Meet the Minnesota Firm Counsel Group

Chuck’s new column does a deep dive into the Minnesota Firm Counsel Group, where large firm general counsel and ethics partners meet to discuss breaking issues of legal ethics and risk [...]

One of the most important skills a young attorney can cultivate is communicating clearly and ethically with clients. Often, client communications will be conducted through email. Although it has [...]

In this month’s column we interview Kent Gernander and review the new fourth edition of his masterful work, “Client Relations Deskbook with eFormbook” — which has now become even more valuable [...]

This column spotlights the hottest issues that are (or should be) on every firm counsel’s radar right now. But this alert is not just for firm counsel: All practicing lawyers, whether or not [...]

This column explores the crucial role of supervisory practices in law firms to prevent ethics complaints and malpractice claims, emphasizing that ethics rules mandate effective supervision of all [...]

Chuck’s most recent Minnesota Lawyer article, “When Not to Use Email,” highlights several situations where a lawyer should not use email. Read the article

Chuck’s most recent Minnesota Lawyer article, “Ethical Emergencies When a Lawyer Makes a Mistake,” addresses the fact that mistakes will happen; we’re all human. But if the firm [...]

Chuck’s article in Minnesota Lawyer provides excellent insights into “The Hypothetical Exception to Client Confidentiality”. Read the article

Chuck’s new article in Bench & Bar of Minnesota provides expanded coverage of “Legal Ethics and Risk Management in the Time of Pandemic”. Read the article.

We are posting Chuck’s 2016 “Benchslaps” column here in connection with a rash of recent judicial orders and opinions lambasting litigation attorneys for not being sufficiently [...]