Spring gives us a chance to clean up our messes. Issues that we have been putting off all winter long. Were you in a car accident? Are you ready to move on from your current relationship? Have you been putting off writing your will? I pity the fool who doesn't take...
Salaried Employees are Exempt from Being Paid for Overtime, Right?
Yes, so far, but . . . A recent rule change to the Fair Labor Standards Act will affect many small businesses with salaried employees. The rule increases the employee salary-threshold requirements from the current $23,660 per year to $50,440: a jump of 113 percent....
Exciting Times at SPOE
Monticello Times Reader’s Choice: 2016 Best Law Firm We are very excited to announce that SPOE has been voted as the Monticello Times Reader’s Choice 2016 Best Law Firm! This award is special to us because the votes came from the community - the very people we stand...
SPOE is Hiring!
Part-Time Administrative Assistant WANTED Organized & Self Motivated… Creative & Detail Orientated… Committed to Excellence… Our all-star team needs an inspired support person to help us with social...
Attorney Mike Patera Joins the Team at SPOE
Michael John Patera has been practicing more than 30 years in a variety of areas. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, he obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Seattle University School of Law in the State of...
We are Hiring!
Associate Attorney Smith, Paulson, O'Donnell & Erickson, PLC - Monticello, MN Established firm on west I-94 corridor seeks an associate attorney to work in the areas of Real Estate, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts. Are you a logical, thorough, and...
PRESS RELEASE
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED COUNSEL PRESS RELEASE Jacob Thomas Erickson, of Smith, Paulson, O'Donnell, & Erickson, P.L.C., has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished...
Temporary Paralegal Assistance WANTED
Temporary Paralegal Assistance WANTED Organized Self Starter… Detail Orientated… Committed to Excellence… One of our rock-star paralegals is taking a LOA and we need help! The Paralegal we are looking for… Is...
Front Desk Coordinator/ Receptionist WANTED
Front Desk Coordinator/ Receptionist WANTED Self Starter… Detail Orientated… Committed to Excellence… The Front Desk Coordinator we are looking for… You are a people person with excellent verbal skills who can...
Minnesota Court of Appeals Success for Real Estate Client
The Minnesota Court of Appeals published a favorable opinion for an SPOE real estate client on Monday May 12. For the full opinion, click on the docket number below: A13-0707 John Kalenburg, et al., Appellants, vs. Thomas H. Klein, et al., Respondents....
Kaye Eisele Named Monticello Rotary Club’s Employee of the Quarter
Kaye Eisele started with Smith Paulson O’Donnell over 10 years ago, after a 25 year career as an Insurance Claims Management professional. We are blessed to have her as our Front Desk Person, where she serves as the first voice, smile and understanding presence our...
Jacob T. Erickson Has Been Named a Partner
JACOB T. ERICKSON has been named a Partner with the Firm of Smith, Paulson, O’Donnell & Erickson, PLC. Jake has been practicing family and criminal law since 2004, and was named “Rising Star” by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine’s Super Lawyers and Rising Stars...