BARRISTERJune 2017 VOLUME 29 Issue 5

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2Upcoming Events

Get Involved

Thank You Committee and Section Chairs

3Presidents Page

Members of RCBA Board of Directors

4June CLE Opportunities

On-Demand CLE Packages

5Annual Meeting & CLE Upcoming Ethics and Elimination of Bias CLEs

On-Demand Ethics and Elimination of Bias CLEs

Spring CLE Promotion

6Member News

Green Line Lunches

Classifieds

7Foundation Grant Recipients

I t is not surprising that RCBA vice president-elect Sarah McEllistrem became active in bar association activities shortly after becoming a lawyer in 2007. Participation in and dedication to the work of bar associations and the profession are part of her DNA as

a member of a family with many lawyers and in the heritage of Collins, Buckley, Sauntry, & Haugh, the law firm where McEllistrem has practiced her entire career. However, her personal dedication and enthusiasm for the RCBA is more than just genetic pre-determination; McEllistrem’s adventurous spirit and love of people caused her to seek out the social relationships and networking opportunities that the RCBA has to offer. A New Lawyer’s Happy Hour (perhaps more than one) led her to volunteer on a variety of bar committees including the golf tournament committee which she chaired for several years.

Although McEllistrem came from a family of lawyers, she did not take a direct path to law school. She graduated from the College of St. Catherine’s in 1998 with a degree in Marketing and Management. After some travel, she joined Target Corporation where she thrived as a buyer, manager and business analyst. She jokes about Target being “Fast, Fun and Friendly,” but she loved the process of identifying a product line and developing a merchandising strategy. The job allowed her to live her passion for travel and meeting new people.

In the summer of 2004, she got the law school bug, took the LSAT in July, started classes at William Mitchell College of Law a few weeks later and graduated in 2007. During law school, she clerked at Collins Buckley and was hired as an associate attorney upon being admitted to the Minnesota Bar. McEllistrem’s law practice focuses on employment law–mostly on behalf of employees and representing professionals before several licensing and disciplinary boards. She enjoys the complexity of both areas of practice and the passion and emotion that is connected to situations where a person’s employment or professional future is at risk. She finds personal and professional satisfaction from guiding her clients through that process. Her firm responsibilities have grown to include serving as managing partner as well.

McEllistrem’s professional activities include serving as the Minnesota Women Lawyers representative on the RCBA’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Second District Ethics Committee.

An Interview with the New Vice President, Sarah McEllistremBy Mark Hallberg, Hallberg Law, P.A.

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RCBA Annual Meeting and Free CLE. Wednesday, June 14. Details on page 5.

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THANK YOU2016-2017 Committee and Section Chairs

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Memorials Committee Assist in planning the annual memorials for deceased mem-bers of the Ramsey County bench and bar. New Lawyers Committee Plan social events, CLEs and community service projects for RCBA new lawyers groups. Solo and Small Firm Committee Plan CLEs, social events and networking opportunities for attorneys in solo or small firm practice.

Youth and the Law Committee Participate in programs that educate young people about the law and promote volun-teerism in education.

CLE Oversight Committee Recruit speakers, plan CLE seminars for RCBA members and oversee the calendar of CLEs presented by sections. Diversity Committee Promote diversity within the RCBA and the profession in general. Provide a forum for discussion with other groups. Events Oversight Committee Coordinate the calendar of RCBA events for the year. Recruit members to work on individual events.

Committees

Bench & Bar Benefit CommitteeRenee FossenDarin Mix

CLE Oversight Committee Adam RohneLeanne Fuith Diversity CommitteeAnn FeamanConstance Tuck Ethics CommitteeMary Ward

Families First CommitteeMike BurkeRick Stebbins Golf Tournament CommitteeJustin TerbeestMartin Norder

