In August 2019, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety held its first Criminal Sexual Conduct Statutory Reform Working Group. Enabled by the Minnesota Legislature to consider what reforms, if any, Read More
COVID-19 is the perfect case study of crisis planning and crisis communications: from seeing the storm brewing, to the United States’ initial response, to on-going management and damage control, most Read More
Minnesota’s Predatory Offender Registry was first passed in 1991. It was intended to assist law enforcement in quickly locating and clearing suspects in child predator and kidnapping cases. 28 years Read More
I have worked on numerous sexual assault cases (criminal and civil) for defendants. They are always difficult: emotional and stressful, for all parties — and very often boil down to Read More
54 years ago today, Winston Churchill died. He is one of the most REVERED orators of the past 100 years, and as such, I consider it professional obligation to study how he used language. What’s most Read More
This rule, or “agreement,” is set out in The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, a small but mighty book. What does this mean? And what to do when others aren’t impeccable with their Read More
This little book by Miguel Ruiz is a must-read and re-read for anyone looking to improve how they feel about themselves and others, cope with difficult situations, and be happy Read More
A mindset of gratitude has a powerful effect on shaping our business, our relationships and our success – AT ALL TIMES. Business or professional crises naturally capture our attention of what went wrong, what Read More