Resources
January 2018
New Year, New You, New…Estate Plan?
January 1st comes around and the whole world is ready to start fresh with new resolutions for how to make the next year their... Read more
December 2017
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Transportation and Super Bowl LII
On the weekend of February 4, 2018, the hordes will descend upon Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII. The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee estimates that... Read more
December 2017
Flight Property and Air Commerce: A Minnesota Sales and Property Tax Update
Many of our clients have reached out to FMJ to understand the recent changes made to the Minnesota sales and property taxes for aircraft... Read more
December 2017
Business Planning Alert: New LLC Act Goes Into Effect Jan. 1, 2018
For those of you with LLCs, updating your business plan might be in your future. The Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Act, Chapter 322C, will... Read more
December 2017
FMJ Attorneys Named to ‘Who’s Who Legal’ Aviation 2018 List
Robert R. Fafinski, Jr. (Shareholder & CEO) and Kevin J. Johnson (Shareholder) were named to the “Who’s Who Legal Aviation” 2018 list for Aviation Finance.... Read more
December 2017
Freeze-Out Mergers and the New Minnesota LLC Act – Bench & Bar of Minnesota
The Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Act that will govern all Minnesota LLCs beginning at the start of 2018 contains sweeping changes, and one... Read more
November 2017
Minnesota Aviation History: The Minnesota Big Deal
The Star Tribune reported (article can be found here) on the morning of October 29 that the home of Steve Rothmeier was for sale. Rothmeier was an... Read more
November 2017
Getting Technical: What You and Your Lawyer Need to Know About Buying a Previously-Owned Business Aircraft and Inspections
Whether you are buying your first business jet or trading up from your first small aircraft to that larger, faster or longer range model,... Read more
November 2017
Estate Tax Exemptions Update 2018
Below is a summary of the federal estate tax, gift tax, and Minnesota estate tax exemption amounts for 2018. Please contact FMJ’s Trusts &... Read more
November 2017
Minnesota Grain & Feed Association’s Feed Mill Forum
The Feed Mill Forum, hosted by the Minnesota Grain & Feed Association, offers feed mill managers, owners, and employees an excellent opportunity to learn from the... Read more
October 2017
Alert: Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act Provides Private Cause of Action for Employees Discharged for Refusing to Share Tips
On October 11, 2017, in Burt v. Rackner, Inc. d/b/a Bunny’s Bar & Grill, a divided Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ groundbreaking... Read more
October 2017
Rolling into the Future? Will U.S. Financing of Railway Rolling Stock Change Under the Luxembourg Protocol
Sixteen years ago, grand plans were laid to facilitate financing of mobile equipment with the introduction of the Cape Town Convention on International Interest... Read more
October 2017
National Estate Planning Awareness Week 2017
Next week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, and in anticipation of one of our favorite weeks of the year, our Trusts & Estates... Read more
September 2017
Update: Minnesota Estate Tax Exemption
As of the date of this article, the Minnesota estate tax exemption amount is currently $2.1 million per person. For those of you who don’t know,... Read more
September 2017
Are Prenuptial Agreements the New Selfie?
According to a recent study, the millennial generation cares about more than just social media; they care about prenuptial agreements too. The American Academy... Read more