Habitat for Humanity 2017
May 22, 2017 | Daniel D. Ganter, Jr.BGS continued its tradition of working on a Habitat for Humanity home this year. It is the fourteenth year we have helped this wonderful charity. Working on the project were attorneys Scott Lepak, Dan Ganter, Tammy Schemmel, Nicole Wiebold, Timothy Erb, Kenzie Corrow and staffers Brian Harvison, Tracie Davis, Valerie Mettayer, Terry Pahl, Laurel Randall, and Brenda Rodriguez. This year’s project was prefabricating walls at the panel plant in Minneapolis. The prefabbed walls are then delivered to Habitat sites for assembly. The BGS team constructed enough walls to build one-half of a house!
Read MoreGetting Divorced & Selling Your House – What You Should Know
April 29, 2017 | Elizabeth A. SchadingStatistics show that in the United States, over 50{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of marriages end in divorce. It is never an easy decision to split up with your husband or wife, as they are someone who has been a big part of your life and you will face a lot of upheaval and changes in the months following your divorce. While you may share happy memories, you also share property and assets that will need to be divided upon dissolution of marriage. This will not always be a straightforward and easy task. In particular, when it comes to selling a house, divorce proceedings can become complicated. A home may be the most valuable asset that is shared between spouses, which can lead to disagreement on its value and division, leading to what seems like irreconcilable differences. The Importance of Divorce Attorneys One way to make divorce proceedings and selling your house that little bit easier is through retaining divorce attorneys to look out for your interests during the process. Unfortunately, divorces can get ugly and when there is money involved in property, it can bring out the worst in everyone. Divorce attorneys have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process and make it as painless as possible, as well as ensuring that you…
Read MoreLimited Liability Companies and a New Minnesota Statute
April 26, 2017 | Daniel D. Ganter, Jr.The Minnesota legislature has adopted a new statute governing limited liability companies, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 322C. On January 1, 2018, all 322B LLC’s will be automatically converted to 322C LLC’s. This conversion could result in significant inconsistencies in the LLC governing documents which could cause problems in the future. Therefore, we are advising all 322B LLC’s to amend their Articles of Organization and adopt Operating Agreements which would avoid any inconsistencies. If you would like more information, call Dan Ganter at 763-783-5127.
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