Minnesota Lawyer articles from June 2008

Minnesota Lawyer archives from June 2008

Minnesota Supreme Court assured of one contested race.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Mark Cohen It now appears clear that there's going to be at least one contested race for the Minnesota Supreme Court in the 2008 election cycle. Tim Tingelstad, a magistrate in the 9th Judicial District, told Minnesota Lawyer...

Minnesota Supreme Court rules girlfriend is not entitled to No-Fault survivors' benefits.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Barbara Jones A live-in girlfriend of a deceased insured is not entitled to collect survivors' economic loss benefits under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court said that the...

Lawyers find bike-accident cases can be a bumpy road.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman Most everyone who's spent much time on a bicycle knows the feeling of dread that comes with seeing a car come your way -- and realizing the driver doesn't see you. Most such encounters only result in a racing heartbeat,...

Special masters named for victim compensation fund in Minnesota.(Susan M. Holden, Steven J. Kirsch and Michael D. Tewksbury)(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Minnesota Chief Justice Russell A. Anderson has named Susan M. Holden, Steven J. Kirsch and Michael D. Tewksbury to serve as members of the legislatively mandated special master panel to consider claims, make...

Minnesota Court of Appeals affirms $30.2M award to Metris executive.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury award of $30.2 million in severance benefits to a former executive of Metris Companies, as well as an $11.5 million award in attorney fees to the law firm...

NAPABA to hold regional conference in Minneapolis.(National Asian Pacific American Bar Association)(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association will be hosting the first-ever regional conference for the Central Region later this month. It's expected that on June 13 and...

Minnesota Supreme Court says defendant forfeited right to confrontation.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed the decision by a Ramsey County District Court jury to convict Moua Her of first-degree domestic abuse murder for the stabbing death of his estranged wife, Sheng Vang....

Report: Increased violence against GLBT community in Minnesota.(gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender)(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff A new report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs shows that for the second year in a row, violence, harassment and intimidation against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in...

Hennepin County Bar Association's professionalism pledge drive spawns interest.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Early last month, Hennepin County Bar Association members began receiving invitations from the bar group to sign a Lawyer's Pledge of Professionalism as a symbol of their commitment to the high standards embodied in...

MSBA convention organizers: Chart your course to Duluth.(Minnesota State Bar Association)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Planners of the Minnesota State Bar Association's annual convention say it's going to be a fun and educational outing for lawyers -- one that they and their families will enjoy. Aside from a picturesque Duluth...

The Minnesota State Bar Assn. goes 'green' with its convention this year.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore To accomplish the 2008 Convention Committee's commitment to reducing the impact of the convention on the environment, several initiatives were developed this year: * All printed materials were printed using soy...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff A Legal Aid legend is stepping down The Fund for Legal Aid is losing a champion. Nancy Kleeman has announced that she will step down as executive director this summer after four years at the fund and more...

Navigating accusations of sexual abuse in custody cases.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman By their very nature, custody battles are exhausting and emotionally fraught. But something that can make raw feelings even worse is when one parent introduces allegations of sexual abuse into the proceedings. How to...

Commentary: The billable-hour trap.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll In a recent column, Jeff Bleich, president of the State Bar of California, raised the specter of the billable hour trap. He maintains that the profession must change its fee structure and move away from the current...

Verdicts & Settlements June 2, 2008: Truck driver falls asleep, strikes van head-on.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Plaintiff's Summary of the Case: Plaintiff David Hayes, age 45, was a self-employed electrician who was driving his company van near Lakeville when the defendant truck driver fell asleep and struck him...

Service of Order for Protection.(Brief article)
June 2, 2008... Service of an order for protection by publication under the Minnesota Domestic Abuse Act, section 518B.01, subdivision 5(f), is ineffective unless, first, there has been an attempt at personal service by law-enforcement personnel that has...

