“Ripeness”: Legalese for “First Things First” Even though it’s been decades since I practiced corporate law, I use the training practically daily. To pick just one example, I consciously apply the legal doctrine of “ripeness” to prioritize decision-making ” both mine and my client’s. In the legal world, “ripeness” means that courts will not consider...Read More
Legal Concept of “Ripeness” Even though it’s been decades since I practiced corporate law, I use the training practically daily. To pick just one example, I consciously apply the legal doctrine of “ripeness” to prioritize decision-making — mine and my client’s. In the legal world, “ripeness” means that courts will not consider an issue until it’s “ripe”...Read More
Edina Realty Legal Update 2014 When you’re in charge of legal trouble-shooting for 2,200 active local Realtors, you don’t have the luxury of asking — and answering — hypothetical questions. Real life serves up every possible legal permutation one could imagine. Which is what prompted Edina Realty General Counsel Mark Christopherson, at the company’s Legal...Read More
