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When someone is accused of a crime, the case goes to trial, the person is found not guilty or has the charges dismissed, that does mean that it is all over for them or that there are no consequences. Just being accused of a crime can cost you your job as employers do...
Last weekend my longtime client and friend James (Jim) Hunter was laid to rest. In 27 years of doing this work I have never seen someone who handled extreme adversity, false accusations, the worst case of wrongful arrest and prosecution that I have ever seen, as well...
Landlords and tenants can and should have written rental agreements; leases to set out the obligations of both sides. Because the rental of properties is highly regulated there are limits on what can be in rental agreements. There are also certain rules regarding...
What are they? In short, it is an agreement made to settle a criminal case. The vast majority of criminal charges are resolved by a plea agreement without going to trial. Why is that? For the defendant, the person charged with the crime, trials are risky and...
This post will not say anything about the law, or the legal business, need to take a break from that once in a while. Last Saturday, the Tour of Lakes, bike ride was run here in Brainerd. It is one of hundreds of amateur sporting events all over the upper Midwest...
Wait a minute, you might say summer vacation has not even started yet, what are you talking about with back to school? Where kids attend school is a common issue in family court. It comes up in two ways, when parents live in different school districts, we need to...
If you have been in jail or prison, or know someone who has, you know how important phone calls are. When you are locked up the phone is your lifeline, your connection to loved ones, family, and your attorney. What many people do not know is that, in Minnesota at...
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Edward R. Shaw has been named a Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Less than 3% of Minnesota attorneys are Certified Specialists. Certification is granted after a rigorous selection process...
I am not talking about the temperature outside, which certainly does not need to go down anymore. Family law cases often involve a lot of emotion, anger, and disagreements that turn personal. One of our most important jobs as attorneys is to turn the temperature down,...
I am one who respects the jury system. It is easy for someone to watch a thirty second soundbite on a case and think they know more about it than the jurors who listened to the entire trial. In the OJ case, we now know a lot more than the jury knew at the time of the...