Updates & Events

Attorney Zachary S. Pratt has joined Fredrikson & Byron in the Patents, Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence Groups.

Attorney Jacob P. Harris has rejoined Fredrikson & Byron in the Litigation, White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Appellate Groups after serving as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Margaret H. Chutich, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for the Court’s 2018-2019 term.

Attorney Jesse C. Beier has joined Fredrikson & Byron in the Trusts & Estates and Trusts & Estates Litigation Groups. Beier dedicates his practice to trusts and estates matters, ranging from planning to litigation.

If you appealed an IRF overpayment decision, you may be eligible to join this settlement. Instructions for submission can be found on the CMS website.

Fredrikson & Byron’s Director of Public Relations and Marketing, Kelly Griffith, was named a 2019 Unsung Legal Hero by Minnesota Lawyer magazine.

Aleida Ortega Conners was named a 2019 Up & Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer magazine.

Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, currently available on I-9 Central, even after the August 31, 2019, expiration date has passed.

USCIS has changed the direct filing addresses for certain petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, as of September 1, 2019.

18 attorneys general have filed an amicus brief challenging a new DHS expansion of expedited removal of undocumented immigrants. The signers support a preliminary injunction to bar implementation while the court case is proceeding.

Among other things, the 217-page final rule defines certain terms and explains factors DHS will consider when making a public charge inadmissibility determination. Lawsuits have been filed.