The firm's recent announcement of its new brand, website and name were featured The American Lawyer. The new name and look debuted five years after the merger of Stinson Morrison Hecker and Leonard, Street and Deinard.

In its annual North Start Lawyers report, the Minnesota State Bar Association recognized attorneys who provided at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services to low-income clients at no fee and with no expectation of a fee, and reported their voluntary service to the bar association. In all, 925 attorneys were recognized statewide for 2018. 

Kansas City employers soon will be prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary history information, including prior compensation and benefits. Under a new ordinance passed by the KCMO City Council on Thursday, May 23, 2019, such inquiries will no longer be allowed effective October 31, 2019.