Firm Newsletter | Summer 2018 Five lawyers and five professional staff will focus on business law, transactions, and estate planning We are pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2018, the partners, associates, and professional staff of the St. Cloud office of Stinson Leonard Street have joined Moss & Barnett. The firms are cooperating on a smooth and amicable transition. Brian J. Schoenborn, William R. Syverson, and Robert L. Schumann will join Moss & Barnett as shareholders. Shannon M. Wiger will join the firm as Business Development Director. Kendra K. Bader and Alex R. Schoephoerster will join the firm as associates. “We are pleased to welcome our new c o l l e a g u e s a n d t h e i r o u t s t a n d i n g professional staff to Moss & Barnett,” said Brian Grogan, President of Moss & Barnett. “This team’s expertise and commitment to client service will further strengthen our private business, real estate, wealth preservation, and estate planning groups. We are particularly excited to open our new St. Cloud office and become part of the vibrant communities in that area.” “We are delighted to join Moss & Barnett,” said Brian J. Schoenborn, “which we believe is better aligned with the strategy of our St. Cloud office. As our St. Cloud team assessed the needs of our clients and friends, and the opportunities for growth and impact, it became obvious that Moss & Barnett was the perfect fit. It is a firm filled with outstanding attorneys with ideal capabilities, who care deeply for their clients and provide superior service. They also provide strategic counsel to their clients and are very entrepreneurial and forward thinking.” Moss & Barnett Opens St. Cloud Office - Continued on Page 2 Moss & Barnett Opens St. Cloud Office Left to right: Attorney Kendra Bader, Office Services Coordinator Michelle Lawrenz, Attorney Alex Shoephoerster, Paralegal Jena Albright, Attorney Bill Syverson, Paralegal Anna Leonard, Attorney Brian Schoenborn, Paralegal Sandy Fussy,Attorney Rob Schumann, and Business Development Director Shannon Wiger Page 1: Moss & Barnett Opens St. Cloud Office Page 3: Moss & Barnett is Pleased to Recognize Todd J.Anlauf and James J.Vedder New Service Team Focuses on Construction Law Page 4: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Highlight Need for Estate Planning and Family Lawyers to Collaborate Page 6: Four New Attorneys Have Joined the Team: Shannon E. Cook,Aylix K. Jensen, Katie P. Pivec, and William J. Straus Page 7: Alerts Page 8: Moss & Barnett Spirit of Giving Page 10: The Predicament of the Accidental Landlord Page 11: Moss & Barnett Congratulates its Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Page 12: Did You Know? IN THIS ISSUE: Moss & Barnett Opens St. Cloud Office Page 1 Moss & Barnett has opened a new office in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Page 10 The Predicament of the Accidental Landlord by Stuart V. Campbell A property owner who provides a living space to family members or friends without intending t o c r e a t e a f o r m a l landlord-tenant relationship could nonetheless become considered a landlord under the law. Recent Supreme Court Decisions Highlight Need for Estate Planning and Family Lawyers to Collaborate Page 4 by Jana Aune Deach and Susan A. King