Best  Flanagan attorneysvolunteered last week to package nutritious meals for Feed My Starving Children. The second annual Pack at the Park event, hosted by Fox Sports North and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, was a huge success!In just two days, ...

On Wednesday, August 16, 2017, Ted Sheu and Ashleigh Leitch secured a win on behalf of their client before the Minnesota Supreme Court. The decision saved Best  Flanagans client $743,750 and established important precedent for future litigants.In Klapm...

On July 19, 2017, Ashleigh Leitch and Allen Barnard secured a win on behalf of the City of Golden Valley. The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the Citys position regarding petitions for administrative search warrants to inspect rental housing for compl...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that nine attorneys from the firm have been named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. These attorneys will be recognize...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been selected for inclusion as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and will be included in the Super Lawyers magazines annual list.Each year, Minnesota Super Lawyers are asked to nominate the be...

Bill Asp, a partner in the Private Wealth Planning practice group, participated on a probate panel at this years Probate  Trust Law Section Conference in St. Paul. The panel addresses not-so-common issues related to the administration of a decedents es...

On December 27, 2016, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed a borrowers waiver of the statutory right to redeem property foreclosed by advertisement is unenforceable. See U.S. Bank, Natl Assn, et al. v. RBP Realty, LLC, 888 N.W.2d 699 (Minn. Ct. App....

The Department of Labors new fiduciary rule significantly expands who will be considered a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan or IRA. The new rule was originally scheduled to become effective on April 10, 2017. Pursuant to the direction of President...

Joel Schroeder, a partner in the Employment Law Practice Group and Litigation Section, presented on Effectively Using Cutting-Edge Computer Forensics in Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Cases at the 2017 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute. The Employm...

Best  Flanagan proudly acknowledges its associates and law clerks for their volunteer participation with Feed My Starving Children this spring. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals specifically ...

Maher Mahmood clerked for Best  Flanagan during her third year of law school. Following graduation, she was featured in the Woodbury Bulletin, a Forum Communications Company. See full article here.Ms. Mahmood will be re-joining the firm this fall after...

On May 2, 2017, Ashleigh Leitch, a labor and employment law attorney with Best  Flanagan, and Brian Walsh, Compliance Supervisor with the City of Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, presented to the HR special interest group of ALAMn, the Minnesota...

In May, Best  Flanagan participated in the sixth annual Dress for Success clothing drive hosted by Versique. The firm contributed 8 bags of womens professional clothing to Dress for Success, an organization that seeks to empower women to achieve econom...

Best  Flanagan proudly acknowledges its associates and law clerks for their volunteer participation with Feed My Starving Children. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals specifically formulated f...

On Friday, April 21, 2017, Ashleigh Leitch presented at a conference for tribal casino human resources professionals. HR representatives from tribal casinos across Minnesota convened at the Lower Sioux Indian Community near Morton, MN. The subject of A...

On March 16, 2017, intellectual property attorney David Schelzel participated in a panel discussion at this years South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference in Austin, Texas. Preceded by an open letter to Congress signed by more than 200 recording artists an...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that Gregory Perleberg and Norman Taple have joined the firm as partners, and John Sullivan has joined as an associate attorney.Greg Perleberg practices in business law and has over 25 years of legal and private se...

Late yesterday afternoon, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction order preventing the United States Department of Labor from enforcing new wage and hour regulations that were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. Those re...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce the addition of John A. Richter as an associate in the firms Business Law practice group. John is a recent graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law and prior to law school earned a degree in accounting fro...

Thomas B. Heffelfinger was named co-chair of the judicial selection committee assisting U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken in making recommendations to the President for vacancies on Minnesotas federal district court.

Managing Partner, Sarah E. Crippen, was quoted in the October 31, 2016, Star Tribune Business Section article Law Firms Rethink Corner Offices.

Best  Flanagan will host MN Innovates Mentor Morning program during Twin Cities Start-Up Week with a networking meeting on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the firms office.For directions to Best  Flanagan, click here.MN Innova...

Selected by her peers, Mary E. Shearen has been included in the 23rd edition of Best Lawyers in America for her work in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that ten attorneys from the firm have been named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. These attorneys will be recognized...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been selected for inclusion as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and will be included in the Super Lawyers magazines annual list. Each year, Minnesota Super Lawyers are asked to nominate the be...

Best  Flanagans Cathy Gorlin, has been published in the current issue of MinnPost. Cathy authored an article that discusses the unintended results of Minnesotas new living-together law. Click here to read the full article.

