Rich Ostlund brings years of experience in business, governance and championing community health care to his role as Chair on the Board of Directors at Fairview Health Services. Ostlund has spent decades supporting community health initiatives in multiple charities and […]
Legal Aid’s State Support team is proud to introduce a newly overhauled statewide legal website: LawHelpMN. “We are so excited about this project,” says Communications Coordinator Mary Rea. “The old LawHelpMN had reams of useful information but it wasn’t filtered […]
The Minnesota Legislature is currently discussing a bill to allow electronic monitoring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The concept is straightforward – a person wants to place a camera in their living space to record interactions with those […]
I am convinced that every lawyer is well-intentioned when it comes to having a desire to market and grow their practice. I also know the only way to turn good intentions into success is to act. Over the past 25+ […]
Law is one thing in theory, and another in practice. In every practice area, Legal Aid attorneys encounter statutes where gaps or ambiguity leave broad room for interpretation and create unintended impediments to justice. Legal Aid’s Legal Services Advocacy Project […]
Graduating from law school is an exciting time in your life. You have studied hard, read more than you thought you could, and reached your goal – passing the bar exam! This article is geared toward those of you who […]
As a 1L at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Beau Fike sought out a student support group for those in recovery from substance abuse. But Fike soon realized there were others in need of help who would be unlikely to […]
On my 40th birthday, I was thinking about the accomplishments of my life and career. Was it enough? Did I follow the right paths in life? I finished undergrad and law school. I was married to a really nice guy […]
Most of the lawyers I work with across the country enjoy brainstorming new ideas; especially this time of year. Often, they look at what other lawyers are doing and say, “If THIS firm is doing it, we should be too!” […]
If someone calls Legal Aid during business hours, a human being answers the phone and speaks with them. In a typical month, the Minneapolis office’s intake team fields over 3,500 of those calls. In addition to directing all incoming inquiries, […]
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