Minnesota Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Weekly Minnesota Supreme Court Civil Opinions Insurance No-Fault; Dependent The District Court did not err in concluding that the definition of dependent in Minn. Stat. sec. 65B.44, subd. 6 (2006), is limited to...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Published Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Weekly Minnesota Court of Appeals Published Case Summaries: June 2, 2008 Published Civil Opinions Attorney Lien Summary Proceeding The summary proceeding set forth in Minn. Stat. sec. 481.13 (2006) is to establish...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Weekly Staff Unpublished Civil Opinions Administrative Direct-Contact Position Where the Minnesota facility at which the registered nurse began working in 2002 did not request a background study; in 2006, the...

Intent.(Assault and battery)(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Where, by his own admission, defendant asked the victim, his live-in girlfriend, how she would like to be “all sliced up”, showed her a butcher knife and told her she was “lucky [he didn’t] start stabbing [her]...

Committee to Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility: Clear out the backlog.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore A committee charged with reviewing the attorney discipline system in Minnesota has called on the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility to address the upward trend in the aging of files. The number of cases...

Magnuson sworn in as Minnesota's 21st chief justice.(Eric J. Magnuson)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman Figures from throughout Minnesota's legal community lauded new state Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson during his swearing-in ceremony last Tuesday, praising his studious knowledge of the law and his penchant...

Bar may be liable for patron's jump from bridge, rules Minnesota Supreme Court.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore The Minnesota Supreme Court has found that a bar may be on the hook for the death of an allegedly intoxicated patron who jumped into a river to avoid arrest. The decedent was stopped for speeding shortly after...

Whistleblower claim can't be based on legal advice, rules Minnesota Court of Appeals.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones In an important decision for lawyers who work as in-house counsel, the Court of Appeals has ruled that in-house attorneys do not qualify for statutory whistleblower protections when they report violations of law in...

Public Speaking 101 for lawyers.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman Americans' greatest fear -- ahead of heights, insects, loneliness and death itself -- is speaking before a group, according to surveys by Toastmasters International. But effective public speaking is the bread and...

Minnesota public defenders forced to cut 53 more jobs.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter The State Board of Public Defense voted on June 5 to cut the public defender work force by 15 percent across the state to meet its $3.8 million budget deficit. The cut means the loss of 53 jobs in...

Minnesota Supreme Court OKs warrantless blood draw of DWI suspect.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter The Minnesota Supreme Court has determined that a District Court judge erred in granting a motion to suppress evidence of a warrantless blood draw obtained after an alleged drunk driver caused a car...

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focuses on lack of civil Legal Aid for poor.(United States)(Brief article)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing last month to focus on the difficulties the Legal Services Corporation has had in ensuring that low-income Americans have access to adequate legal...

Minnesota Legislative Auditor: Lawmakers should review 'at will' status of assistant AGs.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Report As was widely reported last week, the Office of the Legislative Auditor issued its much-anticipated report on the internal strife that has roiled the office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson's...

Microsoft device for cops raises legal questions.(Reprint)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Justin Rebello In another of the ongoing attempts by law enforcement to keep up with (and help stop) cyber-criminals, Microsoft plans to release a USB-like device that law enforcement officers throughout the country can use to...

Minnesota Supreme Court issues key supervisor harassment ruling.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Barbara Jones The state Supreme Court recently revived a sexual harassment lawsuit under the Minnesota Human Rights Act that had been dismissed by the lower courts. In so doing, the high court adopted federal caselaw that said...

Collection law comes out of the closet.(Reprint)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Nora Lockwood Tooher Robert G. Markoff is a collections attorney. And he’s proud of it. Seriously. “It is a job that allows me to help people and receive immediate gratification for a job well done,” he said....

Minnesota Bar Buzz: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Obama to Kara Lillehaug: Dream Big! Standing in line at the Barack Obama rally last week, Bar Buzz spotted several leading lawyer/DFLers who appeared to have more favorable arrangements. Waiting...

