The Willmar Rail Connector & Industrial Access Project (Willmar WYE) may impact Kandiyohi County homeowners and business owners along the planned route. A project of this type can raise many questions that are difficult to answer. Attorney Mike Rajkowski at...
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Ebert Elected Treasurer of Minnesota Bar Association
Only Second from St. Cloud Since 1883 (ST. CLOUD, Minn.) - Dyan Ebert of Quinlivan & Hughes has been elected treasurer of the Minnesota State Bar Association and will serve as president in three years. Ebert is the second Quinlivan & Hughes attorney to serve...
Quinlivan & Hughes office will be closed July 31 from 8:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.
Due to power utility work by Xcel Energy in St. Cloud, Quinlivan & Hughes will be closed Tuesday, July 31 from 8:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. This will mean disruption in phone service and e-mail capabilities. We apoligize for the inconvienience. Please try to reach us...
Minnesota Supreme Court hands down an important decision interpreting the “three strikes rule” found in Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law.
The Open Meeting Law provides that an official can be removed from office after three intentional violations. In Funk v. O'Connor, the Minnesota Supreme Court holds that the "three strikes rule" requires that the three violations must be determined by "separate,...
The Right to Work Debate is Over. Public Section Unions Cannot Compel Employees to Pay Agency Fees
The Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME recently rendered a decision that will have a major impact on public sector unions. It determined that a public sector union's practice of charging "agency fees" to employees who choose not to join the union violates the First...
Ebert, Moehrle, Schwegman Named Super Lawyers Kjellberg-Nelson Receives Rising Star Honor
Four attorneys at Quinlivan & Hughes have been recognized among the best attorneys in Minnesota by Super Lawyers. Dyan Ebert, Laura Moehrle and Steven Schwegman have been named 2018 Super Lawyers and Cally Kjellberg-Nelson has been named a 2018 Rising Star. Each...
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Minnesota Automatic Revocation of Beneficiary Designation Statute
On June 11, 2018, the United States Supreme Court upheld the retroactive application of a 2002 Minnesota statute which established a default rule that "the dissolution or annulment of a marriage revokes any revocable...beneficiary designation...made by an individual...
Kenneth Bayliss, a member of the firm’s Government Law Practice Group, Successfully Defends County’s Denial of a Variance at Court of Appeals
Quinlivan & Hughes attorney Kenneth Bayliss, a member of the firm's Government Law Practice Group, successfully represented Le Sueur County in Davis v. Le Sueur County, a dispute relating to denial of a variance to construct a pool and pool shed on a peninsula...
Q&H Seeks Attorney for Estate Planning, Business, Employment
Quinlivan & Hughes, PA, an AV-rated firm with 18 attorneys located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is looking for an associate attorney to join its Trusts & Estates and Business & Employment practice groups. The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of experience...
Quinlivan & Hughes Opens New Monticello Office
Quinlivan & Hughes announced today the opening of a new office in Monticello, Minnesota. The new office is located at 305 Cedar Street. "We've been interested in expanding to the area for a while and saw this as a great opportunity to further invest in communities...