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How we “Keep Calm and Carry On” has become part of the work of the day during this viral crisis. Technology has allowed us to work remotely for years when we were not in our offices. But now we are putting that technology to daily use and on a much broader scale. At Lommen Abdo, all but a few key essential staff members are able to work remotely at this time and we are working to cut down the time they spend in the office. These options allow us to stay in touch with each other as a firm, you as our clients, other counsel, other trusted advisors and the courts. We are taking advantage of technology to be a virtual law firm that continues to be able to meet all of your needs.
READ MOREGovernor Tim Walz issued his 20th Executive Order this year on March 25, 2020. This order continues his string of restrictions to address a pending national and state health emergency involving the COVID-19 pandemic. This order places unprecedented restrictions on travel, school, work, recreation, and business upon Minnesota’s citizens. For the most part, the restrictions remain until Friday, April 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Many commentators suggest the restrictions will last, in some form, even longer. The order also continues the earlier mandatory closures of many businesses and almost all schools in the state. In addition to a general order to “stay at home or place of residence” the order exempts certain critical activities and business from the order.
READ MOREOver the past several weeks I have had many people contact me regarding their estate planning. Some are existing clients anxious to wrap up the process. Some are new clients asking how they can prepare their estate plan. The stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus, increased time alone and the news cycle have cause people to view their planning differently. Estate planning is always important. An estate plan is the process of planning for your death or disability. A good plan takes care of you and your loved ones.
READ MOREIn the current COVID-19 pandemic, our society is preparing not only for the boredom that accompanies Stay at Home, Shelter in Place, and other pseudo-quarantines of indeterminate length, but also for the business ramifications which follow. Certainly 2020 will be a year filled with cancelled events and closed “non-essential” businesses. While many contracting parties have thus far shown remarkable flexibility to the change in circumstance, inevitably disagreements will occur. Before they do, parties should dust off their contracts and evaluate their rights, especially as they relate to the legal concepts of force majeure, impracticability/impossibility of performance, and frustration of purpose.
READ MOREGovernor Tony Evers issued the Safer at Home Order which took effect on March 25th and remains in effect until April 24th, or until a superseding order is issued. The Order directs that all non-essential for-profit and non-profit businesses close except for Minimum Basic Operations and operations exclusively consisting of working from home. Additionally, all non-essential travel in Wisconsin is stopped effective immediately, subject to certain exceptions. Also the Department of Labor issued its first round of guidance with a fact sheet explaining the changes for paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave as required by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act effective April 1st.
READ MOREIf recent volatility in the stock market has you taking a closer look at your real estate portfolio, you’re not alone. Uncertainty in global equities, elections, oil and hand sanitizer are having a sweeping impact and, if you’re like us, you want to grow what’s working and do less of what’s not. With so many concerns sweeping the market, it’s possible you could overlook the impact that property taxes, and—more specifically—property tax assessment, threatens to have on your wealth.
READ MORELarry Rocheford and Brent Tunis have joined Lommen Abdo, bringing new perspectives and increasing the firm’s depth of talent. New Lommen Abdo shareholder Larry Rocheford adds more litigation power to the firm’s trial team. Larry has successfully defended catastrophic injury and major cases, including products, mass shootings, construction, negligence, dram shop, motor vehicle and premises liability cases from start to trial. Brenton (Brent) Tunis concentrates his practice on insurance defense, personal injury, corporate litigation and appellate practice in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Brent will be officing primarily in our Hudson, Wisconsin office.
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