Practicum Mentors & Areas of Speciality

Administrative Law

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Office of General Counsel
Agricultural Law; Commercial Law; Federal Government Practice

 

Minnesota Department of Administration-Information Policy Analysis Division
Data Practices and Open Meeting Law (M.S. Chapters 13 and 13D); Development of Legislation; Legislative Process; Administrative Law-Contested Case Proceeding


Minnesota Department of Jobs and Training

Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Taxes

 

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Worker's Compensation; OSHA; Labor Law

 

Minnesota Department of Revenue

State Taxation (Minnesota); State Taxation (Comparison of other states)

 

 

Criminal Law

10th Judicial District Public Defender's (Anoka)

Criminal Defense-Adult, Juvenile, CHIPS

 

Carver County Attorney's Office
Criminal prosecution; Social services; Juvenile; Corporate

Colich & Cahill

Criminal

 

Dakota County Attorney's Office

Public Interest (prosecution; victim services)

Office of the City Attorney - City of Duluth

Municipal law - both civil and criminal

 

Hennepin County Attorney
Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Criminal Procedure and the Rules of Evidence

 

Hennepin County Public Defender
Criminal defense

 

Mille Lacs County Attorney Office

Criminal prosecution/juvenile delinquents; CHIPS/civil committments/child support enforcement; civil practice/zoning, tax appeals, probate, etc.

 

Legal Assistance of Olmstad County

Family; Housing

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Ramsey County Attorney's Office- Criminal Division
Criminal Prosecution, Civil Advice to co-agencies & defense lawsuits brought against them, Juvenile Law, Human Services

Ramsey County Public Defender
Criminal Defense

 

Sherburne County Attorney's Office

Criminal Prosecution, Civil Enforcement Issues, Brief Writing

St. Paul City Attorney's Office

Municipal law office that represents the City in all matters ranging from economic development, labor, real estate, civil litigation and criminal prosecution

 

Office of State Public Defender

Criminal Appeals

 

Stiles Law Firm

Criminal Defense; Implied consent hearings

 

Strauss & Associates

Criminal

Tenth Judicial District Public Defender

Criminal defense; CHIPS/TPR; Juvenile delinquency

 

Washington County Public Defender
Adult Criminal Charges for Felony, Gross Misdemeanor & Misdemeanor Offenses, Juvenile Cases Involving Criminal Offenses & CHIPS Cases

Kyle White

Attorney at Law
Criminal, Licensure Cases-Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists, Law Students

 

State Public Defender - Wisconsin

Criminal Law; Juvenile Law

 

 

Legislative & Lobbying

American Heart Association

Government Relations

 

Builders Association of Twin Cities
Municipal Law

 

Capitol Connections

Public/business issues; Environmental issues; Association management

Education Minnesota

Education Issues

Faegre & Benson

Government relations; Environmental; Finance commerce law; Litigation; Labor/employment law; Health law; Corporate finance; Tax law; Intellectual property; Construction law

 

Hamline University School of Law

Legislation/corporate, firearms regulation

Kennedy & Graven

Commercial litigation; commerical real estate/zoning; government relations/lobbying

 

Koll, Morrison & Charpentier

Workers Compensation Trial Work; Workers Compensation State Lobbying

Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd

Government Relations; Environmental Law; Litigation

Minnesota Aids Project

Estate Planning; Discrimination; Public Benefits

Minnesota Bankers Association

Banking/Commerce; Taxation; Corporate Law

 

Minnesota Business Partnership

Public Policy: Fiscal, Education, Health Care

 

Minnesota House and Senate

Legislative Issues - Placements vary with Representatives and Senate Members

 

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Government Relations

 

 

Public Interest

Centro Legal, Inc.
Immigration; Family Law; Consumer/Landlord-Tenant/Employment

 

Education Minnesota

Public Law Issues; Contract Negotiation; Severance and Grievance Dispute Resolution

 

Information Policy Analysis Division-Minnesota Department of Administration

Data practices and Open Meeting Law (M.S. Chapters 13 and 13D); Development of Legislation;Legislative process; Administrative Law-contested case proceeding

 

Immigrant Law Center (Ofincia Legal)

Immigration-family reunification, abused spouse petitions, deportation defense, temporary protected status, asylum, adjustment of status, citizenship and naturalization, special legislation for Nicaraguans, Salvadordans, Guatamalans, and Cubans.

