2024

Landlord and Tenant Law Is Changing in 2023 and 2024, Minnesota State Law Library - January 9, 2024

2023

Eviction Process, Right to Counsel, HOME Line - December 20, 2023

Expungements, HOME Line - November 15, 2023

Get Ready for 2024 - Landlord and Tenant Law Is Changing!, Anne W. Grande Hennepin County Law Library - October 20, 2023

Pre-Eviction Notices, HOME Line - September 20, 2023

2023 Legislative Housing Update, Legal Services State Support - July 24, 2023

How the New Cannabis Rules Impact Tenant/Landlord Laws, HOME Line - July 19, 2023

Landlord-Tenant Law, Law Enforcement Training Services, LLC, and The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association - June 20, 2023

Landlord Tenant Legislative Update, Hennepin County Bar Association Landlord-Tenant Section June 6, 2023

Wait a Minute - Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth in Minnesota, Legal Services State Support - May 31, 2023

Housing Resources and Support, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) - April 19, 2023

Wait a Minute - Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth in Arizona, William E. Morris Institute for Justice - April 20, 2023

Emerging Issues in Long-Term Care: Landlord and Tenant Law, Minnesota State Bar Association Elder Law Section - April 20, 2023

Tenants and Landlords in the Wake of the Lifting of Pandemic Moratoriums, University of Saint Thomas Community Justice Project - February 23, 2023

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth in Washington State, Northwest Justice Project - January 23, 2023

2022

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, Housing Justice Network Conference - October 30, 2022

Raising the Roof: HJN New Advocate Training, Housing Justice Network Conference - October 29, 2022

What Attorneys for Tenants and Landlords Need to Know About The End of the Minnesota Eviction Transition, at Advising the Disadvantaged Client, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (MinnCLE) - March 4, 2022

What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know About The Minnesota Eviction Transition, East Side Freedom Library - February 8, 2022

2021

Various slide show presentations on eviction actions during the pandemic:

•          Minnesota State Bar Association - December 20, 2021

•          New Lawyer's Leadership Conference, Minnesota State Bar Association - November 18, 2021

•          National Lawyers Guild Minnesota - November 3, 2021

•          Minnesota Elder Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (MinnCLE) - October 25, 2021

•          HOME Line - August 18, 2021

•          Minnesota Continuing Legal Education - August 5, 2021

•          National Lawyers Guild Minnesota - August 3, 2021

•          Mediation and Restorative Services - July 27, 2021

•          Volunteer Lawyers Network - July 15, 2021

•          East Side Freedom Library - July 14, 2021

•          Heading Home Anoka Housing Collaborative - July 14, 2021

•          Heading Home Anoka Housing Collaborative Prevention and Outreach Subcommittee - July 7, 2021

•          Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (MinnCLE) - June 22, 2021

•          Fond du Lac Human Services Division Center for American Indian Resources - May 20, 2021

•          Mediation and Restorative Services - April 27, 2021

•          Mitchell Hamline School of Law Institute to Transform Child Protection - April 15, 2021

•          Volunteer Lawyers Network - April 2, 2021

•          Eighth Judicial District - March 26, 2021

•          Judicare of Anoka County - March 4, 2021

•          Seventh District Court - February 26, 2021

•          Law Enforcement Training Services, LLC, and The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association - February 16, 2021

•          Third Judicial District - January 29, 2021

•          Ninth Judicial District - January 8, 2021

2020

Various slide show presentations on eviction actions during the pandemic:

•          Hennepin County Bar Association Landlord Tenant Law Section - December 14, 2020

•          HOME Line - November 18, 2020

•          Business as Usual Webcast, Minnesota State Bar Association - November 5, 2020

•          Minnesota Justice Foundation - October 5, 2020

•          University of Saint Thomas School of Law - October 5, 2020

•          University of Minnesota School of Law - September 8, 2020

•          Law Enforcement Training Services, LLC and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association - July 20, 2020

•          Business as Usual Webcast, Minnesota State Bar Association - June 10, 2020

•          Legal Services State Support - May 1, 2020

Eviction Defense, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, Duluth

Eviction Defense, Anoka County Housing Court Clinic Training, Volunteer Lawyers Network

How Medical Marijuana Can Threaten Access to Public Housing, Advising the Disadvantaged Client, Minnesota CLE (remote video)

Landlord Rise and Learn During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Heading Home Anoka Collaborative (remote video)

