Proposed Laws Impacting Minnesota Employers Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Rule to Ban Non-Compete Clauses On January 5, 2023, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to prohibit employers from entering non-compete clauses with employees. This proposed...
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Attorney Ken Bayliss Obtains Crucial Minnesota Supreme Court Reversal of Decision
Quinlivan & Hughes Attorney Obtains Crucial Minnesota Supreme Court Reversal of Decision that Threatened to Close Minnesota Roads and Lake Accesses -- In Re: Matter of Application of Moratzka Quinlivan & Hughes attorney Kenneth Bayliss convinced the Minnesota...
Quinlivan & Hughes is in search of a dynamic leader to serve as Firm Administrator.
Quinlivan & Hughes, PA, a growth-minded AV-rated firm with offices in Little Falls, Long Prairie, Monticello, and Little Falls, MN seeks a dynamic individual with demonstrated leadership attributes to become its Firm Administrator. The Firm Administrator oversees...
Keith Hughes — We will miss you.
One of our founding partners, Keith Hughes, who was the “Hughes” of Quinlivan & Hughes, passed away recently. Keith practiced law with our firm and its predecessor Hughes, Thoreen, and Sullivan for over 40 years. Keith retired 10 to 15 years ago, but would...
Ebert, Schwegman, Kjellberg-Nelson Named Super Lawyers & Sogge Named Rising Star
(ST. CLOUD, Minn.) – Four attorneys at Quinlivan & Hughes have been recognized among the best attorneys in Minnesota by Super Lawyers. Dyan Ebert, Steven Schwegman, and Cally Kjellberg-Nelson have been named 2021 Super Lawyers and Jessie Sogge has been named a...
Congratulations Dyan Ebert on an amazing year as the Minnesota State Bar Association President
Quinlivan & Hughes congratulates Dyan Ebert on fulfilling her role as 2020-2021 President of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA). The MSBA is the state’s largest association of legal professionals; it is where lawyers connect--to teach, to learn, to...
What are my Options if I Lose my Court Case?
No one wants to lose a court case, but sometimes this happens despite everyone’s best efforts. Appellate courts correct legal error and do not re-try a case’s facts. When the law is on your side, but the facts are not, an appeal is probably not worthwhile. But when...
Dyan Ebert Named President of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Dyan Ebert of Quinlivan & Hughes has been named President of the Minnesota State Bar Association and will serve as president over the next year starting July 1, 2020. The passing of the gavel took place at the MSBA Virtual Convention on Thursday, June 25, 2020....
ALERT – SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANTS PROGRAM
ALERT- St. Paul, Minnesota- On June 16, 2020, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Small Business Relief Grants Program. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (“DEED”) will oversee the program. Chiefly, the Small Business Relief Grants...
Sexual Orientation and Transgender Status Receive Unequivocal Protection under Title VII
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court handed down what is aptly described as a landmark equal rights decision. The Court announced that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does indeed prohibit discrimination on the basis of an employee’s sexual...