Best  Flanagans new office space was featured June 14, 2016 in The Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal Cool Offices column. Best  Flanagan moved to new space in July 2015 and designed an efficient work space that reflects the culture of the firm. Read here ...

On May 27, 2016, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved an ordinance granting paid sick leave to most workers in the city. Employers with six or more employees who work at least 80 hours in a year must provide paid sick leave. Newly-establis...

Tom Heffelfinger will appear on the 6:00 KARE-11 news discussing todays announcement by the Minnesota U.S. Attorney that federal officials have declined to prosecute police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark. Toms background as a tw...

Today the U.S. Department of Labor announced its changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to expand eligibility for overtime pay to approximately 4 million workers. The new rules will significantly affect employers with exempt, salaried employees...

On May 11, 2016 President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), a bill that expands a federal law designed to protect intellectual property.The DTSA creates a federal private right of action for trade secret claims that will allow private c...

In the April 14 issue of Minnesota Lawyer, employment  labor attorney Ashleigh Leitch discusses the recent lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claiming employers have violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by...

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two federal lawsuits against Pallet Companies and Scott Medical Health Center for violating Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The lawsuits allege that the compani...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that the partnership has electedSarah E. Crippenas its Managing Partner. Crippen has previously served on the firms Executive Committee, chaired the litigation section and labor and employment law practice, headed ...

With heavy hearts, Best  Flanagan grieves the loss of our friend and partner, Bob Maher.A fierce competitor and loyal friend, Bob lived a life of integrity, grace, and unwavering commitment to fairness and decency  always laced with an irrepressible an...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates to the firms Minneapolis office. The firm welcomes Allison Brandenburg, Business and Real Estate Law and Jennifer Olson, Litigation and Employment  Labor Law.Allison Brandenburgis...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce William (Bill) Asp has been elected to the firms Partnership, effective January 1, 2016. The election recognizes Bills contributions to the firm, his commitment to client service and the professionalism he brings t...

In partnership with the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, Cathy Gorlin, Best  Flanagan family law attorney, will be participating in the Doorways Panel discussion, Sex and the Law on Sunday, August 30. The panel will be moderated by Marshall Tanick and...

On August 11, 2015for the second time in just over a yearthe U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a strong defense of the attorney-client privilege that exists in internal investigations overseen by in-house counsel. The co...

In partnership with Marc Cohn from Merrill Lynch, Family law attorney,Cathy Gorlin, and Private Wealth Planning attorney,William Asp, will hold a discussion onestate planningandfamily law. They will explore a variety of topics in each area. Valuable in...

Companies conducting internal investigations should not requireor requestthat employees enter into confidentiality agreements that might discourage whistleblowers. So says the Securities and Exchange Commission, which on April 1, 2015, announced an enf...

Best  Flanagan construction attorney,Timothy Sullivan, will be presenting at the AGC of Minnesotas spring member meeting on Thursday, April 30. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Minneapolis Airport. Tim will discuss Wisconsins new Right-...

Family law attorney,Cathy Gorlinhas been selected a Member of the Nations Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC). NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission...

Cathy Gorlin, an attorney in the Family Law practice group at Best  Flanagan, will participate in the panel discussion, Successful Business Development for Women, sponsored by The University of Minnesota Law School. The event is being held at the Court...

Best  Flanagan attorney and former U.S. attorney, Tom Heffelfinger will be the guest of Kerri Miller Tuesday, November 11. He will discuss the appointment of Loretta Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States. Tom will offer ...

Bill Asp, an attorney in the Private Wealth Planning practice group at Best  Flanagan, participated in a panel discussion at the annual Probate  Trust Law Section Conference on June 2  3, 2014 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. The session entitled, Doesnt E...

Minnesota employers should take immediate steps to review and revise sick time, family leave, and other workplace policies to ensure that they comply with the newly enacted Womens Economic Security Act (WESA). Beginning July 1, 2014, Minnesota employer...

(Updated June 4, 2014, to reflect July 1, 2014, effective date of some provisions.)Minnesota employers should review and update workplace policies to ensure compliance with a range of new mandates and protections set out in the Womens Economic Security...

Tom Heffelfinger, attorney at Best  Flanagan and member of the White Collar Criminal and Regulatory Defense and Native American Law practice groups, will co-chair the upcoming Conference on Tribal Lending and Financial Institutions on June 19  20, 2014...

Tim Sullivanhas been elected to the Penumbra Theatre Board of Directors.The Penumbra Theatrewas founded in 1976 by Artistic Director Lou Bellamy to create a forum for African-American voices in the Twin Cities well-respected theater community. Over the...

