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Affordable Housing

Mr. Peter J. Berrie
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
90 S Seventh St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 3901
Co-chair (612) 766-7080 peter.berrie@FaegreBD.com
Ms. Susan S. Fauver
Sherman Associates Inc
233 Park Av S #201
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Co-chair (612) 332-3000 sfauver@sherman-associates.com
Ms. Bridget A. Hust
Hust Law Firm
222 N Second St #300
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Co-chair (612) 747-8801 bridget@hustlawfirm.com

Bar Memorial

Mr. Thomas F. Nelson
Leonard Street and Deinard
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Chair (612) 335-1500 tom.nelson@leonard.com; pat.baughman@leonard.com;

Bench and Bar

Mr John M Degnan
Briggs and Morgan PA
80 S Eighth St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 977-8660 Jdegnan@briggs.com
Hon. Jay M. Quam
Fourth Judicial District
300 S Sixth St #C12
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Co-chair (612) 348-5474 jay.quam@courts.state.mn.us

Board of Directors

Ms. Dana R. Bartocci
U of M Law School
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Member (612) 625-4694 danabartocci@hotmail.com
Mr Eric T Cooperstein
Law Office of Eric T Cooperstein PLLC
220 S Sixth St #1700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Treasurer (612) 436-2299 etc@ethicsmaven.com
Mr John M Degnan
Briggs and Morgan PA
80 S Eighth St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 977-8660 Jdegnan@briggs.com
Ms Kate DeVries Smith
Pauly DeVries Smith & Deffner LLC
45 South Seventh Street STE 3000
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1614
Member (612) 746-4784 kds@pdsdlaw.com
Mr. Kenneth H. Fukuda
Sapientia Law Group
12 S Sixth Street, Ste 1242
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 756-7100 kennf@sapientialaw.com
Ms. Claire E. Gagnon
1020 Discovery Road 1020 Discovery Road, Suite 100
Eagan, MN 55121
Member (612) 335-7082 claire.gagnon@buffetsinc.com
Ms Jewelie A Grape
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Board of Pensions
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2982
President (612) 752-4298 jgrape@elcabop.org
Ms. Susan M. Holden
Sieben Grose Von Holtum & Carey
800 Marquette Ave #900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 333-4500 susan.holden@knowyourrights.com
Mr. Thomas D. Jensen
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA
150 S Fifth St #1700
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1498
President-elect (612) 333-3637 thomas.jensen@lindjensen.com
Nicole Lynn Johnson
34899 432nd Place
Aitkin, MN 56431
Member
Ms Jean A Lastine
Central Minnesota Legal Services
430 First Av N #359
Minneapolis, MN 55401 - 1780
Member (612) 332-8151 jlastine@centralmnlegal.org
Mr Vincent D Louwagie
Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie PA
90 S Seventh St #3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 349-6969 vlouwagie@aoblr.com
Ms Kimberly A Lowe
Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S Sixth St #4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1425
Member (612) 492-7324 klowe@fredlaw.com
Mr. Steven P. Marino
1120 Amble Dr
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Member (651) 631-8508 steve@marinolawfirm.com
Ms. Jennifer E. Mead
Boston Scientific Corporation
4100 Hamline Ave N, MS 3-302
St. Paul, MN 55112
Member (651) 582-5214 jennifer.mead@bsci.com
Ms Sonia Miller-Van Oort
Sapientia Law Group
12 S Sixth Street, Ste 1242
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 756-7100 SoniaMV@sapientialaw.com
Ms Diana Young Morrissey
Sapientia Law Group
12 S Sixth Street, Ste 1242
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 756-7124 DianaM@sapientialaw.com
Mr. Thomas F. Nelson
Leonard Street and Deinard
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Secretary (612) 335-1500 tom.nelson@leonard.com; pat.baughman@leonard.com;
Mr. Chad E. Novak
Old Republic National Title Ins Co
400 Second Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Member (612) 336-7190 cnovak@oldrepublictitle.com
Mr Steven M Pincus
Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie PA
90 S Seventh St #3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Member (612) 349-6969 spincus@aoblaw.com
Mr Paul J Quast
Bernick Lifson Greenstein Greene & Liszt PA
5500 Wayzata Blvd #1200
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Member (763) 546-1200 pquast@bernicklifson.com
Mr Reid S Raymond
Hennepin Co Attorneys Office
300 S Sixth St #C2000
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Member (612) 348-9893 reid.raymond@co.hennepin.mn.us
Ms Susan C Rhode
Moss & Barnett PA
90 S Seventh St #4800
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 4129
Member (612) 877-5303 rhodes@moss-barnett.com
Mr Esteban A Rivera
Igbanugo Partners, Int'l Law Firm
250 Marquette Ave #1075
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Member (612) 746-0360 erivera@igbanugolaw.com
Ms. Sarah E. Dunn Rohne
Beacon Hill Staffing
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 580
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Member (612) 326-7925 srohne@beaconhillstaffing.com
Ms Gloria Stamps-Smith
525 Portland Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Member Gloria.Stamps-Smith@co.hennepin.mn.us
Ms. Karen Sandler Steinert
Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S Sixth St #4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1425
Member (612) 492-7372 ksteinert@fredlaw.com
Ms Mary C Taylor
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2205
Member (612) 371-3211 mtaylor@lindquist.com
Ms. Chris Tymchuck
Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP
500 Washington Ave S #4000
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Member (612) 339-2020 christymchuck@gmail.com
Ms. Courtney E. Ward-Reichard
Nilan Johnson Lewis
120 S Sixth St #400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Past-President (612) 305-7539 cward@nilanjohnson.com