Eviction Prevention Training for Lawyers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Legal Services State Support Webinar (remote video)

2019

Eviction Expungement Training and Legal Clinic, Minnesota Pro Bono Council and Volunteer Lawyers Network (several times throughout the year)

Ethical Representation of Tenants, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, Housing Justice Network Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Landlord-Tenant Issues in Pro Bono Representation, Dorsey & Whitney

Landlord-Tenant Law, Minnesota Association of Law Libraries

Residential Landlord Tenant Law In-Depth, 2019 Real Estate Institute, Minnesota CLE

2018

Landlord-Tenant Issues in Pro Bono Representation, Dorsey & Whitney

Housing Law 1.0, Target Corporate Counsel

Ethical Representation of Landlords and Tenants, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Group Habitability Litigation: Neighborhood Organizations and Class Actions, Hennepin County Bar Association Landlord and Tenant Committee

Eviction Expungement Training and Legal Clinic, Minnesota Pro Bono Council and Volunteer Lawyers Network (several times throughout the year)

Housing Eviction and Expungement Hypotheticals, CenterPoint Energy and Volunteer Lawyers Network

Eviction Defense, Volunteer Lawyers Network and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Housing Court Clinic

Landlord and Tenant Law, Volunteer Lawyers Network and Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services

Eviction Expungement, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Expungement Clinics

2017

Landlord and Tenant Law Is Much More than “Did You Pay the Rent?,” with Referee JaPaul Harris, Fourth Judicial District Court and Andrew S. Wille, Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services, 2017 Minnesota Senior Judge Program, Minnesota Judicial Conference

Housing Law 101/Refresher, Volunteer Lawyers Network

The Eviction Action: Answer and Defenses, Motion Practice in Housing Court, and Eviction Expungement, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Administrative Law for Housing and Government Benefits Programs, at the Administrative Law Course taught by Rebecca Bernhard, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Eviction Expungement Training and Legal Clinic, Minnesota Pro Bono Council and Volunteer Lawyers Network (several times throughout the year)

Landlord-Tenant Issues in Pro Bono Representation, Dorsey & Whitney

Essentials of Landlord Tenant Law for Mediators, Conflict Resolution Center

Housing Court Representation, CenterPoint Energy and Volunteer Lawyers Network

Housing Court Representation, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt P.A., and Volunteer Lawyers Network

Eviction Expungement, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Expungement Clinics

2016

Vicarious Trauma for the 4th District Court Government Center Self Help Center

Eviction Defense and Expungement for Target Corporate Counsel

Evictions and Expungement, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Landlord-Tenant Law, Minnesota Law Librarians

Landlord-Tenant Issues in Pro Bono Representation, Dorsey & Whitney

Residential Landlord and Tennant Law: Tips from Over 30 Years in the Trenches, Washington County Bar Association

Administrative Law for Housing and Government Benefits Programs, at the Administrative Law Course taught by Rebecca Bernhard, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

2015

Landlord-Tenant Issues in Pro Bono Representation, Dorsey & Whitney

Eviction Defense and Expungement for Target Corporate Counsel

Ethical Representation of Landlords and Tenants, HOME Line

Emergency Tenant Remedies Actions (also known as Emergency Relief Actions) and Lockout Actions, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Eviction Defense, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P.

2014

Landlord-Tenant Law, Law Enforcement Training Services, LLC, and The Minnesota Sheriffs' Association

Elimination of Bias: Racial Disparity and Housing Court Expungement, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Ethical Concerns in Representing Landlords and Tenants, HOME Line

Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Panelist, Life Balance for Lawyers, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

2013

Then and Now: The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1972 and the Current Revision Process – Still Bold and Relevant?, William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Eviction Defense, Lindquist & Vennum

2012

Eviction Defense, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Tenants in Foreclosure, William Mitchell College of Law

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

Reasonable Accommodations in Eviction Defense, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition Landlord - Tenant Summer Summit

Tenants in Foreclosure, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Section 8 Program

2011

Using the Experience of Adjuncts in Narrative Theory and Storytelling, Midwest Clinical Conference, Madison, WI

Elimination of Right to Judge Hearings and Judge Review of Referee Hearings in Housing Court Cases, Hennepin County Bar Association Landlord and Tenant Committee

Who Pays When Tenants Are Injured Due to the Landlord’s Failure to Repair?, Hamline University School of Law Faculty

Tenant Rights, Hamline University Chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group

