American Board of Trial Advocates - Minnesota Chapter upcoming events

MN Governmental Immunity and the Ethics of Framing the Case (November 18, 2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

This program provides a practical roadmap to the doctrines that shield state and local government from tort liability in Minnesota, including sovereign immunity (Minn. Stat. § 3.736), municipal immunity (Minn. Stat. ch. 466), statutory discretionary-function immunity, official immunity, and vicarious official immunity.

The program will explore the ethical and professional responsibility requirements of immunity litigation, where a case's outcome often turns on how counsel characterizes the government's conduct. The discussion will focus on the tension between a lawyer's duty of zealous advocacy and the duty of candor to the tribunal under Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 3.3, and the related obligation under Rule 3.1 to assert only non-frivolous, good-faith positions. Using the plaintiff's incentive to frame conduct as "operational" or "ministerial" and the defense's incentive to frame the same conduct as discretionary "policy," the program explores where vigorous, permissible framing ends and misleading or unsupportable characterization of facts and law begins.

Speaker:
Mark Bradford, Bradford Andresen Norrie & Camarotto

1.0 Ethics Credit applied for in MN

Holiday Party (redirect) (December 03, 2026)

Thu, 03 Dec 2026 06:00:00 GMT

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2026 Holiday Party (December 03, 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Please join us for our annual Holiday Party. This year's event will take place at the Hall of Kings (part of the Jefe Urban Cocina) in St. Anthony Main. There will be brief remarks around 7pm, but no formal program is planned. Heavy appetizers and a hosted bar will be provided.

Parking: Indoor parking is available in the ramp off 2nd Street SE & 2nd Avenue SE at the posted rates. After you park, take the elevator down to the tunnel and follow the signs for Jefe.