Judges' Dinner CommitteeVictoria ElsmoreRandi Winter

MemorialsElizabeth Keyes Scott Borchert

New Lawyers SectionCorey KobbervigLandon Ascheman

Youth & the Law CommitteeMartin NorderSarah Orange

Sections

Criminal Law Section Anna ChristieDan McGarry

Trusts & Estates SectionSusan BuckleyTammie Gerten

Family Law SectionLetty Van ErtGloria Bogen

Real Estate SectionRoyee Vlodaver Mike Burke

Solo/Small Firm Section David HoltKara Lynum

RCBA PresidentBrian McMahon

The study definitely garnered a lot of attention (as I recall it was front page news across the country). In February of this year, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates voted to approve changes to the model rules for continuing legal education. The delegates approved the addition of one credit hour every three years on mental health and substance abuse issues to the model rules that the national organization offers to state bars as templates for setting their own CLE requirements. The delegates aimed to reduce the concern of lawyers who are reluctant to attend

PRESIDENT’S PAGE

L ast year my predecessor, Kelly Olmstead, wrote in these pages about a study, published in

the Journal of Addiction Medicine, reporting that 21 percent of licensed, employed attorneys qualify as problem drinkers (drinking that is hazardous, harmful or otherwise consistent with alcohol use disorders), 28 percent struggle with some level of depression and 19 percent demonstrate symptoms of anxiety. The study found that younger attorneys in the first 10 years of practice exhibit the highest incidence of these problems. Nearly a third of attorneys in their first decade of practice exhibit problem drinking patterns, and a larger-than-average number show signs of other mental health issues like depression and anxiety.

such programs due to stigma.

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Introducing theNew Members of RCBA

Board of Directors

Three new members were elected to the RCBA Board of Directors this spring.

Landon Ascheman practices criminal defense law with Ascheman Law. Prior to his legal career he was an Intelligence

Specialist for the U.S. Navy and the Minnesota Army National Guard. He is also a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.

Athena Hollins is Community Relations Coordinator and Inside Account Manager at Thomson Reuters.

Prior to joining Thomson Reuters she gained experience in private practice, primarily in family law matters.

Martin Norder is an associate with the law firm of Kelly & Lemmons, P.A., where his practice includes

prosecuting for municipalities in Ramsey County. Prior to his current position he served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Michael T. DeCourcy and the Hon. Lezlie Ott Marek.

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June 1 I Solo Small Firm Section: Transgender 101 for the Legal Community Presenter

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Join national speaker, diversity consultant and author Ellen “Ellie” Krug as she shares what it means to be transgender and offers tips and advice on how to be inclusive.

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Credit: 1.5 Elimination of Bias credits approved

Cost (includes breakfast): $20 RCBA members: $30 non-members June 9 I Hijabs and the High Court: Religious Apparel, the Workplace and the Law Presenter: Judge Eric Lipman, Office of Administrative Hearings

Judge Lipman details the impact that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amend-ment, and Title VII, have upon the work-place, as well as ethical responsibilities to maintain a discrimination free workplace. Explore these real-life challenges through the lens of recent cases, including EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc, from June of 2015.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Credit: 1.5 Elimination of Bias Credit approved

Cost: FREE RCBA members: $30 non-members

Teleconference & On-Demand Cost: $10 RCBA members; $30 non-members June 14 | Elimination of Bias: Karen Culture Presentation.See page 5 for details. June 21 I When You Have to Try Your Family Law CasePresenter: Hon. Colia Ceisel, Ramsey County Family Court Referee; Judith L. Oakes, Of Counsel, Rogness & Field

Hear from an experienced family court trial lawyer about putting your case together, with tips on trial presentation, using examples from actual cases; and hear from a family court referee, about how to effectively present your family case at trial from the viewpoint of the bench.

