About Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh is an award-winning author, journalist, writer, and songwriter from Minneapolis. A columnist for the Southwest Journal and regular contributor to MinnPost.com, his work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, St. Paul Pioneer Press, City Pages, and many other publications. He is the author of Fear & Loving in South Minneapolis; Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on Music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits; Gold Experience: Following Prince in the ’90s; and The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting. A father of two (Henry and Helen!) and sometime teacher at the Loft Literary Center, Walsh is the ringleader behind the longtime singer/songwriter showcase The Mad Ripple Hootenanny. His new band, Jim Walsh and the Dog Day Cicadas, has recorded two releases, “Songs For The Band To Learn” (2017) and “Shout It Out To You” (2022). He lives in Minneapolis with his partner Mary Beth Hanson and their two cats, Rumi and Rilke.
Articles written by Jim Walsh
The Road King
“Motorcycle Mike” Levine’s goal is to educate every biker in New YorkGrowing up on Long Island, Mike Levine was forever changed by the sight of the Nassau and Suffolk County police motor units as they cruised parades and escorted dignitaries. “I always thought motorcycle cops were the coolest human beings alive, riding around on Harley-Davidson motorcycles all day long, pulling over bad guys,” says Levine, a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney at Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo. “In New York, they did and do ride Harley-Davidson Road Kings, so I …
Fire and Ice
Why John Mancebo cannot not succeedChildhood friends, John Mancebo feels, would find it funny that he wound up playing ice hockey. “The closest I had come to snow before moving to the U.S.,” he says, “was the frost that would accumulate in our freezer.” Thirty years ago, Mancebo’s family moved here from the Dominican Republic. He is now a 38-year-old husband, father and labor employment attorney at Tressler who spends his spare time volunteering—all for one very good reason. “My mother: Benita Patino,” he says. …
Traffick Alert
How Karla Vehrs helps the most vulnerable of immigrantsIn 2004, Karla Vehrs was in the first months of an internship with the refugee and immigrant program at the Minnesota-based Advocates for Human Rights when she was introduced to a family from Africa whose harrowing tale still haunts her—and which inspired the Appleton, Wisconsin native to represent immigrants on a pro bono basis for the last 12 years. “I spent many hours talking with one of the family members about the many horrific things that she had never shared with anyone,” says …
Won’t Back Down
When politicians pick campaign songs, songwriters pick Lawrence IserFive years ago, Lawrence Iser took his adult sons, Zach and Andy, to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to make a point about Iser’s work as an intellectual property litigator, and theirs as, respectively, a music agent and a television script writer. “We were in town for a wedding,” says Iser, a managing partner at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert in Santa Monica. “And I wanted to show them the Constitution, which is just sitting there in a display case. So I go, …
Understanding Duty to Retreat vs. Stand Your Ground in New York
A majority of states, including Texas, Kentucky, Florida and Ohio, have controversial stand-your-ground laws that allow the use of lethal force. Only about 13 states, including New York, have the lesser-known duty-to-retreat laws as their self-defense laws. “I actually think that the stand-your-ground laws are more consistent with the law of the jungle, which is my view of human nature,” says Marc A. Fernich, a Manhattan-based criminal defense attorney with a solo practice. “The …
Assistance with Assisted Living
When it comes to helping clients choose an assisted living facility or long-term care facility for a loved one, Moriah Adamo is both attorney and de facto social worker. “A large part of our work is social work, because you’re typically dealing with a family in crisis,” says Adamo, an elder law partner at Abrams Fensterman in Lake Success, New York. “They’re coming to you because someone in their family has experienced some sort of health care decline — or health care crisis — …
What You Can and Can't Do with Marijuana in Oregon
On July 1, 2015, the state of Oregon became the fourth—after Colorado, Washington and Alaska—to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But questions remain on how to handle a substance that’s still illegal at the federal level. Where Can You Smoke Recreational Marijuana? In your home, of course, but not in bars and restaurants, public parks, nor on the streets. Also, “There are cannabis clubs where you pay a membership and you can come and smoke,” says Richard McBreen III, a …
What's Covered If You're Injured on the Job in New York
An employee injured on the job should take several immediate steps, says Catherine M. Stanton, a workers’ compensation attorney who represents employees at New York-based Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano. Seek medical treatment (dependent upon the severity of injury) Make sure the doctor or hospital knows it's a work-related injury Notify your employer of the injury within 30 days (by state law) File a claim with the state within two years “Accident injuries can include …
A Golden Age
An oral history of lawyers who began practicing law more than 50 years ago, and are still at it todayThe six attorneys spotlighted here took streetcars to the office, did research via law libraries instead of laptops and sometimes took home $400—a month. When they started, divorce came with fault, nuptials happened without the pre-, and carbon copies were the tried-and-true method of distributing mass information. They were involved in some of Minnesota’s most famous trials, and together they account for a total of 355 years of practicing law. HeRe ARe theiR stoRies. Some were …
When To Get Legal Help for Resolving Tax Debts
From Willie Nelson to Martha Stewart, Wesley Snipes, and countless ordinary working stiffs, Americans have a long history of not paying their personal income taxes. “Contact an attorney and an accountant right off the bat,” says Jill Darrow of Katten Muchin Rosenman in New York City. “We tell [clients] to immediately file the back-tax returns, even if they can’t pay the taxes.” If You're Facing Tax Debts, Contact an Attorney Immediately Send a letter to the IRS with the income tax …
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