Comments on H.F. No. 440, Sections 11 and 12, and the Elimination of Right to Judge Hearings and Judge Review of Referee Hearings in Housing Court Cases, Minnesota House of Representatives Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee

New Landlord and Tenant Laws, Ramsey County Bar Association Real Estate Section

Eviction Defense, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Housing Law Seminar

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2010

Elimination of Right to Judge Hearings and Judge Review of Referee Hearings in Housing Court Cases, Ramsey County Bar Association Real Estate Section

New Tenant-Landlord Law Changes, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Testimony on the Tenants’ Bill of Rights, H.F. 2985 and 2816, Minnesota House of Representatives Civil Justice Policy Committee

Public Housing and Section 8, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition and Volunteer Lawyers Network

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2009

Panelist, New Lawyer Experience - Summer Session, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Residential Eviction Defense, Housing Law Seminar, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Panelist, Stress in Real Estate, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Panelist, New Lawyer Experience, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

Tenants in Foreclosure, Community Mediation Services

Tenants in Foreclosure, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Tenants in Foreclosure, Project Homeless Connect

2008

Panelist, 25th Anniversary of the Court of Appeals, William Mitchell College of Law

Panelist, Life & the Law: Handling the Stress of Litigation Practice, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

The Other Evictions: Public, Subsidized, and Manufactured Home Park Evictions, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Residential Eviction Defense, Landlord and Tenant Law, Clarion

Eviction Defense for New Attorneys - Private Landlord/Tenant Law, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Rights & Obligations of Landlords & Tenants, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Residential Eviction Defenses, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2007

Evaluator, North Central Regional Trial Skills Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Evictions and Terminations from Federally Assisted Housing, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association Substantive Law Training Conference, San Jose, CA

Federal Housing Programs for New Attorneys, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2006

Residential Eviction Defense, Housing Law Seminar, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Criminal Activity in Housing Cases, Hennepin County Bar Association Landlord-Tenant Committee

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2005

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, CORT Federal Housing Law Training of the Michigan Poverty Law Program in Ann Arbor, MI

Streamlining and Supporting a Legal Services Subsidized Housing Practice, CORT Federal Housing Law Training of the Michigan Poverty Law Program in Ann Arbor, MI

Residential Eviction Defense, Housing Law Institute, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Top Ten Housing Law Issues and Housing Repair Law, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Panelist, New Lawyer Experience, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

If You Don't Like It, You Can Move!!!, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Monthly Forum

2004

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, the Annual Housing Justice Network Conference in Washington, D.C.

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association’s Substantive Law Training Conference, Los Angeles, CA

Eviction Defense, Landlord And Tenant Law, Lorman Education Services

Residential Eviction Defense, Housing Law Institute, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Eviction Defense, Poverty Law Essentials for Attorneys and Advocates New to Legal Services, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

Internet Legal Research for Minnesota Poverty Law Attorneys & Advocates, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Housing Law, Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett

Housing and Family Violence: Strategies to Support Survivors, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

2003

Public Housing Eviction Policy Options, Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Charlottesville, VA

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association’s Substantive Law Training Conference, Los Angeles, CA

Wait a Minute: Slowing Down Minnesota Criminal Activity Eviction Cases to Find the Truth, at the Hennepin County Landlord and Tenant Committee, Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Legal Services Statewide Conference, Alexandria, MN

Use of Adjuncts in Clinical Teaching, the 18th Annual Midwest Clinical Teachers Conference, William Mitchell College of Law

Eviction Defense, Landlord And Tenant Law, Lorman Education Services

Private Housing Law Basics, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Public Housing Law Basics, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2002

Post-Rucker Admission and Eviction Prevention Strategies, the Annual Housing Justice Network Conference in Arlington, VA

Eviction Defense, Basic Federal Housing Training, National Housing Law Project

Criminal Law for Housing Attorneys, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Evaluator, Effective Trial Skills for Legal Services Attorneys, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Residential Eviction Defense, Housing Law Institute, Volunteer Lawyers Network

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2001

Housing Court, Board of Governors Meeting, Board of Governors Meeting

Sexual Harassment in Housing, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

2000

How to Conduct an Eviction Action, Annual Conference of Judges

Housing Law, Central Minnesota Legal Services

Landlord-Tenant Issues, Central Minnesota Legal Services

Housing Law, Dorsey and Whitney

Housing Law, Volunteer Lawyers Network