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It is easy to take the good things in life for granted, until you lose them, and then you realize how important they were. Most of us in this country have taken for granted the rule of law and stable transfers of power following elections. Elections happen, we may...

Until recently, travel was a major limitation for clients in finding attorneys to take their cases.  Clients needed to locate attorneys close to where their case was or pay increased fees for travel time.  That is not an issue now, virtually all cases are being...

With record high cases in the area, and kids out of school, many of us, including me are not leaving our houses unless we absolutely have to, for work, or other essentials.  Between watching the kids and needing to stay safe it is tough to get out.  If you have legal...

All of the staff at Ed Shaw Law would like to thank our veterans.  As we face what is our greatest national challenge in decades, one that will require all of us make some concessions for the national interest, we need to remember those who have made what were...

The old saying goes every cloud has a silver lining.  The pandemic has been a huge cloud on all of us, almost a quarter million deaths in this country, hundreds of thousands more seriously ill, sometimes for weeks, businesses and schools closed, jobs lost, family...

It has been a tough couple weeks. Covid infection rates in Northern Minnesota are hitting all time highs, with no signs of letting up. The situation in the states on all sides of Minnesota is even worse, the Dakotas lead the nation in infection rates, Iowa and...

A great TV show back in the day, remembered by those of us with a few years under our belts.  The term family also comes up now in housing law.  Minnesota has a moratorium on all residential evictions.  Recently, an exception was made to the moratorium which allows a...

We were saddened to hear of the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.  Her passing ends a career that overcame adversity which most of us cannot comprehend in order to become one of the 9 highest ranking judicial officers in the country.  She grew up in...

The first day of school is exciting, and stressful even in normal times.  Now, in addition to worrying about new teachers and friends, parents have to also be concerned about keeping their kids and families safe from infection.  A new challenge, what do you do when...

Contrary to popular belief, the eviction moratorium does not mean that no evictions can happen.  From the beginning, evictions have been allowed for drug use/sales, and other illegal activity.  Over the last few months the moratorium has been loosened to allow...