Section 481.14 — Refusal To Surrender Property To Clients.
481.14 REFUSAL TO SURRENDER PROPERTY TO CLIENTS. When an attorney shall refuse to deliver money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional employment, the attorney may be required to do so, upon petition, by an order of court. Such order may be granted […]
Section 481.15 — Removal Or Suspension.
481.15 REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION. Subdivision 1. Causes. An attorney at law may be removed or suspended by the supreme court for any one of the following causes arising after admission to practice: (1) Upon being convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (in either of which cases the record of conviction […]
Section 481.07 — Penalties For Deceit Or Collusion.
481.07 PENALTIES FOR DECEIT OR COLLUSION. An attorney who, with intent to deceive a court or a party to an action or judicial proceeding, is guilty of or consents to any deceit or collusion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, the attorney shall be liable to the […]
Section 481.071 — Misconduct By Attorneys.
481.071 MISCONDUCT BY ATTORNEYS. Every attorney or counselor at law who shall be guilty of any deceit or collusion, or shall consent thereto, with intent to deceive the court or any party, or who shall delay the attorney’s client’s suit with a view to the attorney’s own gain, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, […]
Section 481.08 — Authority.
481.08 AUTHORITY. An attorney may bind a client, at any stage of an action or proceeding, by agreement made in open court or in the presence of the court administrator, and entered in the minutes by such court administrator, or made in writing and signed by such attorney. During any proceeding or action the attorney […]
Section 481.01 — Board Of Law Examiners; Examinations; Alternative Dispute Fees.
481.01 BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS; EXAMINATIONS; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE FEES. The supreme court shall, by rule from time to time, prescribe the qualifications of all applicants for admission to practice law in this state, and shall appoint a Board of Law Examiners, which shall be charged with the administration of the rules and with the examination […]
Section 481.02 — Unauthorized Practice Of Law.
481.02 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW. Subdivision 1. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for any person or association of persons, except members of the bar of Minnesota admitted and licensed to practice as attorneys at law, to appear as attorney or counselor at law in any action or proceeding in any court in this state to […]
Section 481.03 — Attorneys Shall Not Employ Solicitors.
481.03 ATTORNEYS SHALL NOT EMPLOY SOLICITORS. No attorney at law shall, through any runner, agent or person not an attorney at law who is employed by the attorney, solicit a person to employ such attorney to present a claim for damages for personal injuries or for death, or to prosecute an action to enforce such […]
Section 481.04 — Soliciting Of Business By Persons Other Than Attorneys; Prohibition.
481.04 SOLICITING OF BUSINESS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN ATTORNEYS; PROHIBITION. It shall be unlawful for any person not an attorney at law to solicit for money, fee or commission, in any manner whatsoever, any demand or claim for personal injuries or for death for the purpose of having an action brought thereon for the purpose […]
Section 481.05 — Violations; Penalties.
481.05 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Employing solicitors. Any attorney at law who violates section 481.03 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Soliciting of business. Any person who violates section 481.04 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: (5687-7) 1929 c 289 s 3; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 21