Designers, advertisers, and other creatives, as well as their clients need to think about potential trademark infringement liability each time a new tagline or logo is created and used to market goods or services. Potential liability is generally addre...

Best  Flanagan was once again pleased to sponsor theHappily Ever Afterevent hosted by Divorcing Divas Saturday, October 26, 2013. The educational conference served as a day of encouragement, inspiration and empowerment for individuals who are consideri...

Best  Flanagan partner and twice Presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney, Tom Heffelfinger, announced the charges against Cook County Attorney Tim Scanell at a news conference in Grand Marais, Minnesota on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Cook County Attorne...

Cathy Gorlin, partner in Best  Flanagans Family Law practice group, participated in a panel discussion as a part of a performance of A Strange and Separate People on October 27th at the Hillcrest Center Theatre. The program looked at bias in the legal ...

David Schelzel will be participating in a panel discussion during the upcoming 2013 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute on September 27, 2013 at the Minnesota CLE Center. The panel discussion, Inside Minnesota IP: Meet the Inventors, Artists and En...

Minnesota employers will soon need to review hiring practices to ensure that they comply with a new state law that limits when job applicants may be asked about criminal records.The new Minnesota law takes effect as the federal agency that enforces ant...

MINNEAPOLIS (August 15, 2013)  Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 rankings.The attorneys selected this year and their practice areas of ran...

Tom Radio and Justin Short presented at the Structural Forensic Engineering seminar put on by HalfMoon Education on Thursday, August 15th in Eagen, Minnesota. Toms presentation, entitled Examining the Role of Forensic Engineering in Construction Disput...

An official state delegation to Gettysburg rededicated the three Minnesota monuments on the battlefield during the battles 150th anniversary July 1-3. Among the delegates was Best  Flanagan attorney and former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Tom Heffelfin...

Minneapolis, MN. July 8, 2013  Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been selected for inclusion as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and will be included in the Super Lawyers magazines annual list. Each year, Minnesota Super Lawye...

Minneapolis, MN. July 8, 2013  Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that eight attorneys from the firm have been named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list. These attorneys will be recognized in the August issues of Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine, Tw...

Mary Shearen participated in panel of experienced probate practitioners at the 39th Annual Probate  Trust Law Section Conference on June 10, 2013. The panelists discussed questions that arise for attorneys and paralegals during the administration of a ...

Best  Flanagan Partner, Scott Eller, has been published in the current issue of The New England Journal of Political Science. Scott co-authored the article which discusses the complex topic of partisan gerrymandering and partisan effects of redistricti...

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken announced on May 17, 2013 the formation of an advisory committee to assist them in recommending Minnesotas next U.S. Attorney to the President. The current U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones has been nominated to ser...

David Zubke will present at the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association (GPIGA) Annual Conference on May 21, 2013 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on the topic of intellectual asset protection. The presentation entitled, Intellectual Property and Marketi...

Best  Flanagan has represented key investors that lost significant funds in an elaborate real estate shell game involving DBSI, a privately held real estate firm based in Idaho that catered to mom and pop investors. On Wednesday, April 10th, Douglas Sw...

KSTP 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS covered a story related to Minnesotas Medicaid program on March, 27, 2013. The segment discussed that federal investigators are looking into possible fraud associated with Minnesotas Medicaid program. The Greater Minnesota Health...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) soon will require employers to use a newly revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 when confirming that employees are eligible to work in the United States.USCIS released the revised Fo...

The Violence Against Women Act is a United States federal law that provides money toward investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women. It recently was reauthorized by the Senate and House and signed by President Barack Obama in early M...

Cathy Gorlins article entitled, Keeping those Premarital/Inherited Funds Separate, is included in the recent edition of the Divorcing Divas eNewsletter, Divorcing Divas is an organization that helps find women find the resources necessary to get throug...

Minneapolis law firm Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that its partners have re-elected Robert Maher as Managing Partner. This will be Bobs second term serving in the leadership role. The firm also elected Mary Shearen, partner in Best  Flanagans ...

Best  Flanagan attorney, David Zubke, will be presenting, along with Rockford Area Schools Superintendent, Paul Durand, on Intellectual Property Law for Educators and Administrators at the Minnesota School Boards Association Leadership Conference on Ja...

The insurance laws of several states, including Minnesota, provide for the creation of mutual insurance holding companies. A mutual insurance company can convert to a mutual insurance holding company structure by electing to do so under the applicable ...

Join Best  Flanagan attorney Tom Heffelfinger along with other panelists for a CLE presentation on Internal Investigations. The CLE will be held on December 7, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. at the Hennepin County Bar Association Office in Minneapol...

