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compensation or exempt property as well as an inheritance or<br />

devise that may be due to the client.<br />

C. Estates have a remarkable ability of sometimes turning flush or<br />

becoming insolvent so a practitioner who has not been paid in full<br />

may wish to filea lien to protect the attorney’s potential<br />

compensation and reimbursement.<br />

D. The law of liens is statutory and generally requires strict compliance<br />

or the lien may be lost. See Thomas B. Olson & Associates,<br />

P.A. v. Leffert, Jay &Polglaze, 756 N.W.2d 709 (Minn. App.<br />

2008). Careful compliance with the lien statutes and filing of a<br />

Rule 119 Affidavit (<strong>Minnesota</strong> General Rules of Practice) is<br />

advisable.<br />

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