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration: 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Credit: 2.0 Standard Credits approved

Cost: $35 RCBA members: $50 non-mem-bers

Teleconference & On-Demand Cost: $50 RCBA members; $70 non-members June 23 | Working with Low-Income Clients - What Every Practitioner Should KnowPresenter: Andrea Palumbo, Volunteer Attorney Program Coordinator, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS); Val Snyder, Family Law Unit Supervising Attorney, SMRLS Metro Region

Tips and strategies for working with low income clients and understanding the barriers they face. Basics and updates about criminal expungement and eviction expungements, plus limited action pro bono opportunities through SMRLS.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Credit: 1.0 Elimination of bias credit and 1.0 Standard credit applied for

Cost: $35 RCBA members: $50 non-mem-bers

Teleconference & On-Demand Cost: $50 RCBA members; $70 non-members June 28 | Joint RCBA & HCBA Family Law Sections - Preparing for ‘I don’t’: New Landmines in Antenuptial Agreement Drafting and EnforcementPresenters: Michael Boulette, Messerli & Kramer; Debra E. Yerigan, Messerli & Kramer; Anne Paape, Meristem Family Wealth

It’s not Kramer v. Kramer, it’s Kremer v. Kremer, and it’s about to upend how family lawyers draft and litigate antenuptial agree-ments. Our panel of family law and estate planning counsel walk through the current state of Minnesota’s antenuptial agreement law, preview potential upcoming changes, and offer best practices for how to draft and litigate antenputial agreements in a post-Kremer world.

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Registration: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Town & Country, 300 N Mississippi River Blvd, St Paul

Credit: 1.0 Standard credit applied for

Cost (includes lunch): $20 RCBA members; $30 non-members  June 28 | Between a Rock and Hard Place: Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Implications of Difficult ClientsPresenter: Danielle Perry, Claims Attorney, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company; Michael M. Carter, Supervising Claim Attorney, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

General overview of conflicts of interest

and how to identify and manage ethical implications of dealing with difficult clients.

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Registration: 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Credit: 2.0 Ethics credits applied for

Cost: $35 RCBA members; $50 non-mem-bers

Teleconference & On-Demand Cost: $50 RCBA members; $70 non-members June 30 | “The Trinity Lessons” 3 Common Ethics Complaints of Family Law AttorneysPresenters: Michael Black, Michael C. Black Law Office, Ltd.; Tim Simonson, Beyer & Simonson, LLC

A discussion of the three most common ethics issues encountered by family practitioners, with some practical advice on how to avoid them.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Credit: 2.0 Ethics credit applied for

Cost: $35 RCBA members; $50 non-mem-bers 

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Implicit Bias: Why it Matters Civil Rights at 50: Its Impact on the Elimination of Bias in the Practice of Law The American with Disabilities Act: 25 Years of Reducing Stigma Trusts & Estates Section: Mental Health and Addiction in Older Adults Unconscious Bias and the Legal System Family Law Section: When Your Family Law Client is Impaired Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters Making the Case for Diversity Building Collaborative Relationships: Continuing the Critical Dialogue about Public Safety and Racial Justice

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6/1 1.5 Elimination of Bias CreditsSolo Small Firm Section: Transgender 101 for the Legal Community

6/9 1.5 Elimination of Bias CreditsHijabs and the High Court: Religious Apparel, the Workplace, and the Law

6/14 1.5 Elimination of Bias creditElimination of Bias: Karen Culture Presentation

6/23 1.0 Elimination of Bias creditLimited Action Pro Bono Opportunities and Working with Clients in Poverty

6/28 2.0 Ethics CreditsConflicts of Interest and Difficult Clients

6/30 2.0 Ethics CreditsCommon Complaints and Violations in Family Law Matters, and Possible Ways to Avoid Them

Wednesday, June 14First National Bank Building Training Room332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul Please join us as President Brian McMahon passes the gavel to 2017-2018 President Paul Peterson. The event is free, but please let us know you’re coming. Register online, send an email to info@ramseybar.org or call 651-222-0846. FREE CLE following RCBA Annual Meeting Elimination of Bias: Understanding Karen Culture Presenters: Karen Organization of Minnesota Staff Minnesota is home to approximately 12,000 Karen and St. Paul has the largest and fastest growing Karen populations in the U.S. Hear from the Karen Organization of Minnesota about the Karen culture, and what hurdles they face in their interactions with the judicial system. Learn about Karen history, culture, and resettlement in the U.S., including the history of how the Karen became refugees, how they have adapted to life in the U.S., Karen communication styles, and more. Time: 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Registration: 9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Location: First National Bank Building Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul Credit: 1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credit will be applied for Cost: FREE for RCBA members; $30 non-members Teleconference Cost: FREE for RCBA members; $30 non-members

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INTERVIEW WITH SARAH MCELLISTREM

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She became exposed to the complexity of ethics issue while working with one of her mentors, Ted Collins, as he represented attorneys on licensing and ethics matters. McEllistrem feels very fortunate to work with and learn from one of the true experts in the field. She and Ted Collins still meet to discuss a range of professional issues.