Business & Securities Law

Mr Larry A Bakken
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Ave
St Paul, MN 55104 - 1237
Co-chair (651) 523-2189 lbakken@gw.hamline.edu
Mr Kenneth S Engel
Kenneth S Engel & Associates PC
80 S Eighth St #4555
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 343-4555 kene@kennethengel.com

Campaign Conduct Committee

Mr Charles E Lundberg
Bassford Remele A Professional Association
33 S Sixth St #3800
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 3707
Chair (612) 333-3000 chuckl@bassford.com

Civil Litigation Section

Mr. Aaron R. Hartman
Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie PA
90 S Seventh St #3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 349-6969 ahartman@aoblaw.com
Mr Vincent D Louwagie
Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie PA
90 S Seventh St #3600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 349-6969 vlouwagie@aoblr.com
Ms. Adine Momoh
Leonard Street and Deinard PA
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 335-1880 adine.momoh@leonard.com
Ms. Kerri J. Nelson
Bassford Remele A Professional Association
33 South Sixth Street #3800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 333-3000 knelson@bassford.com

Community Relations

Mr. Alan P. King
Goetz & Eckland PA
43 SE Main St #505
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Chair (612) 874-1552 aking@goetzeckland.com

Continuing Legal Education Committee

Ms Paula A Callies
Callies Law
5500 Wayzata Blvd #1450C
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Chair (763) 546-8020 pcallies@callies-law.com

Corporate Counsel

Mr Philip T Colton
Winthrop & Weinstine PA
225 S Sixth St #3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 4629
Co-chair (612) 604-6729 pcolton@winthrop.com
Mr. Chad E. Novak
Old Republic National Title Ins Co
400 Second Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Co-chair (612) 336-7190 cnovak@oldrepublictitle.com

Criminal Law

Ms. Laura L. Baldwin
3244 16th Av S #Rear
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Co-chair llb.attorney@gmail.com
Ms. Nicole Nichols
Brandt Criminal Defense
2150 3rd Ave. N #210
Anoka, MN 55303
Co-chair 763-421-6366 nnichols@brandtdefense.com
Mr. Lee M. Orwig
Halberg Criminal Defense
3800 American Blvd W #1590
Bloomington, MN 55431
Co-chair (952) 224-4848 lorwig@halbergdefense.com

