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Our attorneys are well-recognized authors on a variety of subjects. We have been published and quoted in local and national publications, and many of our articles listed below cover both broad and specific subjects you may find interesting and informative. The articles are categorized, for ease of use. Feel free to read these articles, and if you encounter a situation or legal issue in one of the areas of expertise our attorneys have demonstrated knowledge in, please contact us.

Litigation

  • "Law Blog Lawyer of the Day: Chris Renz"; published October 8, 2007 in the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog
    • Author: Peter Lattman (quoting Chris Renz); Read it now
  • "How to Proceed When your Business is Presented with a Lawsuit"; published September 28, 2007 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
  • "They Protesteth Too Much, Methinks, What's Wrong with Claim of Right, As Applied"; published in Nov./Dec. 2005 issue of The Hennepin Lawyer

Real Estate

  • "Minnesota Mortgage Fraud Schemes Result in Several Crackdowns"; Read it now

  • "Understanding and Pursuing Your Rights Under Your Homeowners Policy"; Read it now
  • "Roofing Contractors and Homeowners Beware: New Restrictions Apply to Negotiating Storm Damage Claims"; Published May/June 2011 in Minnesota Community Living
  • "The Felon Next Door and an Association's Duty to Protect"; published Summer 2011 in CIC Midwest News
  • "Mortgage Assistance Relief Services ("MARS") Rule and Required Disclosures"; published June 6, 2011 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "Home Warranty Statutes Amended, Warranting Special Attention"; published March/April 2011 in Minnesota Community Living Magazine
  • "FTC MARS Rule Does Not Apply to All Listing Brokers & Agents"; published March 28, 2011 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "Real Estate Agents Beware of Dangers with Social Media"; published February 28, 2011 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "That's Not My Job"; published February 21, 2011 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "Mortgage Foreclosure: Protecting Your Association"; published in CIC Midwest News
  • "Proceed Cautiously in Entering the Leasing market - Part 2"; published December 20, 2010 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "Time, and the Statute of Repose, Wait for No Man (or woman, or Community Association)"; published November/December 2010 in Minnesota Community Living
    • Author: David J. McGee and Matthew A. Drewes; Read it now
  • "Proceed Cautiously in Entering the Leasing market - Part 1"; published November 2, 2010 in Minnesota Association of Realtors eResource
  • "Legal Hotline Q & A"; published Fall 2010 in MNAR Resource
  • "Court: Mortgage Valid Despite Wife's Failure to Sign"; published February 1, 2010 in Finance and Commerce
  • "FCC Rule Against Exclusive Cable Provider Access in CICs Upheld by Federal Appeals Court"; published Winter 2010 in CIC Midwest News
    • Authors: Matthew A. Drewes and Christopher P. Renz; Read it now
  • "Will Your Association be Approved?"; published Winter 2010 in CIC Midwest News
  • "Recalls, Part II: If You Must Do a Recall Vot, Read This First"; published August 2009 at http://www.hoaleader.com/, a national web-based publication focused on homeowners association and condominium board members and association management professionals (quoting Matt Drewes).
  • "HOA Elections: 6 Mistakes to Avoid with your Condo or Homeowners Association Elections"; published August 2009 at http://www.hoaleader.com/, a national web-based publication focused on homeowners association and condominium board members and association management professionals (quoting Matt Drewes).
  • "HOA Reserve Studies: What You Need to Know"; published August 2009 at http://www.hoaleader.com/, a national web-based publication focused on homeowners association and condominium board members and association management professionals (quoting Matt Drewes).
  • "HOA and Condo Insurance: 5 Tips to Double-Check Your Association's Insurance Coverage"; published August 2009 at http://www.hoaleader.com/, a national web-based publication focused on homeowners association and condominium board members and association management professionals (quoting Matt Drewes).
  • "A Historic House Up for Sale, Piece by Piece"; published June 17, 2009 in Star Tribune
  • "Submission of Offers on Short Sales"; published June 16, 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS eNewsletter
  • "REO Properties and REO Sales"; published June 9, 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS eNewsletter
  • "Creative Short Sale Programs - Opportunity or Liability?"; published February 12, 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS eNewsletter
  • "Short Sales" - Part I; published February 24, 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Video Resource
  • "Short Sales" - Part II; published February 24, 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Video Resource
  • "Accepting Offers "Subject to Bank Approval" and Short Sale Issues; published January 2009 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update
  • "Preparing for Foreclosure"; published Fall 2008 in CIC Midwest News
  • "Bulk Cable: Not an Exclusive Relationship Any Longer"; published July/August 2008 in Minnesota Community Living
    • Authors: Christopher P. Renz and Matthew Drewes; Read it now
  • "Did Your Developer Plant Strong Financial Roots?"; published July/August 2008 in Minnesota Community Living
  • "Is Your Association Starting on the Right Financial Foot?"; published Winter 2008 in CIC Midwest News
  • "The Bank is Selling a House - What Now" (Part II); published April 15, 2008 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update
  • "The Bank is Selling a House - What Now" (Part I); published March 25, 2008 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update
  • "Fees Commissions and More - 'A commission by any other name...'"; published February 27, 2008 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update
    • Author: Brad Boyd
  • "When the Deal Goes Bad -- Default, Breach and Remedies in a Residential Transaction"; published August 21, 2007 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update
  • "The ABC's of Governing Documents"; published Summer 2007 in CIC Midwest
  • "Associations and Managers Both Benefit if Expectations are Managed"; published July/August in 2007
  • "All Associations Must Plan for Aging Residents"; published May/June 2007 in Minnesota Community Living
  • "Avoid Dual Agency Pitfalls"; published April 2007 in REALTOR Magazine, a monthly magazine from the National Association of Realtors
  • "Your Associate Broke the Law!"; published October 1, 2006 in REALTOR Magazine, a monthly magazine from the National Association of Realtors
    • Author: Robert Freedman (quoting Brad Boyd); Read it now
  • "'Dual Agency' -- Risk vs. Reward"; published December 2005 in Broker Agent Magazine
    • Author: Brad Boyd
  • "A Proof-of-Financing Letter with Teeth Might Give Home Bidders an Advantage"; published October 22, 2005 in Star Tribune
    • Author: Neal Gendler (quoting Brad Boyd)
  • "Buyer's Financial Disclosure Statement, A Possible Solution to the Pre-approval Catastrophe"; published May 2004 in Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource
    • Author: Brad Boyd

Business Law

  • "How to Write Non-Competes to Close Loopholes"; published in June 2007 in Upsize Magazine
  • "Safer Structures", published April 2006 in REALTOR Magazine, a monthly magazine from the National Association of Realtors

Services for Individuals

  • "Flat-Fee Brokers, FSBO Offer Options for Sellers", published May 18, 2004 in the Wall Street Journal's RealEstateJournal.com
  • "Abandoned Frozen Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Should there be a Connection?"; published in The University of St. Thomas Journal of Law & Public Policy, Volume I, Number 1, Spring 2007
  • "Living Trusts: Snake Oil or Better than Sliced Bread?"; published in 2000 in William Mitchell Law Review

Seminar & Lecture Materials

  • Construction Defects - Statute of Limitations Review; Read it now

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