Since becoming active in the RCBA, McEllistrem has experienced an organization that is very welcoming to new members and where the “veteran” members are eager to mentor and support young members. She believes that in a social-media world, the RCBA events give her an opportunity to meet other lawyers face-to-face and develop meaningful relationships. As a member of the RCBA Board, she understands the importance of creating and maintaining a bar association that provides value to its members. In her new role as vice president, she will likely use some of the marketing talents that she honed at Target to communicate that value to non-members. She wants Ramsey County lawyers to know that the RCBA will “welcome you with open arms and you will find a place for networking, service, CLEs and, most importantly, fun.”

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The mission of the Ramsey County Bar Foundation is to provide financial support to programs in the Ramsey County geographic area that benefit the legal profession, improve the quality and accessibility of justice, and would otherwise attract the interest and support of Ramsey County lawyers.

The following organizations were recipients of grants from the foundation during the past year:

Bridges to Safety Victim Service Center a comprehensive, centrally-located domestic abuse service center in St. Paul, received general operating funds.

Center for Victims of Torture received a grant for general support of its programs that provide assistance to victims of torture and their families, including referrals for legal assistance. Children’s Law Center of Minnesota received a grant to support direct representation of children in foster care, advocacy of systems reform, education and outreach. Civil Society received a grant to provide legal services to domestic and international human trafficking victims in Ramsey County. Collaborative Community Law Initiative received funds to provide training and mentoring to new lawyers to help them establish practices that serve low- to moderate-income communities. Dispute Resolution Center received a grant to provide accessible, effective, and affordable alternative dispute resolution services to residents in Ramsey County. HOME Line received a grant to support its tenant hot-line and High School Renters Education Program. Innocence Project of Minnesota received a grant to support its public outreach and legal education programs that address the issues of wrongful convictions. Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers an organization offering free, confidential help to lawyers, judges and law students with chemical dependency and other mental health issues, received a grant to support its core services.

LegalCORPS received a grant for general support of its pro bono legal services and workshops for small business owners and non-profits.

Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota received a grant to provide a loan repayment award to an attorney serving low-income residents in Ramsey County. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans received a grant to provide legal services for homeless veterans and their families in crisis in Ramsey County. Minnesota Justice Foundation received a grant to partially fund one MJF Summer Clerkship in Ramsey County. MJF supports pro bono legal services and provides law students with practical experience and opportunities to work in public interest and poverty law. Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc. an organization that provides comprehensive criminal defense and crime prevention services to low-income persons, received general operating support.

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services received half of the Ramsey County Bar Foundation Bench & Bar Benefit’s proceeds to assist in its administration of volunteer attorney programs in Ramsey County.

Tubman Center received a grant to support its Legal Services Program in Ramsey County, which provides legal representation, advice, advocacy and information addressing domestic violence and family law issues.

Law Student Scholarships

Seven local law students received scholarships from the foundation as recommended by the RCBA Diversity Committee. Each student is a member of a group traditionally under-represented in the legal profession and has a record of academic or professional achievement.

In addition, each student has displayed leadership qualities through past work experience, community involvement or student activities. This year’s scholarships were awarded to Ishmael Israel, Mitchell Hamline School of Law First Year; Hadier Jassim, University of Minnesota Third Year; William Reynaga, University of St. Thomas Second Year; Allira Sharma, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Third Year; Ian Taylor, University of Minnesota First Year; Kelvin Williams, University of Minnesota Second Year; and Victoria Willis-Howard, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Third Year.

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