BGS To Participate In a Minnesota Small Business Symposium
January 29, 2013 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.Barna, Guzy, and Steffen, Ltd. has provided the Minneapolis metro area with legal services for over 75 years. Now, they’re participating in a Minnesota Small Business Symposium called, “Buy/Sell Techniques for Businesses.” The Symposium is aimed at anyone who is thinking about buying or selling a business within the next 10-15 years. BGS also encourages CEOs, CFOs, business development professionals, bankers, and real estate professionals to attend. BGS is partnering with the Central Minnesota Development Company and Principal Financial Group in offering this free seminar to the public. Participants will have a lot to learn. Topics include selling or transferring a business to family members, management partners, employees or outsiders; financing a sale or acquisition; exit planning; buy/sell agreements; ESOPs; and more. Participants will have time to ask questions. Attorneys Daniel D. Ganter, Jr. and W. James Vogl, Jr. will be representing the firm. Ganter has practiced business and commercial law for 28 years. He has helped hundreds of clients reach their business related goals. Vogl has practiced law for 29 years. He specializes in ESOPs, retirement planning, QDROs, and employee benefits law. “Buy/Sell Techniques for Businesses” starts at 8:00 a.m. on February 7th, 2013. It will be held at the Harvest Grill Event Center at 12800 Bunker Prairie Drive in Coon Rapids,…
Read MoreHow to Cope When Affected by DWI
January 28, 2013 | Jon P. EricksonA DWI can be scary for everyone involved. There are countless of people arrested every day in Minnesota for driving while impaired but we really only hear about the extreme cases or those involving famous people. The fact is that they are more common than you think and if you drive drunk, you are at risk of being arrested. If You are Arrested Whether a cop notices you driving recklessly stops you at a checkpoint or responds to an accident that you are involved in, if you have been drinking and driving you can go to jail. It is important to remain calm when approached by an officer and to say as little as possible. The more you say, the more you could incriminate yourself. If an officer pushes you to admit you were drinking, continue to remain silent or simply say that you would like to speak to your attorney. Even if you are not drunk, you should decline the field sobriety test because they are known for being unreliable. Even if you didn’t have a drop of alcohol to drink, you could fail the test. At this point, you will be arrested and brought into the police station if the officer believes that you are intoxicated. Do not resist arrest or…
Read MoreUnderstanding DUI – What Do I Do Now?
January 24, 2013 | Jon P. EricksonMaybe you’ve gone out to celebrate with a few friends at a local restaurant in Minneapolis and had a few drinks; or maybe you had a couple of beers at home and decide to pick up dinner. The last thing you expect is to be pulled over for a DUI but the fact of the matter is you don’t even have to be driving erratically to be pulled over. Why am I Being Pulled Over? There are a few different scenarios that can lead to you being arrested for driving while under the influence. The first is because a police officer sees you driving erratically. He will throw on his lights and maybe even his siren, signaling for you to slow down. A second reason is because you are approaching a drunk driving checkpoint. Here police officers will check every driver for signs of being drunk. A more serious reason could be because you caused an accident or were involved in a traffic complication so a police officer pulls you over to investigate the situation. No matter what the reason, you now are in front of a police officer and face being arrested. Even if you know you are legally over the limit, do not try to outrun the cops. This will only…
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