Commentary: He ain't heavy, he's my client.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll Client costs that are advanced are a major issue for a number of law firms, particularly those that focus on intellectual property law and are often required to pay thousands of dollars in fees for patent and other...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Opinions: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Assault Intent Where, by his own admission, defendant asked the victim, his live-in girlfriend, how she would like to be all sliced up, showed her a butcher knife and told her she was lucky [he didn't]...

Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Opinons: June 9, 2008.(United States)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff CIVIL OPINIONS BANKRUPTCY Wrongful-Death Action; Dischargeability; 'Willful Injury' Where a wrongful-death action was filed against the mother of a child who died after being abused by the mother's boyfriend,...

Minnesota Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 9, 2008.(Case overview)
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Civil Opinions Child Protection - Physical Abuse 1. Physical abuse, for purposes of the definition of a child in need of protection or services under Minn. Stat. sec. 260C.007, subd. 6(2)(i) (2006),...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Published Civil Opinions: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Employment Whistleblower; In-House Attorney 1. A person who was discharged from employment as an in-house attorney is not per se barred from pursuing a claim against the former employer under the...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Opinions: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Child Protection Case Dismissal; Best Interests Even though the juvenile-delinquency court ordered the child to complete a secure, nine-to-twelve month sex-offender-treatment program, and the child's own...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Published Criminal Opinions.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Evidence Prior Domestic Violence In cases involving domestic violence, Minn. Stat. sec. 634.20 (2004) governs the admissibility of a discrete category of other-bad-acts evidence. Despite many similarities...

Q&A with Polaris General Counsel Mary McConnell.(Interview)
June 11, 2008... Byline: Lacee Bjork Anderson Polaris General Counsel Mary McConnell may have stumbled into a career that combines all her passions, but this former ski bum is deliberate when it comes to running her legal department. Whether she's testing...

In-house hires up, job options expand.
June 11, 2008... Byline: John O. Cunningham The brisk pace of in-house hiring continues unabated, recruiters say, thanks to higher outside counsel costs and the need for specialized attorneys. Astronomical numbers of people have moved in-house in...

Arbitration loses cachet.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Sylvia Hsieh For years, companies have made mandatory pre-dispute arbitration a boilerplate provision in all contracts. But these days, many are now rethinking the use of mandatory arbitration in business-to-business, consumer...

Environmental lawyers say go green, go now.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Jane Pribek There's a famous scene in the classic film The Graduate where young Benjamin Braddock is told the key to the future: plastics. Now imagine you're Benjamin, and the man in your ear is an environmental lawyer. The...

Commentary: First-sale doctrine: absolute or conditional?
June 11, 2008... Byline: Rachel C. Hughey Patent geeks are waiting with bated breath for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in LG Electronics v. Quanta, where justices will decide the extent to which a patent holder can restrict the activities of its...

False advertising claims are on the rise.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson Want a cure for the common cold? According to makers of the herbal supplement Airborne, their product was it. “They advertised the product as the miracle cure for the common cold, and one press...

Commentary: The rise and fall of a universal tort.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Aaron D. Van Oort In claims for consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices, plaintiffs' lawyers believe they have found a universal tort -- a claim for every case, a cause of action to fit every set of facts. For a time, it...

Commentary: Beware the trademark scam.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Jack Clifford There is a lot of confusion, deception and outright fraud in the trademark world. People all over the world send out mass communications to trademark owners and their counsel, often producing official-looking...

Public defense special report: Staff cuts will lead to delays in Minnesota legal system.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones Consequences of the recent $3.7 million budget cut for the state's public-defender system will be felt throughout the legal system as some clients go unrepresented and cases begin to stack up. The system will...

Public defense special report: Some Minnesota defenders feel bewildered and bitter.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman The black-and-white figures reflecting the $3.8 million wiped out of the public defenders' budget are stark enough. But what makes the cuts truly disturbing is the human side of the equation -- the impact not only on...

