My favorite NFL player of all-time is former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton. I never saw Fran play live, but as a kid watching video highlights of “old #10” scrambling out of the reach of defenders and making something out …
The Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is a great place in which to start a new business. Starting a business can be a daunting task, but there are a number of local organizations and resources which exist for the purpose of …
Last week I was on the phone with an attorney who represents one of the big lenders in town. I was calling him to check on the status of a settlement in a small matter involving his big lender client …
Years ago, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education put on a seminar entitled “Mechanics Liens: Traps for the Unwary.” Truer words were never spoken. It seems that at least once a year there is a Minnesota court decision which adds another nuance …
“Lien on Me”: Minnesota Lenders Need to Take Note of Recent Mechanics Lien Case Read more »
As I write this from my home office in the suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, the local T.V. station is live on air with nonstop coverage of another wild summer weather night here in Minnesota. The news reports …
This past Thursday evening I had the privilege of attending the Twin Cities Business 2009 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame dinner. Five men – Viet Ngo, Dennis Frandsen, Edward Jay Phillips, Michael Fiterman and Carl Platou – were honored for …
A byproduct of the current real estate market is the need for lenders and other creditors to distinguish between a lien release and a lien satisfaction. Whether the lien at issue is a mortgage lien, a mechanics lien, a judgment …
I Can’t GIVE No Satisfaction (with Apologies to the Rolling Stones) Read more »
Ask any startup business owner these days what the greatest challenge he/she faces is access to capital. Even in a good economy, startup businesses struggle to find any sort of bank financing, be it traditional or some type of SBA …
Show Me the Money: Financing a New Business in Today’s Economy Read more »
“The first thing we do,” said the character in Shakespeare’s Henry VI, is “kill all the lawyers.” Contrary to popular belief, the proposal was not designed to restore sanity to commercial life. Rather, it was intended to eliminate those who …
Vietnamese Lawyer Arrested For Support of Pro-Democracy Activities Read more »
Over the course of my career as a real estate attorney, I have formed several homeowners associations. Most of the associations I have formed were for condominium and townhome developments, but I have had my hands in a few single …