THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

| June 7, 2013

The Minnesota Legislature recently passed, and the Governor has signed, an omnibus tax bill which has wide-ranging tax consequences. Many of those consequences have been covered by local media, and the Henson Efron Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration attorneys would like to share a few concerns regarding the estate and gift tax changes. Minnesota Tax […]

| June 4, 2013

Attorney John C. Levy was recently interviewed for a story in Minnesota Lawyer on the growing legal industry for food trucks. Levy, president of MFTA and co-owner of AZ Canteen, said that he wants to help develop the best practices for food trucks, be an advocate and a source for information when trucks deal with licensing, […]

| June 2, 2013

At the end of 2012, fearing the federal gift exemption was about to shrink from $5.12 million to $1 million, many affluent individuals made gifts to family members. To almost everyone’s surprise, however, not only did Congress renew the $5.12 million federal gift tax exemption, they increased it to $5.25 million. Estate planning, trust and […]

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As a real estate attorney, Mollie R. Anderson is the animated and insightful author of The Dirt, a blog focused on news and analysis of issues in commercial real estate law. Mollie not only counsels business owners and developers at all stages of commercial real estate acquisitions, sales and leasing, she is also a member of the […]

The Importance of Clarity in Marital Liens

By: Alan Eidsness , Jaime Driggs | Minnesota Lawyer | May 13, 2013

An equitable division of property can be difficult when the homestead is the only asset with equity and won’t be sold immediately. A marital lien in favor of the party moving out may be the only option but careful consideration must be given when drafting the decree to ensure all parties’ intentions are fulfilled. Read […]

| May 8, 2013

Corporate and business law attorney John C. Levy was recently featured in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal on his presidency and efforts behind the founding of the Minnesota Food Truck Association. Levy, chief manager and co-owner of celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern’s AZ Canteen food truck, shared his thoughts on his new Food Truck law focus, “Through […]