Debtor/Creditor Remedies

Ms. Austin B. Batalden
Gurstel Staloch & Chargo PA
6681 Country Club Dr
Golden Valley, MN 55427
At-Large Officer (612) 877-7790 a.batalden@gurstel.com
Mr. Carl E. Christensen
Christensen Law Office PLLC
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Co-chair (612) 823-4427 carl@clawoffice.com
Ms. Amy M. Goltz
Gurstel Staloch & Chargo PA
6681 Country Club Dr
Golden Valley, MN 55427
At-Large Officer (763) 267-6844 a.goltz@gurstel.com
Ms Mercedes A Gustafson
MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC
St Cloud, MN 56303
Co-chair (877) 445-4581 - 42507 Mercedes.Gustafson@MCMCG.COM
Mr. Timothy J. Henkel
920 Second Ave South #800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 333-7600 timothy.henkel@dserickson.com
Mr. Jonathan R. Septer
18200 Kathleene Dr
Minnetonka, MN 55345
At-Large Officer jon.septer@gmail.com
Mr. Samuel J.H. Sigelman
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 371-6204 ssigelman@lindquist.com
Mr. Mark L. Vavreck
Martineau Gonko & Vavreck PLLC
Minneapolis, MN 55401
At-Large Officer mvavreck@mgvlawfirm.com
Mr Derrick N Weber
Messerli & Kramer PA
3033 Campus Dr #250
Plymouth, MN 55441
At-Large Officer (763) 548-7942 dweber@messerlikramer.com

Delivery of Legal Services

Ms Susan T Ledray
Hennepin Co District Court
300 S Sixth St #C1251
Minneapolis, MN 55487 - 0423
Chair (612) 348-8468 susan.ledray@courts.state.mn.us

Diversity Committee

Ms. Ellen J. Krug
521 SE Second St #204
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Vice-Chair (319) 360-1692 ellenkrug75@gmail.com
Mr Paul J Quast
Bernick Lifson Greenstein Greene & Liszt PA
5500 Wayzata Blvd #1200
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Chair (763) 546-1200 pquast@bernicklifson.com

Eminent Domain

Mr. Stuart T. Alger
Leonard Street and Deinard PA
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Chair (612) 335-1873 stuart.alger@leonard.com
Mr. Peter G. Mikhail
Kennedy & Graven Chartered
200 S Sixth St #470
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1458
Secretary (612) 337-9220 pmikhail@kennedy-graven.com
Mr Rob A Stefonowicz
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd
7900 Xerxes Ave S #1500
Bloomington, MN 55431
Vice-Chair (952) 896-3254 rstefonowicz@larkinhoffman.com

Environmental Law

Mr Richard A Duncan
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
90 S Seventh St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 3901
Chair (612) 766-8612 richard.duncan@FaegreBD.com
Ms Susan D Steinwall
Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S Sixth St #4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1425
Co-chair (612) 492-7171 ssteinwall@fredlaw.com

Executive Committee

Mr Eric T Cooperstein
Law Office of Eric T Cooperstein PLLC
220 S Sixth St #1700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Treasurer (612) 436-2299 etc@ethicsmaven.com
Ms Jewelie A Grape
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Board of Pensions
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2982
President (612) 752-4298 jgrape@elcabop.org
Mr. Thomas D. Jensen
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA
150 S Fifth St #1700
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1498
President-elect (612) 333-3637 thomas.jensen@lindjensen.com
Ms. Jennifer E. Mead
Boston Scientific Corporation
4100 Hamline Ave N, MS 3-302
St. Paul, MN 55112
Member (651) 582-5214 jennifer.mead@bsci.com
Mr. Thomas F. Nelson
Leonard Street and Deinard
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Secretary (612) 335-1500 tom.nelson@leonard.com; pat.baughman@leonard.com;
Ms. Courtney E. Ward-Reichard
Nilan Johnson Lewis
120 S Sixth St #400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Past-President (612) 305-7539 cward@nilanjohnson.com

