Waconia’s Schram Vineyards is in the news for becoming Minnesota’s first combination brewery & winery. The first reaction by some will be “wait a minute, I thought that in Minnesota you couldn’t operate both a winery and a brewery?!” My …

In Minnesota, a Winery Can Operate a Brewery, But a Brewery May Not Be Able to Operate a Winery; Wait, What? Read more »

      My latest CIC Midwest News Social Media Lawyer column tells the tale of Kelly Blazek, Cleveland’s “2013 Communicator of the Year”, who, shall I say, reacted a bit uncharacteristically to a LinkedIn connection request from Diana Makota.  The …

To Link or Not to Link, That is the Question: A Primer on LinkedIn Etiquette: Social Media Lawyer, Spring 2014 Read more »

This past Sunday I made a brief appearance on WCCO’s News and Views program to discuss with my good friend, Roshini Rajkumar, the status of pending legislation that would allow Minnesota’s craft breweries to open their taprooms for Sunday pint sales …

Teamsters vs. Beer: the Push for Sunday Taproom and Growler Sales in Minnesota and What it Says About Minnesota’s Outdated and Nonsensical Liquor Laws Read more »

Here’s a conversation I’ve had with clients more than a few times: Client:  “I can’t find my company on the Secretary of State website.” Me:  “Check under ‘Inactive’” Client:  “OK, I found it.  Why is my company listed as ‘Inactive’?” …

Avoid Being Administratively Dissolved: The Business Forum Show, April 23, 2014 Read more »

Sometimes pop culture can teach us valuable legal lessons.   For example, what in the world do Mayor McCheese and intermittent windshield wiper blades have to do with non-disclosure agreements?  Plenty, as we discussed in the April 9 edition of The Business …

Nondisclosure Agreements in Business: The Business Forum Show, April 9, 2014 Read more »