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Harold A. Frederick
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, 1961, Minnesota; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States Tax Court; United States Claims Court
Education and Government Experience:
University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1958)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1961)
Duluth City Attorney (1966-68)
Areas of Practice:
Administrative and Governmental Law; Financing and Bonds; Hospitality Law; Condemnation Law; Municipal and School Law; Natural Resources Law
Member:
National Association of Bond Lawyers; Eleventh District Bar Association (President, 1980-81); Minnesota State Bar Association; (Board of Governors, 1981-83); American Bar Association; Duluth Charter Commission (1966-70); Duluth Arena-Auditorium Board (1968-71); Duluth Area School Board (1971-78; Chairman, 1976-78); Duluth Downtown Development Corporation (President, 1982-83); Greater Downtown Council (President, 1987-88); Duluth-Superior Symphony Association
(Director, 1987-90); Minnesota Public Radio (Director, 1989-91)
Phone: (218) 725-6819
E-mail: hfrederick@fryberger.com |
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Dexter Larsen
Duluth Office
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Education:
University of Minnesota-Duluth (B.A., summa cum laude, 1964)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1967)
Areas of Practice:
Taxation; Trademarks and Trade Names; Commercial Real Estate; Business Structure and Financing; Private Placements of Debt & Equity Financing; Employment and Labor Law
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; Past President and Trustee, Duluth-Superior Symphony Association; Duluth Chamber of Commerce; Advisory Board, Natural Resources Research Institute; AAD Temple Shrine, Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Duluth
Phone: (218) 725-6816
E-mail: dlarsen@fryberger.com |
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James H. Stewart
Duluth Office
Born in Fargo, North Dakota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States Tax Court
Education:
St. John's University (B.A., 1961)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1967)
Areas of Practice:
Estate and Succession Planning; Probate and Trusts
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Wisconsin; American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
Phone: (218) 725-6837
E-mail: jstewart@fryberger.com |
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Robert E. Toftey
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Education:
University of North Dakota (B.S., 1968)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1971)
Areas of Practice:
Financing and Municipal Bonds; Municipal Law; Administrative and Governmental Law; Real Estate
Member:
National Association of Bond Lawyers; Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin
Phone: (218) 725-6839
E-mail: rtoftey@fryberger.com |
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Michael K. Donovan
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, 1974, Minnesota; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Education:
Middlebury College (B.A., 1968)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1974)
Areas of Practice:
Business, Banking and Tax Law; Financing; Securities; Administrative and Governmental Law; Hospitality Law; Environmental Law
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association
Phone: (218) 722-0861
E-mail: kdonovan@fryberger.com |
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Neal J. Hessen
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; United States Claims Court; Real Property Law Specialist, Certified by the Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Education:
University of Minnesota, (B.A., cum laude, 1974)
Drake University (J.D., 1977)
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate; Administrative and Governmental Law; Business, Banking and Tax Law; Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Board of Directors, Park State Bank
Phone: (218) 725-6833
E-mail: nhessen@fryberger.com |
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Joseph J. Mihalek
Superior, Wisconsin Office
Born in Ashland, Wisconsin; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Courts, Eastern and Western District of Wisconsin; United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; United States Tax Court
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Superior (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979)
Areas of Practice:
Workers' Compensation; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Wisconsin Family Law; Insurance Defense
Member:
Duluth Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1989-90); Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Douglas County Bar Association (President 1994-95); Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association; Superior City Council (1983-88); Board of Directors, Superior-Douglas County Development Association (1991-94); Board of Directors, Superior Tourism Foundation; The Tax Lawyer (1977-79; Editor, 1978-79)
Phone: (715) 392-7405
E-mail: jmihalek@fryberger.com |
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Shawn M. Dunlevy
Duluth Office
Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; Former Bankruptcy Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota, Fifth Division
Education:
University of North Dakota (B.A., cum laude, 1975)
University of North Dakota (J.D., 1980)
Areas of Practice:
Loan Workouts and Lender Support; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Remedies; Business, Banking and Commercial Law; Litigation
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin
Phone: (218) 725-6841
E-mail: sdunlevy@fryberger.com |
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David R. Oberstar
Duluth Office
Born in Virginia, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Education and Governmental Experience:
University of Minnesota-Duluth (B.B.A. cum laude, 1979)
University of North Dakota (J.D., 1982)
Law Clerk, Minnesota District Court Judge Mitchell Dubow (1982-84)
Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation and Appeals; Condemnation Law; Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Family Law; Administrative Law; Municipal Law; Association Law
Member:
Family Law Committee of Eleventh District Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Council); American Bar Association; North Dakota Law Review (1980-82), State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of Michigan
Phone: (218) 725-6856
E-mail: doberstar@fryberger.com |
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Michael Cowles
Duluth Office
Born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania; Admitted to Bar, 1982, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Education:
Grinnell College (A.B., 1978)
University of Chicago (J.D., 1981)
Areas of Practice:
Non-profit and Tax-exempt Organizations; Trusts and Probate; Business, Banking and Tax Law; Estate, Succession and Tax Planning; Trade Association Law
Phone: (218) 725-6821
E-mail: mcowles@fryberger.com |
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Martha M. Markusen
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Education:
University of Minnesota-Duluth (B.A., cum laude, 1980)
Hamline University School of Law (J.D., cum laude , 1984)
Areas of Practice:
Banking and Commercial Law; Business Finance and Structure; Business Franchises; Trademark and Copyright; Loan Workouts
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association
Phone: (218)726-6840
E-mail: mmarkusen@fryberger.com |
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Stephanie A. Ball
Duluth Office
Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Education:
St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985)
University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1988)
Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation (Civil Trial Specialist, certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association); Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims; Insurance Claims; Risk Management; Lender Liability; Director and Officer Liability
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association (Civil Litigation Governing Council); American Bar Association; University of Minnesota Law and Inequality Journal (1986-88); Duluth Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1995-96); Board of Directors, Junior Achievement (President, 1993-96); Board of Directors, Eleventh District Bar Association; Board of Directors, Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors, UDAC, Inc.; The Marshall School Board of Trustees,
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors, Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, Minnesota Supreme Court Committee on Legal Certification.
