Minnesota Law, Presented by Moss & Barnett
Every Saturday from 11am - Noon
WCCO AM 830

Tune in to WCCO 830 AM every Saturday from 11am until Noon as Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, presents MINNESOTA LAW. MINNESOTA LAW focuses on interesting legal facts, important new developments in the law, and other topical information and features a different Moss & Barnett attorney and topic each week. The show is hosted by Moss & Barnett's Tom Shroyer, an attorney with over 30 years of experience and Moss & Barnett's President and CEO, and WCCO Radio's Steve Thomson, a broadcasting veteran of the station. Moss & Barnett's backup hosts are Susan Rhode, Co-Chair of Moss & Barnett's Family Law Practice Area, John Rossman, Chair of Moss & Barnett's Creditors' Remedies and Bankruptcy Practice Area, and Brian Grogan, Chair of Moss & Barnett's Municipal Communications and Infrastructure Practice Areas.

MINNESOTA LAW gives listeners the opportunity to ask general legal questions to the different Moss & Barnett attorneys featured on each show. You can call in and ask a question live at 651.989.9226 or toll free at 866.989.9226 or text a question to "81807". Click on "Ask the Lawyer" to send us an email question or give us feedback.

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This Week's Show:

Saturday, January 28, 2012 (11am)
Tom Shroyer hosts John Boyle of Moss & Barnett's Litigation Practice Area on the topic of "Escaping a Legal Pandora's Box: Advice to Small Business Owners for Avoiding Being Sued and What to Do If Sued."

From employment and tort law claims, to breach of contract, ownership, and governance fights, small business owners run a never-ending gauntlet of exposure to lawsuits. Compounding this risk is that court costs and legal fees can be as financially ruinous as the litigation itself. John Boyle is a senior shareholder in Moss & Barnett's Litigation Department who has over 35 years of experience working with small business owners on ways to stop lawsuits from ever occurring, as well as methods for resolving disputes in alternative ways that are fair and cost-effective.

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances by John Boyle

 

 

Upcoming Schedule:

Saturday, February 4, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Cass Weil of Moss & Barnett’s Creditors Remedies and Bankruptcy Practice Area on the topic of "Icons in Trouble: What GM, Kodak and Twinkies Have in Common. Who May Be Next?"

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances Appearances by Cass Weil:

Articles written by Cass Weil:

 

Saturday, February 11, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Kim Bonuomo of Moss & Barnett's Family Law Practice Area.

Past Minnesota Law Appearances by Kim Bonuomo:

 

Saturday, February 18, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Marcy Frost, Chair of Moss & Barnett's Employment Law Practice Area on the topic of the "Family and Medical Leave Act."

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances by Marcy Frost

Articles written by Marcy Frost:

 

Saturday, February 25, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Jennifer Reusse of Moss & Barnett's Real Estate Practice Area "Best Practices for Non-Professional Landlords.".

 

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Saturday, January 21, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Cindy Ackerman of Moss & Barnett's Wealth Preservation and Estate Planning Practice Area on the topic of "Making Gifts in 2012."

The new year brings with it yet another round of change in the laws of making gifts as a part of estate planning. Cindy Ackerman, an award-winning estate planner and a shareholder with Moss & Barnett, will return to our program this week to discuss "Making Gifts in 2012." Cindy is just back from attending the national meeting of the prestigious Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning of the University of Miami, which includes the leading gifts, trust, and estate planners in the United States. Our discussion will cover changes to the gift tax exemption amounts, gifting techniques, and unique ways to make gifts while retaining control over the use of the gifted assets.

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances by Cindy Ackerman

Articles written by Cindy Ackerman

 

Saturday, January 14, 2012 (11am):
Tom Shroyer hosts Tom Sheran an antitrust law attorney with Moss & Barnett's Litigation Practice Area on the topic of “Can Competition Thrive in the Age of the Internet and E-Commerce?"

We're going to put the Internet under the legal microscope this week, using the lens of the antitrust laws. We'll explore whether search engines are monopolizing commerce by the way they sort and prioritize search results, and consider if e-commerce vendors are abusing their market power by limiting sales of books or music to their proprietary operating systems? Another looming issue is whether the increasing fees charged by credit card exchanges for internet sales are lawful – especially since credit and debit card payments are the only means for making on-line purchases.

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances by Tom Sheran:

Articles written by Tom Sheran:

 

Saturday, January 7, 2012 (11am)
John Rossman hosts Steve Marchese, Pro Bono Development Director for the Minnesota State Bar Association, on the topic of "Equal Justice for All."

We'll explore the many ways in which Minnesota lawyers are volunteering their time, talent and treasure to help meet the increasing gap between the need for legal services for the poor and the shrinking budgets available to address those needs, and the way that the Minnesota State Bar Association is leading the way in bringing about the reality of equal justice for all.

Links Related to the January 7, 2012 Show:

 

Saturday, December 31, 2011 (11 am)
Best of Minnesota Law
Tom Shroyer hosts Curt Smith, Chair of Moss & Barnett's Litigation and Construction Law Practice Areas, on the topic of "Clear Boundaries Aid and Abet Good Neighbors." (Originally aired on February 26, 2011.)

Past Minnesota Law Appearances by Curt Smith:

 

Saturday, December 24, 2011 (11am)
Best of Minnesota Law
Tom Shroyer hosts Marcy Frost, Chair of Moss & Barnett's Employment Law Practice Area, on the topic of "Religion in the Workplace." (Originally aired on December 19, 2009.)

Past Minnesota Law and WCCO Radio Appearances by Marcy Frost

Articles written by Marcy Frost:

 

Saturday, December 17, 2011 (11 am)
Tom Shroyer hosts Leon Erstad of Erstad and Reimer, P.A. on the topic of the "The Fulbright Scholar Program: Minnesota Lawyers Serving the World.

We'll be featuring one of the more interesting outreach efforts by Minnesota attorneys this week with our guest, Leon Erstad, who will discuss his experiences working under the Fullbright academic exchange program to teach law students in the former Soviet republics of Moldova and Kazakhstan. Our program will highlight the Fullbright program, as well as the role of law in those countries, the differences between legal education, lawyers and the practice of law in those countries and the United States.

 

Saturday, December 10, 2011 (11 am)
Tom Shroyer hosts Paul Zisla of Moss & Barnett's Real Estate Practice Area on the topic of "How Zoning Laws Regulate What You Can Do with Your Castle."

The laws of land use zoning touch our lives on almost a daily basis, yet they are little understood and often a surprise when they are enforced. Our guest this weekend is Paul Zisla, a Moss & Barnett shareholder practicing in land use zoning and permitting, condemnation and real estate, as well as a former city planner. We'll explore the history of how the law developed to allow public regulation to override private property rights, the ways in which zoning guides the location, quality and even the appearance of our homes, not to mention the layout and shape of our cities and roads.

Past Minnesota Law Appearances by Paul B. Zisla:

Articles written by Paul B. Zisla:

 

Saturday, December 3, 2011 (11 am)
Susan Rhode hosts Jana Aune Deach of Moss & Barnett's Family Law Practice Area on the topic of "Is Nothing Secret Anymore? The Use of Social Media in Divorce Litigation."

Past Minnesota Law Appearances by Jana Aune Deach:

Articles written by Jana Aune Deach:

 

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