Andrew Shedlock

Litigator. Attorney for Financial Advisors and RIAs. Kutak Rock LLP in Minneapolis. Husband. Dad. #PadresTwitter 612-334-5022. [email protected]

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USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

[U.S. Bank Stadium @usbankstadium]

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Digging into this (very good) book. Highly recommend.

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It’s officially summer now in Minnesota. The cheese curd stand in the local Walmart parking lot is open.

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Target never ceases to impress

[San Diego Padres @Padres]

EL NIÑO!!!

[Andrew Shedlock @AndrewShedlock]

Saw an article calling a new practice “fairly revolutionary.” How can something be “fairly” revolutionary. It’s either a massive change or it isn’t. 😏

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The amount of outdated contracts that I see between financial advisors and firms always surprises me. Agreements drafted in 2020 even. No attorney drafting- just some thoughts between a firm and advisor. Wholly unenforceable. Never a dull moment.

[Andrew Shedlock @AndrewShedlock]

This. 100% this.

[Matthew Segal @segalmr]

CLIENT: These federal charges seem serious. What kind of sentence could I get?

LAWYER: Depending on the next presidential election, you're looking at somewhere between life imprisonment and becoming a millionaire.

[Andrew Shedlock @AndrewShedlock]

Catching my first men’s league baseball game of the year always reminds me how intense catching is. Can never quit it.

[Matthew T. Galati @MGImmigration]

“He has a brief due in 3 mins. Make him enroll in PACER 2 Factor Authentication”

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@AdviserCounsel Totally agree. So many provisions in these agreements that are there to… intimidate?

[Andrew Shedlock @AndrewShedlock]

Two most common “new” provisions I see in financial advisor employment agreements:

(1) non-service/non-acceptance of business clauses

(2) liquidated damages/buyout (eg 6x annual revenue)

Seems like the past few years have seen a huge increase in these

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Tool I would pay for: AI agent that makes AI generated responses and content sound…. Less like it was drafted by AI.

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Four mile morning walk to start the day never fails. Also finally not 40 degrees in Minnesota.

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

Despite the 2nd worst spring snowpack on record in California since 1950, water storage across the state remains in amazing shape at 118% of historical average to date. Oroville, California's 2nd largest reservoir, for example, is 98% full holding 1.1 trillion gallons of water.

[Andrew Shedlock @AndrewShedlock]

Made a podcast appearance with Shelby Nicholl (link below) to discuss financial advisor transitions and how state law controls most advisor contracts, especially during a departure. Give it a listen if you’re interested in these sorts of issues.

https://t.co/VdlhXFS892

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@morupside @SMB_Attorney Same. Same.

[SportsNet Pittsburgh @SNPittsburgh]

Well... this is a new one! 🫨

Bubba accidentally challenged a pitch by adjusting his cap, but he ended up winning it 🤣 🧢

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Sparse crowd for midday Twins game.