Web Compliance for Law Firms: Safeguarding Your Online Presence Against Legal Pitfalls

In today’s digital age, operating a website is an essential tool for lawyers to attract new clients and grow their practice. However, as data privacy regulations, accessibility standards, and compliance laws continue to evolve at both state and federal levels, ensuring your website meets these legal obligations is critical. In recent years, lawsuits targeting businesses […]
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Hellmuth & Johnson: Celebrating 30 Years

Founded in 1994, Hellmuth & Johnson began as a two-attorney law firm. Over time, the firm grew to include 70 attorneys operating from four office locations throughout the state, becoming the 12th largest law firm in Minnesota.
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Brands on the Run: Food Truck Trademarks

Last century, when we were kids and it came to mobile food our choices were limited – there were hot dog pushcarts, the musical ice cream man truck, and maybe an occasional trailer that had been converted into a walk-away diner. In the 1970s, taco trucks started showing up on the West Coast (LA), but […]
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Identifying and Addressing Conflicts of Interest

We have all experienced conflicts in our lives. Like that one time you invited your two best friends to a party without realizing they both dated the same person (awkward). Or when you tried to go vegan but found yourself in a staring contest with a piece of maple bacon (spoiler: the bacon won). Conflicts […]
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Darbie Tamsett: Building Legacies

The practice of law has long been a family business. Attorney Darbie Tamsett is not only continuing her family’s legacy in business and real estate investing, but also forging her own path as a first-generation attorney with a dynamic dual practice in real estate and M&A law. When Tamsett first stepped into the University of […]
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Why Spring Cleaning Should Extend to a Lawyer’s Wellbeing

Ah, spring – the season of renewal, rejuvenation, and the sudden realization that your home is in desperate need of a deep clean. Spring cleaning is the annual ritual where we roll up our sleeves, dust off the cobwebs, and embark on a mission to refresh and renew our living spaces. But spring cleaning is […]
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Trademark Registration Perks

“With great [brands] comes great responsibility.” — Uncle Ben Parker When it comes to proactive brand protection, the absolute best thing a company can do is to obtain a U.S. trademark registration. Obvious Trademark Registration Benefits Legal presumptions about the mark’s ownership and the owner’s right to use the mark. “Constructive notice” of the mark […]
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Trade Dress (Au Naturel)

A request we often receive from clients goes something like this, “I want you to protect all of my IP.” Patent, copyright, and trademark rights are defined by federal statutes, which can make them easier to explain to a client. But what about trade dress? WHAT IS TRADE DRESS AND HOW IS IT PROTECTED? Courts […]
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To Be Or Not To Be Your Client’s Trustee

No one likes job hunting. Looking for a job can be like trying to find a parking spot at a mall during the holiday season. You circle endlessly, your patience wears thin, and just when you think you’ve found a spot, someone swoops in and snatches it away, leaving you to contemplate the meaning of […]
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Trademark Hustles – New Tools in the Trickery Toolbox

“The Engines of Our Ingenuity” is a podcast presented by the University of Houston. Each episode is about four minutes long and conveys a story about how our culture has been shaped by human creativity, not only in terms of technology but also in relation to the arts and ideas. Check out the podcast here. […]
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How Your New Year’s Resolution Can Impact Your License to Practice Law

10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Happy New Year! As we enter 2024, lawyers and laypeople alike are making their New Year’s resolutions. What is a basketball player’s New Year’s resolution? To travel less. What is Dr. Frankenstein’s New Year’s resolution? To make new friends. What is a lawyer’s New Year’s […]
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Koala Kare – A winning product formula – conveniently simple

Your newest business client wants help obtaining a patent, copyright registration, or trademark registration. While you are exceptionally skilled in many legal fields, intellectual property law isn’t one of them, so you refer that client to competent IP counsel and relax. Everyone wins and … we thank you! When you do this, the client’s IP […]
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