As part of a series, "The Women's Movement in Pakistan:  Achievements and Challenges" is sponsored by Briggs and Morgan and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and will take place October 9.

As part of a series, "Ethical Considerations in Working with Advocates When Representing Battered Women" is sponsored by Briggs and Morgan and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and will take place August 14.

A member of Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL) for nearly 20 years, Trudy Halla accepted the organization's Myra Bradwell Award at its annual meeting June 13.

The third in a series, "Human Trafficking and Women's Rights in Turkey," is sponsored by Briggs and Morgan and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and will take place June 12.

Attorney Tim Gelinske interviews with Minnesota Lawyer  on the summer associate program at Briggs and Morgan, commenting on how both the social element and work expectations are integrated into its design.

WelshInvest LLC, a Twin Cities-based real estate investment company and client of the firm, makes an entrance into the Detroit, Michigan, industrial real estate market with the acquisition of five Class A buildings.

Briggs and Morgan has once again been named a “Go-To Law Firm®” by one of its leading clients, as determined by a recent American Lawyer Media (ALM) survey. The firm will be listed in the inaugural issue of In-House Law Departments at Leading Financial Services Companies, available summer 2007.

Eric J. Magnuson—a recognized leader in the appellate and trial bar, and appellate treatise author, editor and speaker—joins Briggs and Morgan as a shareholder in the business litigation section.

As seen in Ramsey County Bar Association's Barrister newsletter, this May 2007 article celebrates Briggs and Morgan's 125 years in the Twin Cities and includes interviews with Alan Maclin, firm president, and shareholder Mike Galvin Jr.

Four former Rider Bennett shareholders and three associates join various practices at Briggs and Morgan: Eric Magnuson, Diane Bratvold, David Dean, Joseph Roach, Anna Burgett, Michael Stepan and Joseph Currier.

Briggs and Morgan welcomes Peg Birk to the firm. Birk has served in high-level positions at the helm of complex corporate, nonprofit and government organizations, including Fortune 25, 500 and 1000 insurance companies; Minnesota ’s largest private foundation; the City of St. Paul; and the Minnesota attorney general’s office. She recently completed 13 months as interim president for the McKnight Foundation.

Briggs and Morgan attorney Jerry Rotman is the 2007 honoree for the 26th Annual Law Day Testimonial Dinner, hosted by The Fund for the Legal Aid Society and the Hennepin County Bar Association. Rotman was selected based on his more than 20 years of involvement with the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and its fund-raising arm, The Fund for the Legal Aid Society, and his longstanding commitment to ensuring justice for all.

Michael Miller authors "A Primer on Firing" in the First Quarter 2007 issue of Employee Benefits Planner. The article begins on page 28.

Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, announces the release of Aspatore Books' Inside the Minds: Construction Law Settlements and Negotiations, which includes “Time is Really Money,” a chapter authored by attorney Greg M. Bistram.

The second in a series, "Women's Rights in Islam" is sponsored by Briggs and Morgan, along with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights .

An interview with John Lunseth appears in the March 2007 issue of  Upsize Minnesota. Lunseth offers insight on the e-discovery process as it relates to best practices for small companies. His comments are included in "Upsize Toolkit," which begins on page 46.

Attorney Jeff Keyes comments on the benefits of mock trials, as seen in Minnesota Lawyer.

The United States District Court, District of Minnesota, granted motions to dismiss various complaints against Patterson Companies Inc. Briggs and Morgan served as lead counsel for Patterson regarding these consolidated matters over the course of 18 months.

John Rash of WCCO Radio interviewed intellectual property lawyer Mike Lafeber March 13 about Viacom’s suit against Google regarding alleged copyright violations associated with Google’s YouTube user-generated content. "This is the intersection between IP law and the Internet," Lafeber says of the case. He also comments on keyword advertising, copyright law and infringement, and the 1998 Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Shareholder Kari Berman is one of seven governor-appointed members to join the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission for a four-year term.

John Degnan and Ann Huntrods have been named "Alumni of Notable Achievement" by the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota.

Attorney Greg Stenmoe was one of three attorneys chosen nationally as a participant of “Business Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza: Second National Summit,” sponsored by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) in Orlando, Florida.

Briggs and Morgan, P.A. and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights present the Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series’ first engagement: “Advocating for Women and Children in Central Asia: Using Human Rights to Combat Domestic Violence” - Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007

Attorney Jerry Helget interviews with MX:  Business Strategies for Medical Technology Executives in "Preparing for Patent Reform" in the January/February 2007 issue.