Family Law Section

Mr. John W. DeWalt
2536 Millwood Ave
Roseville, MN 55113
Secretary jack.dewalt@wbdlaw.com
Mr. Zachary A. Kretchmer
Niemi Jerabek & Kretchmer PA
510 Marquette Ave #200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 333-2400 ZKretchmer@njklawyers.com
Ms. Allison Wiles Maxim
Walling Berg & Debele PA
121 South Eighth St #1100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Program Chair (612) 335-4287 allison.maxim@wbdlaw.com
Ms. J. Lee Novelli
Binder Law Offices PA
527 Marquette Avenue #700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Program Chair (612) 335-5056 lnovelli@binderlaw.com
Mr James J Vedder
Moss & Barnett PA
4800 Wells Fargo Center
Minnepolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 877-5294 vedderj@moss-barnett.com

Finance & Planning

Mr. Steven P. Marino
1120 Amble Dr
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Chair (651) 631-8508 steve@marinolawfirm.com

Government Relations

Mr. Douglas J. Franzen
1675 Highland Pkwy
St Paul, MN 55116
Chair (651) 698-0832 djf@franzen-mn.com

Insurance and Tort Law

Mr Robert J Hauer Jr
Hauer Fargione Love Landy & McEllistrem PA
5901 Cedar Lake Rd S
Minneapolis, MN 55416 - 1488
Co-chair (952) 544-5501 rhauer@hfllaw.com
Ms Diana Young Morrissey
Sapientia Law Group
12 S Sixth Street, Ste 1242
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 756-7124 DianaM@sapientialaw.com
Mr. Andrew J. Rorvig
Hauer Fargione Love Landy & McEllistrem PA
5901 Cedar Lake Rd. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55416 - 1488
Co-chair (952) 544-5501 arorvig@hfllaw.com

Judicial Plebiscite

Mr Christopher Morris
Bassford Remele A Professional Association
33 S Sixth St #3800
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 3707
Chair (612) 376-1627 cmorris@bassford.com

Juvenile Law

Ms Stacia C W Driver
Walling Berg & Debele PA
121 S Eighth St #1100
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2823
Chair (612) 335-4295 Stacia.Driver@wbdlaw.com

Labor/Employment Law

Ms. Sarabeth A. Ackerman
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 S Sixth St #1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 492-6013 ackerman.sarabeth@dorsey.com
Ms. Beth E. Bertelson
Bertelson Law Offices PA
333 Washington Av N #402
Minneapolis, MN 55401 - 1352
At-Large Officer (612) 278-9832 beth@bertelsonlaw.com
Ms. Casey A. Nolan
Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett PA
80 South Eighth Street #500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Chair (612) 632-3279 casey.nolan@gpmlaw.com
Ms. Karen A. Ring
14741 Copperfield Place
Wayzata, MN 55391
At-Large Officer 952-334-5272 karing9903@gmail.com
Ms Angela L Rud
Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett PA
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 632-3000 angela.rud@idq.com
Mr Christopher R Walsh
Walsh Law Firm
100 S Fifth St #1025
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 767-7500 walshlawfirm@comcast.net
Mr. Michael C. Wilhelm
Briggs and Morgan PA
80 S Eighth St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 977-8863 mwilhelm@briggs.com
Ms. Sejal D. Winkelman
Nilan Johnson Lewis
120 S 6th St., 1 Financial Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55402
At-Large Officer (612) 305-7692 swinkelman@nilanjohnson.com

Landlord/Tenant Law

Ms. Anne M. Loring
3244 40th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Chair anne.loring@gmail.com

LRIS Oversight

Ms. Karen E. Marty
Marty Law Firm LLC
Marty Law Firm LLC
Bloomington, MN 55431
Co-chair (952) 921-5859 kmarty@martylawfirm.com
Mr. Vytas M. Rimas
Rimas Law Firm PLLC
Wayzata, MN 55391
Co-chair (952) 476-4000 vytas@rimaslawfirm.com

