The Largest Personal Injury Recoveries of 2007
L&P's annual roundup of $1 million-plus wins.

The Top 50 Largest Law Firms
The results are in and, for the third year in a row, Faegre & Benson employs more lawyers than any other firm in Minnesota. With the collapse of Rider Bennett, Winthrop & Weinstine crept into the top 10 for the first time. And surveys confirmed once again that the law is a good place to be. Starting salaries at all top 10 firms increased by $15,000 from last year to an annual $120,000. Merchant & Gould tops that category, with a starting salary of $140,000. Take a look at the chart to draw your own conclusions.

The Verdict Is In: The Jury Is Out
New intersections of technology and law are changing the meaning of junk science, but can jurors tell the difference?

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
Emotions and science clash in the courtroom

The Atkins Plan
Smarts plus ambition equals a bright future for Rep. Joe Atkins, if he just slows down a bit.

So Far From God
Author Robert Lacy has been going to—and observing—Mexico for the last few decades. But now, he says, "My wife and I no longer feel the need to go to Mexico because, increasingly these days, at the supermarket, on the radio, in the streets, Mexico is coming to us."

The Top 15 Cases in 150 Years
Attorney Marshall Tanick, of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, chooses what he believes are the 15 most important cases decided in Minnesota courts since statehood.

Jim Ramstad and the Politics of Making Things Happen
What congressman, these days, picks up endorsements from all the major environmental organizations and all the major business groups in the country? Jim Ramstad did, and for almost two decades he has owned the seat from which he’s now retiring. Here, the full text of his interview with Mesa Kincaid, in which he looks at his accomplishments, his time in Congress and his future.

Coleman in the Crosshairs
Norm Coleman on his life as a senator, his relationship with the president and the negativity of Al Franken

Minnesota's Legal Hall of Fame
A Nobel Peace Prize winner. A Supreme Court justice from St. Paul. Another Supreme Court justice from St. Paul. Al Capone’s lawyer. And 96 others. All attorneys. All from Minnesota. All with Sasquatch-sized legal footprints. We started this project nearly a year ago, just sitting around talking about the legends of Minnesota law. Then it took on a life of its own. Our casual hallway discussions soon led to interviews with dozens of area opinion leaders and months of research, and suddenly we had a list of several hundred lawyers. Then came the hard part: cutting it down. Believe us, we could have published something three times this size. But after much consideration and plenty of debate, we decided on the group that follows—in alphabetical order—a Super Lawyers list for the ages, if you will. Not all of them are still around, but they all deserve to be remembered.