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Co-Authored by: Alec Sherod & Evelyn O’Brien American farmers rely on supply chains that stretch far beyond the United States’ borders. Accordingly, geopolitics plays a critical role in determining the input costs that farmers face, from fertilizer and fuel to agricultural equipment. As geopolitical tensions rise and production prices remain...
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What Actually Matters—and Where People Get Hurt Oil and gas leases are not standard contracts. They can lock up property interests for decades, shift millions of dollars through a single sentence, and quietly transfer leverage from the mineral owner to the operator if drafted carelessly. Most problems don’t come from...
Billing the Right Way—What Every New Attorney Needs to Know This month’s feature is different than our typical writing-focused one, but it is just as important. Knowing how to bill will save you time and avoid lots of stress. Most new attorneys start their first job knowing how to research,...
Hellmuth & Johnson and TMG Consulting will present a joint seminar on April 29 at 8:00 am. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Blake Nelson, construction law attorney with Hellmuth & Johnson, and Tom Klein, CFO of TMG Consulting, will discuss the most common mistakes made by construction industry professionals and how...
As Minnesota’s cannabis market develops, we’re starting to see a pattern developing alongside it: cannabis industry members using AI tools to draft and generate legal documents. A primary reason for this is the belief that documents of sufficient legal quality can be drafted at a fraction of the cost of...
Noncitizen spouses are treated differently from U.S. citizen spouses for estate and gift tax purposes. They do not get the unlimited marital deduction. Married US citizen spouses can generally transfer unlimited amounts of money between each other during life or upon death in various qualifying ways without any gift...
…And Why Every Bulldog Lawyer Insists on Them Most business partner disputes don’t start with betrayal. They start with silence. Silence about what happens when partners disagree. Silence about exits, transfers, divorce, disability, or deadlock. Silence that gets filled later—with lawyers, litigation, and regret. After decades of cleaning up business...
The Hellmuth & Johnson HOA practice group will present its annual fall seminar on November 15th at 9:00 am. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Topics for this seminar include information about: Collections & Foreclosures Insurance Policy Deadlines that Matter Hot Topics in Community Association Law Presenters Anthony Remick Ayesha Khan Kristine...
For individuals age 70½ and older, a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from an IRA is one of the most efficient ways to support charitable causes, especially when those funds are not needed for living expenses. A QCD allows you to transfer up to $111,000 per year (2026 limit, indexed for...
Every spring, many property owners are shocked to discover new cracks or structural movement caused by winter freeze-thaw cycles. Shifting foundations, cracked concrete, damaged pool decks, and new drainage issues are all common problems for property owners in cold-weather states like Minnesota and Wisconsin. While some earth movement or cracking...
A Visit from the Word Police Language is a precision tool. Used well, it clarifies thinking, sharpens arguments, and signals competence. Used badly, it does the opposite. It muddles meaning. It undermines credibility. And in law, business, and negotiation, it quietly costs people leverage. Which is why the word police...