Membership Services

Ms. Sarah E. Dunn Rohne
Beacon Hill Staffing
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 580
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Co-chair (612) 326-7925 srohne@beaconhillstaffing.com
Hon. Mary R Vasaly
Hennepin Co District Court
C-1251 Government Center
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Co-chair (612) 348-0087 mary.vasaly@courts.state.mn.us

New Lawyers Section

Ms. Claire E. Gagnon
1020 Discovery Road 1020 Discovery Road, Suite 100
Eagan, MN 55121
Vice-Chair (612) 335-7082 claire.gagnon@buffetsinc.com
Ms. Anna Marie Lima
401 N 2nd St Unit 312
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Treasurer (612) 349-2785 anna@limalawandadr.com
Ms. Jennifer E. Mead
Boston Scientific Corporation
4100 Hamline Ave N, MS 3-302
St. Paul, MN 55112
Chair (651) 582-5214 jennifer.mead@bsci.com
Ms. Nicole Nichols
Brandt Criminal Defense
2150 3rd Ave. N #210
Anoka, MN 55303
NLS CLE Director 763-421-6366 nnichols@brandtdefense.com
Ms. Jennifer Olson
Leonard Street and Deinard PA
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
NLS Professionalism Director jennifer.olson@leonard.com
Mr. Lee M. Orwig
Halberg Criminal Defense
3800 American Blvd W #1590
Bloomington, MN 55431
Secretary (952) 224-4848 lorwig@halbergdefense.com
Ms. Donika Pentcheva
Westman Champlin & Kelly PA
900 Second Ave #1400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
NLS ABA/MSBA Liaison (612) 334-3222 dpentcheva@wck.com
Ms. Wing-sze W. Sun
The Wong Sun Law Office
Golden Valley, MN 55426
NLS Community Service Director (612) 886-6951 wsl@wongsunlaw.com
Ms. Jayne E. Sykora
Sykora & Santini PLLP
5200 Willson Road, Suite 150
Edina, MN 55424
NLS Social Director (952) 836-2653 jayne@sykorasantini.com

Nominating Committee

Mr Edward T Wahl
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
90 S Seventh St #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 3901
Chair (612) 766-7000 edward.wahl@FaegreBD.com

Probate and Trust Law

Ms. Carissa W. Brown
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Program Chair cbrown@lindquist.com
Mrs. Amy E. Papenhausen
Henson & Efron PA
220 S Sixth St #1800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Vice-Chair (612) 252-2878 apapenhausen@hensonefron.com
Ms. Michelle L. Rehbein
Leonard Street and Deinard PA
150 S Fifth St #2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Program Chair (612) 335-1638 michelle.rehbein@leonard.com
Ms. Karen Sandler Steinert
Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S Sixth St #4000
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1425
Chair (612) 492-7372 ksteinert@fredlaw.com
Ms Robin R. Tutt
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Vice-Chair (612) 371-3965 rtutt@lindquist.com

Professionalism/Prof. Conduct

Mr David L Sasseville
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2205
Chair (612) 371-3237 dsasseville@lindquist.com

Real Property Section

Mr. Chad E. Novak
Old Republic National Title Ins Co
400 Second Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Vice-Chair (612) 336-7190 cnovak@oldrepublictitle.com
Ms Mary C Taylor
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
80 S Eighth St #4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2205
Chair (612) 371-3211 mtaylor@lindquist.com

Solo and Small Firm

Tax Law Section

Mr. Michael A. Herold
Larson Allen Weishair & Co LLP
220 S Sixth St #300
Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 4505
Chair (612) 376-4500 mherold@larsonallen.com

The Hennepin Lawyer

Ms. Sandra E. Feist
825 Nicollet Mall, STE 1648
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Chair (651) 492-8389 sfeist@grellfeist.com

Workers Compensation Law

Mr Timothy P Jung
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson PA
150 S Fifth St #1700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Co-chair (612) 333-3637 tim.jung@lindjensen.com
Hon. Miriam P. Rykken
Workers Compensation Court of Appeals
25 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #405
St Paul, MN 55155 - 1500
Co-chair (651) 296-2454 Miriam.Rykken@state.mn.us


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