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Life Members of the Minnesota State Bar Association for Service in World War I. (1920).

Seventy-eight lawyers who served in World War I became "life members" of the Minnesota State Bar Association. A list of those veterans was published in the Proceedings of the Bar Association in 1920. ...

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Presidents of the Minnesota State Bar Association, 1901-2021.

This is a list of the presidents of the Minnesota State Bar Association from 1901 to 2021. ...

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Constitution of the Minnesota State Bar Association (1901).

The purpose of the Minnesota State Bar Association was stated in Article II of its Constitution, adopted January 9, 1901:

"This Association is formed to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the stan...

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Presidents of the Ramsey County Bar Association: 1926 - 2020.

This is a list of the presidents of the Ramsey County Bar Association from 1926 to the present. ...

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Presidents of the Hennepin County Bar Association: 1919 - 2021.

This is a list of the presidents of the Hennepin County Bar Association from 1919 to the present. ...

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Presidents of the Fourteenth Judicial District Bar Association (2004-2009)

This is a list of the presidents of the Fourteenth Judicial District Bar Association from 2004 to the present. The names of earlier presidents are not readily available. The Fourteenth Judicial District encompasses eight counties in the northwest corner of the state: Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, P...

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ABA's Canons of Professional Ethics (1909)

On August 27, 1908, the American Bar Association adopted Canons of Professional Ethics. They have been revised and amended many times since.

A fourteen member committee prepared the Canons. Frederick V. Brown of Minneapolis served on this committee. ...

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William G. Graves: "Lawyers and Their Fees Under Existing Conditions." (1920).

In 1920 William G. Graves, a St. Paul lawyer, delivered a paper on fees at the annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He prepared his remarks in the wake of recommendations by the Hennepin County and Ramsey County Bar Associations for the adoption of minimum fee schedules. Graves ...

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The Year-End Banquet of the Stearns County Bar Association (1893).

On Saturday evening, December 30, 1893, a banquet for the lawyers and judges of the Seventh Judicial District was hosted by the Stearns County Bar Association in St. Cloud. It was a sumptuous, festive affair held during the first months of the Panic of 1893, what became the worst depression in the ...

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The Minimum Fee Schedule of the Fillmore County Bar Association (1860).

On November 13, 1860, the Fillmore County Bar Association was formed. Reuben Wells, who had moved to the county from New York three years earlier, was elected president. At this meeting, the bar association also adopted a minimum fee schedule.

This account of the formation of the bar a...

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"Benton Bar Association." (1882)

The Benton Bar Association was formed in early March, 1882, in Lake Benton, Minnesota. At its second meeting on March 13, 1882, it was renamed the Lincoln County Bar Association.

Early bar associations had several functions, the establishment and maintenance of professional standards ...

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Benjamin G. Reynolds: "The Formation of the Seventeenth Judicial District Bar Association." (1904)

In 1897, the legislature created the Seventeenth Judicial District, which encompassed Faribault, Jackson and Martin Counties. John H. Quinn was the first judge of the district. Seven years later, on the evening of December 6, 1904, the Bar Association of the Seventeenth Judicial District was forme...

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James Grafton Rogers: "Frank Billings Kellogg." (1932)

Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) was the 35th President of the American Bar Association, serving in 1912-1913, nine years before his partner, Cordenio Severance, held that office.

This profile of Kellogg appeared in James Grafton Rogers's "American Bar Leaders: Biographies of the Pres...

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James Grafton Rogers: "Cordenio Arnold Severance." (1932)

Cordenio Arnold Severance (1862-1925) was the 44th President of the American Bar Association. He served in 1921-1922, only nine years after his law partner, Frank B. Kellogg, held that office.

This profile of Severance appeared in James Grafton Rogers's "American Bar Leaders: Biographi...

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Minnesota State Bar Association Proceedings (1922-1927).

The annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association was held in Minneapolis, August 31-September 2, 1922. The transcript of the proceedings is posted here.

The annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association was held in Minneapolis, August 27-29, 1923. The transcript...

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Minnesota State Bar Association Proceedings (1924).

The annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association was held in Bemidji, July 1-3, 1924. The transcript of the proceedings is posted here. ...

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Minnesota State Bar Association Proceedings (1916).

The 16th annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association was held in Duluth, August 8-10, 1916. The transcript of the proceedings is posted here. ...

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Minnesota State Bar Association Proceedings (1915).

The 15th annual convention of the Minnesota State Bar Association was held in St. Cloud, August 5-7, 1915. The transcript of the proceedings is posted here. ...

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