Minneapolis, Minn. (October 19, 2012)  Measurement Specialties, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEAS) (the Company), a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, announced the acquisition of the assets of Resistance Temperature Detector Compan...

Best  Flanagan is pleased to sponsor the Happily Ever After event hosted by Divorcing Divas. Join attorney Cathy Gorlin at the Divorcing Divas Conference on Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. located at the Minneapolis Marriott West...

Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 28, 2012  Best  Flanagan LLP is pleased to announce that Leonard Lenny Fineday was elected President of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA) on September 8, 2012 at the groups annual meeting.Lenny, a m...

Minneapolis, MN  Best  Flanagan is pleased to announce that five attorneys were recently selected as Minnesota Rising Stars. Each year, Minnesota Super Lawyers are asked to nominate the best up-and-coming lawyers theyve observed in action, as opposing ...

Minneapolis, MN  Eleven Best  Flanagan attorneys were recently selected for the inclusion in Super Lawyers and were named on the annual list. No more than five percent of the states lawyers are selected for inclusion, based on a statewide nomination pr...

Join attorney Leonard M. Fineday and other speakers at the 2012 Indian Law Conference on Monday, May 18, 2012 at the Treasure Island Resort  Casino. Lenny will be speaking about the Realities of Tribal Financing reviewing current interest in financing ...

Join attorney Sarah Crippen at the Great Plains, Midwest, Rocky Mountain Indian Gaming Conference  Tradeshow May 22, 2012 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, MNSarah will present the latest in personnel issues that are facing tribal governme...

Join Best  Flanagan attorneys Tom Radio and Justin Short and also other panelists for a HalfMoon CLE presentation on Construction Law. Held on May 17, 2012 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Eagan, Minnesota, the seminar panelists focus on topics including pre...

Best  Flanagan LLP is pleased to announce that Sarah E. Crippen has been named a Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.The certification recognizes Sarahs significant experience representing clients in lab...

Best  Flanagan shareholder Thomas B. Heffelfinger has been recognized by Minnesota Lawyer as a 2011 Attorney of the Year. This award is reserved for a select group of attorneys from throughout the state who have distinguished themselves through exempla...

Employers have until the end of April to comply with a new federal rule that requires them to post a notice of employees union rights.The National Labor Relations Board rule takes effect April 30, 2012, and applies to all employers within the jurisdict...

Mary E. Shearen, partner at Best  Flanagan LLP, is honored to have been selected by Finance  Commerce as one of their 2011 Top Women in Finance. This award recognizes and celebrates Minnesotas women who have made significant contributions to the financ...

Best  Flanagan LLP Recognized As Best Lawyers in America and as a First Tier Firm in Trust  Estate Law Five Attorneys from the Firm Also Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Best  Flanagan LLP has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2012 ...

On November 10, 2011, the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs scheduled a legislative hearing on S. 1763, the Stand against Violence and Empower Native Women Act (SAVE Native Women Act). Best  Flanagan attorney and former United States Att...

In December 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Act). The 2010 Act extends the Bush-era income tax cuts for two years preserving (until the end of 2012) low...

Former United States Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger of Best  Flanagans White Collar Criminal  Regulatory Defense Practice Will Be Among The Many Guest Speakers At The Mall of America On Monday September 12, 2011.Sponsored by The National Security Forum a...

At midnight on Friday, July 1, 2011, Minnesotas state government shut down for the second time in six years. The genesis of this shutdown can be traced back to last November when voters simultaneously elected Mark Dayton, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor gove...

Justin P. Short, a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, is experienced in commercial litigation, and focuses on construction, general liability, and insurance coverage and defense.

As the featured speaker at Wells Fargo Insurance Services November 17, 2010, seminar on Employee Diversity, Sarah Crippen will discuss what diversity really means, how employers can build and maintain a diverse workforce, the challenges facing employer...

William R. Asp hosted a complimentary Estate Planning Seminar for new parents on September 29, 2010, walking attendees through the basics of modern estate planning and the steps to consider for family and assets.

Best  Flanagan congratulates the following attorneys, selected for inclusion in 2010 Minnesota Super Lawyers:John A. Burton  Private Wealth Planning James M. Christenson  Real Estate James C. Diracles  Business Law Cathy E. Gorlin  Family Law Thoma...

You are the manager of Company ABLE. You sign an agreement with Company XENON that requires it to provide coverage under its Commercial General Liability Policy (CGL) to Company ABLE as an additional insured. The insurance agent for Company XENON sends...