 

Legal Aid Society of Minnesota
Housing; Government Benefits; Family

 

Legal Assistance of Washington County
Family Law; Social Security Appeals; General Practice; Landlord/Tenant

 

Legal Rights Center
Indigent public defense

 

Legal Services Advocacy Project
Low income law, including welfare, housing, family law, health care, taxes & employment issues

Mediation Center
Insurance, Business & Employment Disputes

 

Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights

Civil Rights complaints/Civilian Review Authority

 

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

International Human Rights Law; Immigration Law

 

Minnesota Aids Project

Public Interest; Benefits; Housing; Estate planning/wills/living wills/powers of attorney; Discrimination

 

Minnesota Civil Liberties Union
Constitutional Litigation; Civil Rights

 

National Child Protection Training Center

Child Protection/welfare; Public Interest

 

National Labor Relations Board-Region 18

Labor law-National Labor Relations Act

Robbinsdale Area Schools-HR/Frank Madden & Assoc.

Labor/Employment Law

 

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, SMRLS

Housing Law, Family Law, Government Benefits

 

St. Paul City Attorney's Office
Civil; Criminal; Legal Advice to City of St. Paul

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Office of General Counsel

Agricultural Law; Commerical Law; Federal Government Practice

 

 

Corporate Law

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

Insurance; Corporate; Litigation

 

Analysts International Corporation

Employment Law; Corporate and Securities Law; Contracts

Minnesota Banker's Association
Commercial, Banking, Securities Law

 

Best Buy, Inc.

Corporate (Securities, M&A, Misc. corporate matters); Contracts; Litigation Managment

 

Bethel & Associates

Business; Corporate; Litigation

 

Ceridian Corporation
Corporate/Securities Law, Litigation, Acquisitive/Directitures

Excel Title, LLC

Real Estate

 

Graco, Inc.
Corporate; Commercial; Employee Relations; Intellectual Property; Intl. Compliance; Litigation (commercial & property)

Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.
Corporate; Bankruptcy-Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 13; Finance, Loan Restructuring; Work-out; Turnaround

 

Metris Companies Inc. - Legal Department

Banking & Regulatory; Consumer Lending Law; Securities; Corporate Governance

3M Company

Business Law; Antitrust; Environmental; Employment; Product Liability

Trane

Contract Law; Construction Law; Federal Procurement Law

 

The Toro Company

Litigation: Commercial & Product Liability; General Corporate; Intellectual Property

 

Wells Fargo & Company

Banking Law; Litigation

 

 

Judicial Clerk

Various placements available in State District Court, State Appeals Court, Federal District Court, Federal District Magistrate, Juvenile Court, Family Court, Probate Court in Metro Area

(See Practicum Program Administrator for more information)

 

Private Attorney

Balogh Becker LTD

Probate; Collections; Litigation

 

Bethel & Associates, P.A.

Business, Corporate, Litigation, Title insurance, Family law, immigration, Tax, Probate, IP, Real estate

 

Birrell, Dunlap & Ritts, Ltd.

Personal Injury, Criminal defense

 

Candlin & Wright-Staff Attorneys for St. Paul Companies

Insurance defense litigation

 

Capriotti & Associates

International/immigration, Marriage/Family based visas, Employment-Based visas

 

Centro Legal, Inc.

Immigration, Family law, Consumer/Landlord-tenant/Employment

 

Colich & Cahill

Criminal

Dorsey & Whitney

Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination

City of Duluth, Office of City Attorney

Municipal law - both civil and criminal

 

Eggink & Associates

Intellectual Property law, Patent, Trademark, Copyright law

 

Faris & Faris

Silicone breast implant litigation; Sexual harassment; Personal injury

Ferkul Law Office

Personal Injury; Workers compensation; Bankruptcy

 

Froelich & Associates

Dissolution; Criminal Defense; Civil litigation

 

Law Offices of Frederick J. Goetz

Criminal Defense; Civil rights; Personal injury

Groth Law Firm

Commercial/Corporate; Real estate

 

Hoglund, Chwialkowski, & Greeman, P.L.L.P.