Phone: (218) 725-6822
E-mail: sball@fryberger.com |
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Paul B. Kilgore
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, 1984, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, 1992, Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota
Education:
Augsburg College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980)
University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1984)
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Acquisitions and Finance; Real Estate Litigation; Mineral Rights
Member:
American Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association; Real Property Law Specialist, certified by the Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Phone: (218) 725-6843
E-mail: pkilgore@fryberger.com |
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Mary Frances Skala
Duluth Office
Born Ely, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Education:
College of St. Scholastica (B.A., cum laude, 1972)
Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 1984)
Areas of Practice:
Financing and Municipal Bonds; Securities; Municipal Law; Non-profit Organizations; Administrative and Governmental Law
Member:
National Association of Bond Lawyers; American Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota School Boards Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Associate Member, Minnesota Association of Small Cities; American Planning Association, Minnesota Chapter; Associate Member, Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association; Minnesota Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Minnesota Chapter; Business member, Range Association of Municipalities and Schools; Planning and Finance Committee, Benedictine Health System; Board of Directors, Greater Downtown Community Development Corporation; Board of Directors, Living Services Foundation; Group I Panelist, Minnesota State Arts Board; Self Study Committee, United Way of Greater Duluth
Phone: (218) 725-6807
E-mail: mfskala@fryberger.com |
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Kevin T. Walli
St. Paul Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, 1987, Minnesota
Education:
Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1976)
Cambridge University, 1983, as part of a European learning experience and to earn credits toward his degree
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1985)
Areas of Practice:
Governmental Law; Lobbying; Administrative Law
Governmental Services Experience:
Executive Director Arrowhead Regional Development Commission; Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Association of Homes for the Aging; Lobbyist, St. Louis County, Minnesota; Committee Administrator, Minnesota House Regulated Industries Committee; Legal Assistant to Congressman James J. Oberstar
Member:
American Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association
Phone: (651) 221-1044
E-mail: kwalli@fryberger.com |
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Daniel D. Maddy
Duluth Office
Born Minneapolis, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Arizona
Education:
St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1982)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987)
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate, Development; Condominiun and Townhouse Development; Business, Banking and Tax Law; Business Structuring and Financing; Administrative and Governmental Law; Environmental Law; Hospitality Law
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association; Minnesota Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association
Phone: (218) 725-6838
E-mail: dmaddy@fryberger.com |
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Paul A. Loraas
Duluth Office
Born in Duluth, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Education:
University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1991)
University of North Dakota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994)
Areas of Practice:
Lender Support; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Debtor/Creditor Law; Environmental Law; Mining and Minerals; Natural Resources Law
Member:
Eleventh District Bar Association, Secretary; Minnesota Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Rotary Club 25; Minnesota Ballet, Board of Directors; North Shore In-Line Marathon, Board of Directors,
WDSE TV Board of Directors, Greater Downtown Council, Duluth Downtown Waterfront District Advisory Board.