Corporate M&A work takes a nosedive on Twin Cities and national levels.(mergers and acquisitions)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman When word got out at the end of last month that the Chicago-based firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal had laid off 37 lawyers and 87 other employees in response to the receding economy, the natural inclination for the...

Job forecast sunny for some lawyers.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Report Despite clouds on the horizon for the general economy, the forecast is sunny for certain segments of the legal employment market, according to Jackie Moes, regional vice president of Robert Half Legal....

Minnesota Court of Appeals: DWI defendant did not waive medical privilege.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter The Minnesota Court of Appeals has determined that a driver's compliance with the implied consent law did not create a waiver of her statutory physician-patient privilege regarding a blood test result...

St. Paul defense attorney to intervene in Intoxilyzer lawsuit.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff Report St. Paul criminal defense attorney Chuck Ramsay announced last week that he has filed a motion to intervene in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's federal lawsuit against the manufacturer...

8th Circuit rules company can be sued for age bias.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter An employer's rehire policy constitutes an employment policy which can be challenged under a disparate impact theory, the 8th Circuit has ruled. The defendant implemented a rehire policy that...

How to face down the media spotlight -- and survive.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore A case involving a grisly double murder, allegations of police brutality or the potential loss of the Minnesota Twins is bound to attract more public interest than a minor personal injury action or a contract dispute...

Truth and Reconciliation hearings in St. Paul attract pro bono lawyers.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in St. Paul last week were just a small part of a much larger project started by the Advocates for Human Rights more than two years ago. In an effort to...

Judicial campaign misconduct? The Minnesota State Bar Association will be watching.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore A Minnesota State Bar Association committee is preparing to monitor and comment on judicial candidates' behavior in the upcoming election. Committee members aren't yet sure how many seats on the bench will be...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Are you trying to show contempt to this court? No, I'm trying to conceal it A three-month trial that has cost about $1 million was abruptly ended in Australia when it was discovered that the...

Commentary: Do as we say, not as we do.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll Merger and acquisition work long has been a profitable mainstay for big law firms. Of course, M&A activity cycles up and down, as any glance at today's business news will attest. But one type of merger seems on a...

Commentary: Appellate actions analyze and abrogate 'Alford' agreements.(guilty plea)
June 16, 2008... Byline: Marshall H. Tanick I think a defendant's entitled to the shadow of a doubt. There is always a possibility, no matter how impropable, that he is innocent. -- Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) The law has lots of ways...

There's a lot on the agenda as the Ford presidency begins at Minnesota State Bar Assn.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones It was St. John's University in Collegeville that first brought Michael Ford to Minnesota. Then, after a stint in the Army, he returned to Minnesota to attend William Mitchell College of Law. Although he was raised...

Minnesota Lawyers in the News: June 16, 2008.
June 16, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Richelle Wahi Reiff and Beth A. Gliedman have joined Moss & Barnett, P.A. Wahi Reiff joins the firm's family law practice group, representing clients in all areas of family law. She received her...

Minnesota Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Civil Opinions Garnishment Probable Cause 1. When the material facts are not in dispute, determination of probable cause in a garnishment action is reviewed de novo. 2. In order to demonstrate...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Published Civil Opinions: June 23, 2008.(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Domestic Relations Maintenance; COLA The parties' agreement to waive the right to receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to a spousal-maintenance award under Minn. Stat. sec. 518A.75 (2006) must...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Unpublished Civil Opinions: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Administrative Family Child-Care License Even though a family child-care provider committed maltreatment by not using a baby monitor while sleeping children were out of hearing, allowing a boy to walk...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Unpublished Criminal Opinions: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Accomplice Corroboration Instruction Where defendant was charged with first-degree arson of a dwelling; and defendant contended at trial that a juvenile was an alternative perpetrator, not an...

Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.(Case overview)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter CIVIL PRACTICE Class Action; SLUSA; Preemption Where plaintiffs' class action claims were the same as those asserted in Siepel v. Bank of America, the claims were preempted by the Securities...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: June 23, 2008.(United States)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Administrative Tolling of Limitations Period; St. Croix Bridge Where a federal agency published notice in the Federal Register stating that a number of federal agency actions related to the proposed...

Minnesota Court of Appeals: COLA increase found not barred by 'Karon' waiver.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones A waiver of a cost-of-living adjustment to spousal maintenance must be clearly and expressly provided in a dissolution decree, the Court of Appeals has ruled. In a case of first impression, the court said that...

Minnesota's Judicial Council opts against imposing civil jury trial freeze.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones The state's Judicial Council at its June meeting at the State Bar convention faced the need to cut another $550,000 from its fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010 budgets to meet a reduction implemented in the waning hours...

Special report: Minnesota State Bar Association annual meeting.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Mark A. Cohen Bucking conventional wisdom, the Minnesota State Bar Association demonstrated outside-the-box thinking in organizing its annual meeting in Duluth last week. The MSBA's many innovations included holding the event...

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Magnuson: 'We've reached the tipping point'.(Eric Magnuson)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Dan Heilman In his first State of the Judiciary address, new Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson praised the judges, administrators and staff of the state's judicial system, but warned that those valuable resources...

Minnesota Supreme Court says balancing test necessary in informant disclosure.(Brief article)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered a trial court judge to hold an in camera hearing on whether the state must disclose the identity of a confidential informant. The defendant was charged with...

Minnesota jury awards $24M in car-train crash case.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter An Anoka County jury earlier this month returned a $24 million verdict in a case involving the deaths of four people killed five years ago in a train-car accident. The verdict may be among the...

District Court judge in Minnesota allows contract claim under wrongful death statute.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff A Dakota County District Court judge has ruled that the mother of a 16-year-old girl killed in a traffic accident may pursue a breach of contract claim under Minnesota's Wrongful Death Statute. ...

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson talks about starting his new job.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Barbara L. Jones Eric Magnuson had a reputation as one of the state's leading appellate attorneys at the time his longtime colleague and friend, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, announced his appointment as chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme...

Commentary: Thinking conventionally about our profession.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Mark A. Cohen Like some of you reading this, I spent the early part of last week in Duluth at the Minnesota State Bar Association's annual meeting. I make attending the State Bar convention a priority, and have not missed a...

What's hot & what's not: Employment law.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Nationally, federal court filings in the employment law area are down, but interesting issues continue to come up. While some recent federal and state court opinions have helped answer a few long-standing...

Minnesota Bar Buzz: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Sue Holden rains on Brian Melendez's parade (well, not really... ) In a surprise move, outgoing MSBA President Brian Melendez bestowed the prestigious President's Award on one of his...

Commentary: Are you in the 'red zone'?(retirement planning)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Edward Poll Karen Mathis, immediate past chair of the American Bar Association, focused her term on developing a new awareness in the legal profession on the implications of the aging population. She said recently that 400,000...

Minneapolis practitioners present CLE on nuts & bolts of appellate practice.(Continung Legal Education; Apellate Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of Initiating, Prosecuting and Responding to an Appeal)
June 23, 2008... Byline: Michelle Lore Beyond a doubt, one CLE program at last week's State Bar convention had a lot of appeal for practitioners -- Appellate Nuts and Bolts: The Basics of Initiating, Prosecuting and Responding to an Appeal. The...

Two Minnesota attorneys appointed to 5th Judicial District bench.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Reporter Michelle A. Dietrich and Gregory J. Anderson have been appointed to the 5th Judicial District trial court bench. The two vacancies occurred with the retirement of Judge George I. Harrelson on...

Minnesota Lawyers in the News: June 23, 2008.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Gerald O. Williams has been admitted into the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Williams practices exclusively in divorce and family law. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of...