The role of formal mediation has expanded greatly in the last 30 years. Mediation and related processes are used extensively in the legal system in civil and family law cases. It is also used to resolve conflicts in employment between employees and between employees and the employer. Community mediation has grown to address conflict in …
Understanding Express Easements: A Guide for Property Owners
Legal access to one’s land is essential, whether it be for residential, commercial, or agricultural purposes. Legal access to property can be established through various means, including express easements, prescriptive easements, implied easements and easements by estoppel. This article explores the key aspects of express easements, their legal framework, and best practices for property owners …
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Attorneys at Fryberger Law Firm Named Minnesota Super Lawyers and Minnesota Rising Star
DULUTH, MN—Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. is proud to announce four attorneys: Stephanie A. Ball, Robert R. Kanuit, Paul B. Kilgore, and Paul A. Loraas were named 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers. Through a rigorous selection process, Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers in their state who distinguished themselves within their practice – an honor only 5% …
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Attorney Dan Burns Joins Fryberger Law Firm
DULUTH, MN — Duluth-based law firm Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. recently announced the addition of attorney Dan Burns. Burns grew up in Tampa, Florida. He attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and graduated magna cum laude in 2011. Burns then found his way to Minnesota where he studied at the …
Two Steps for Successful Contracting
In a contract for services where something is created, whether a smartphone application, artwork for an ad campaign, a product which will go to market, or other item capable of ownership, establishing who will own the items produced is important for both the creating and receiving parties. It is also important to set expectations at …
2024 Minnesota Legislative Session Preview
Minnesota lawmakers are set to return to Saint Paul for the second year of the legislative biennium on February 12, 2024. The first year of the biennium saw a flurry of action on a wide range of issues. This was made possible because the Democrat Farm Labor (“DFL”) party controls all three chambers of state …
The Right Way to RIF
It appears the economic soft landing the Federal Reserve Bank and just about everyone else had hoped for is on, but some headline-grabbing negativity of layoffs at a number of major companies has occurred. A reduction-in-force (RIF) is a common occurrence in eras of economic flattening and downtrends. At times a RIF can be necessary …
Getting Into the Weed(s) on Cannabis
Many Minnesotans rolled a legal joint on August 1, 2023. The new law was a long-time in the making and provides over 200 pages of regulatory framework for all things cannabis. This article aims to provides a 10,000-foot view of the new cannabis law and educate on how this law may affect you and your …