Phone: (218) 725-6812
E-mail: ploraas@fryberger.com
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Donald C. Erickson
Duluth Office
Born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota; United States Court of Military Appeals; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
Education:
Luther College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 1974)
Naval Justice School, Newport, R.I. (1975, honors graduate)
Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation; Labor and Employment Law; Alternate Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Mediation); Administrative Hearings (Counties, Cities, School Districts, etc.); Health Care Law; Insurance Claims; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death
Member:
Minnesota Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Special Assistant to United States Attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina (1976-1978); Captain, Judge Advocate, USMC (1974-1979); American Judicature Society
Phone: 218.725.6852
E-mail: derickson@fryberger.com |
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Melissa B. Maloney
Duluth Office
Born in International Falls, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota
Education:
University of Minnesota-Morris (B.A., 1998)
University of Minnesota (J.D., 2001)
Areas of Practice:
Real Estate
Member:
Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association
Phone: 218.725.6813
E-mail: mmaloney@fryberger.com |
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Daniel P. Bakken
Superior, Wisconsin Office
Born in Alamosa, Colorado;
Admitted to Bar, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Education:
North Dakota State University (B.S. 2000)
University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D. 2005)
Areas of Practice:
Civil and Business Litigation
Member:
Minnesota State Bar Association
Phone: (715) 392-7405
E-mail: dbakken@fryberger.com |
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Mia E. Peterson
Duluth Office
Born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota
Education:
Saint Benedict/St. John's University (B.A., 2002)
Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2006)
Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Elder Law
Family Law
Member:
Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association
Phone: 218.725.6873
E-mail: mpeterson@fryberger.com |
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John R. Gasele
Duluth Office
Admitted to Bar, Minnesota
Education:
University of Minnesota, Duluth (B.A., 2001)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006)
Areas of Practice:
Corporate and Admistrative Law
Internet Law
Trademark and Copyright Law
Member:
Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association
Phone: 218.725.6849
E-mail: jgasele@fryberger.com |
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Thomas "Toby" Pearson
St. Paul Office
Admitted to Bar, Minnesota
Education:
Areas of Practice:
Member:
Minnesota State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association
Phone: 651.221.1044
E-mail: tpearson@fryberger.com |
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R. Bruce Buchanan
Retired
Duluth Office
Born Chicago, Illinois; Admitted to Bar, Minnesota; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States Tax Court
Education:
Lawrence College (B.S., 1948)
University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1951)
Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate; Employee Benefits; Health and Hospital Law; Business, Banking and Tax Law; Natural Resources Law; Real Estate
Member:
American College of Probate Counsel; National Health Lawyers Association; Eleventh District Bar Association (President, 1970-71); Minnesota State Bar Association; Wisconsin Law Review (1950-51)
Phone: (218) 725-6815
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Attorney Board and Community Involvement
Harold Frederick
Minnesota Historical Society Board
Dexter Larsen
Natural Resources Research Advisory Board
Duluth Syndicate
Hermantown Chamber of Commerce
Lifetime Member DSSO
American Forest & Paper Association, General Counsel Committee
James Stewart
President of Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
Grants Committee of the Muriel Whiteside Charitable Trust
President of Arrowhead Estate Planning Council
Ken Donovan
Board Member of Conventions and Visitors Bureau
Harbortown Rotary
Neal Hessen
Park State Bank Board and Loan Committee
City of Duluth Board of Review
Ridgeview Country Club
Duluth Cemetery Board
Joe Mihalek
Volunteer Attorney Program Board Chair
Judicial Administration Committee Member
Member of Barker's Island Redevelopment Commission
Member Superior Tourism Foundation
Area League Coordinator, United States Tennis Association
Duluth Trial Lawyers Association
David Oberstar
Board of Directors, Duluth Figure Skating Club
Board of Directors, Hermantown Arena
VP of Section Council to Bar Association
President of Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the Bar Association
Michael Cowles
St. Ann's Residence
Board of Directors, St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation
Girl's Hockey Association
North Shore Health Care Foundation
Martha Markusen
Duluth Superior Symphony Association Board
Stephanie Ball
11th District Bar Ethics Committee
Duluth Trial Lawyers Association
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors
Depot Foundation
Kevin Walli
House of Hope Presbyterian Church Board
Youth soccer, baseball and track coach
Paul Kilgore
St. Luke's Foundation Board
Promise Preschool
Duluth Superior Community Foundation's Millennium Group
PTA
Iron Mining Association
Mary Frances Skala
American Planning Association, Minnesota Chapter
Council of School Attorneys
Economic Development Association of Minnesota
Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association, Associate Member
Minnesota Institute of Public Finance
Minnesota School Boards Association
Minnesota State, Wisconsin State and Eleventh District Bar Associations
National Association of Bond Lawyers
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Minnesota Chapter
Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, Business Member
Benedictine Health System, Board of Directors
Benedictine Health System, Finance Committee
Council Citizen's Advisory Committee for Comprehensive Planning (City of Duluth, Minnesota)
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee (City of Duluth, Minnesota)
Greater Downtown Community Development Corporation, Board of Directors
Perpich Center for Arts Education, Board of Directors
Proctor Chamber of Commerce
Living Services Foundation, Board of Directors
Rudy and Lola Perpich MN Center for Arts Education, Board of Directors
Minnesota Chapter of American Planning Association
Minnesota Association of Small Cities
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Professional Women's Network
Dan Maddy
Girl Scouts, Northern Pine Council, Board of Directors
Kiwanis Club, Member
First United Methodist Church Foundation
Greater Downtown Council, Vice Chair
Duluth Charter Commission Member
United Way of Greater Duluth, Panel Member
WSCD/NSCN/WIRR/WIRN/(MPR) Regional Development Advisory Council
Downtown Duluth Business Improvement District Steering Committee, Member
Don Erickson
American Judicature Society
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Chairman, Duluth USA League Tennis Grievance Committee
Paul Loraas
Rotary Club 25, Member
Minnesota Ballet, Board of Directors
North Shore In-Line Marathon, Board of Directors
11th District Bar Association, Vice President
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