Social security disability law; Bankruptcy law; Personal injury law

 

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

Immigration

 

Ingber & Aronson

Immigration Law

 

Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, P.L.L.P.

Civil litigation; Government liability; Workers compensation defense, general liability defense

 

Kampmeyer Kronschnabel & Bader

Personal Injury; Worker's Compensation; Corporate Law; Probate; Criminal

 

Kurzman, Grant & Ojala

Criminal law; Family law; Personal injury litigation

 

Larson, Zimmer

Immigration law; Special education law

 

Thomas J. Lyons & Associates, P.A.

Personal Injury-Plaintiff; Consumer law-Plaintiff

 

Frank Madden & Associates

Employment & Labor Law; School Law

Mackall, Crounse, Moore

Business/Franchising; Financial Institutions, Banking; Litigation

 

Mazzitelli & Associates

Personal Injury, Criminal & Employment Law

Christopher Middlebrook, P.A.

Workers compensation; Personal injury

 

Miller & Kellermeier, P.A.

Real estate, business & commercial, contracts

Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights

Civil rights complaints; Police misconduct complaints

 

Moe Legal Services

Probate and Elder law; Wills, trusts & estate planning; Family law (pro bono)

 

National Child Protection Training Center

Child protection/welfare; Public interest

 

National Labor Relations Board-Region 18

Labor law-National Labor Relations Act

 

Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly

Business law & Litigation

Osterbauer Law Firm

Personal Injury; Workers compensation

 

Rick L. Petry & Associates, P.A.

Civil litigation; Criminal defense; Real estate

 

Elizabeth M. Pierce

Family; Corporate; Gay & Lesbian issues

 

Deborah A. Randolph & Associates

Family; some probate

 

Law Offices of Rae L. Randolph

Sexual abuse; Criminal defense

 

Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, LLP.

Litigation, Corporate, Trusts & Estates

 

Robbinsdale Area Schools-HR Department

School law; Labor/employment law; Constitutional law

 

Douglas G. Sauter & Associates, P.A.

Personal Injury; Family Law; Criminal Defense; General Litigation

Stuart Schmitz Attorney at Law

Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship & conservatorship; Elder law

Schoenecker Law Firm, LTD

Business; Real estate

 

Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution

 

Sivertson & Barrette

Employment litigation; Personal injury & General Litigation

 

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Housing; Family; Government benefits

 

Stiles Law Firm

Criminal Defense; Implied consent hearings

 

Strauss and Associates

Criminal

 

Joel A. Thiesen Attorney at Law

Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Civil; Business; Probate

 

University of Minnesota Student Legal Service

Family, Criminal, Consumer-landlord tenant; Immigration

 

Valentini & Associates

Personal injury/medical negligence/wrongful death; Criminal/DWI defense; Professional misconduct defense

Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

Patent; Trademark; Copyright

 

Walling & Berg, P.A.

Family Law

Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

Patent law; Trademark Law

 

Kyle White Attorney at Law

Criminal, Licensure Cases-Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists, Law Students

Robert Wilson & Associates

Personal injury; Workers compensation; Minor criminal defense

Wilson Law Firm

Employment law; Disability law (elder law, mental health, physical incapacity); Veterans Rights

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Office of General Counsel

Agricultural law; Commercial law; Federal government practice

 

Zimmerman Reed

Personal Injury/Class Actions/Sports & Entertainment Law; Family Law; Civil Rights

 

Public Interest-Children & the Law

Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota

Public interest; legislative procedures(state level)

Hennepin County Attorney's Office

Child Protection-CHIPS

Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

Juvenile law; Public benefits; Housing, including housing discrimination

 

Midwest Children's Resource Center

Juvenile law-dependency and neglect; real estate, corporate; litigation

Deborah Randolph, Esq.

Family-representing children in Family court; juvenile

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.

Family law and criminal law as they relate to battered women's legal concerns

Walling & Berg

Family law

Washington County Public Defender's Office

Adult criminal charges for felony, gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses; Juvenile cases involving felony, gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses; Juvenile certification, EJJ, CHIPS, permancy and termination of parental rights cases

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