Bench & Bar of Minnesota

Featured in the January Bench & Bar: On the cover, “The Trouble with Eyewitness Testimony: Toward a model jury instruction on witness accounts,” by Julie Jonas, Jevon Bindman, and David Herr; the business case for law firms’ investing in lawyer wellness, by Patty Beck and Alice Sherren of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual; and from authors Sue Conley and Jeff Markowitz, a cautionary article about the mistaken belief in some quarters that the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has settled the issue of workers’ compensation coverage of medical marijuana. Columns: President Tom Nelson looks ahead to the issues the MSBA will be tackling in 2020; OLPR Director Susan Humiston weighs in with tips on ethical fee agreements; and a Colleague Corner interview with MSBA volunteer and Social Security disability attorney Sarah Soucie Eyberg.