Minnesota Supreme Court for a period longer than 90 days, such that you are required to apply for reinstatement, undergo an investigation by the Director’s Office, and appear for a reinstatement hearing before a>>>
Cui Bono? (To Whose Good?)
In an address to the opening assembly of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois in August 2009, United States Supreme Court Associate Justice David H. Souter lamented that (unlike the readers of this column) fully two-thirds of U.S. citizens cannot name all three branches of government. At the state legislature we see the judicial branch>>>
The State of the Judiciary: 2010
With the end of his tenure as chief justice in view, Chief Justice Magnuson describes the “whole new normal” environment in which Minnesota courts now operate, identifying both challenges and innovations put forward in response, while reflecting on the need for the judicial system to “hold the line” against growing threats to the courts’>>>
Let’s Make a Deal: Contingency-Fee Mediation & Overburdened Courts
The standing prohibition on contingency-fee mediation conflicts with the courts’ interest in encouraging greater use of alternative dispute resolution. Such conflict may be unnecessary where contingency fees are structured to preserve mediator neutrality and hinge on the value of successful mediation to both parties. Imagine you are a>>>
Finalizing Divorce Proceeding
When divorcing parties appear in court to put their final agreement on the record, there’s risk that one party or the other may later try to reopen the case by making claims such as: 1) I was feeling intimidated, depressed or wasn’t thinking clearly that day; 2) I was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or I didn’t take my medication;>>>
Padilla Motions
Effective Assistance of Counsel Where Pleas Mandate Deportation Effective Assistance of Counsel Where Pleas Mandate Deportation Padilla v. Kentucky expands the 6th Amendment right to counsel for noncitizens while clarifying that where a conviction would automatically lead to deportation the attorney is obliged so to advise the client. The>>>
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