PARTNERS
Terence L. Maus (Partner) born Austin, Minnesota, August 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., with distinction, 1963; J.D., cum laude, 1966). Member, Minnesota Law Review, 1965-1966. Board Member, Greater Rochester Area University Center (GRAUC). Rochester Rotary Club (Member and Past Board Member). Rochester Area Family Y (Member and Past Board Member). Past Board Member, Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center. Member: Olmsted County Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). Reported Cases: Cunningham v. Salata, 607 N.W.2d 774 (Minn. 2000); Rude v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 347 N.W.2d 77 (Minn. App. 1984); Williams Pipe Line Co. v. Curtis Benson & Sons, Inc., 634 F.Supp. 668 (D. Minn. 1986); Northern States Pump & Supply Co. v. Baumann, 311 Minn. 368, 249 N.W.2d 182 (Minn. 1976); E.T.O., Inc. v. Town of Marion, 375 N.W.2d 815 (Minn. 1985); State v. Werner, 725 N.W.2d 767 (Minn. App. 2007). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Terence L. Maus
Daniel J. Heuel (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Minnesota; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1978). Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Rochester Charter Commission, 1982-1992. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Master's in Management Program, St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; American Arbitration Association (Commercial Arbitrator); Third District Bar Association (Past President). (Civil Trial Specialist, Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). Reported Cases: Johnson v. Waletzke, 448 N.W.2d 541 (Minn. App. 1989); Ryan v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 414 N.W.2d 470 (Minn. App. 1987); Lake George Park, L.L.C. v. Mathwig, 548 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. App. 1996); Boone v. Martinez, 567 N.W.2d 508 (Minn. 1997); Fire Ins. Exchange v. Adamson Motors, 514 N.W.2d 807 (Minn. App. 1994); Abing v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, 538 F.Supp. 1193, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,754 (D. Minn. 1982); Great West Cas. Co. v. Kroning, 511 N.W.2d 32 (Minn. App. 1994); Lake George Park, L.L.C. v. IBM Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union, 576 N.W.2d 463 (Minn. App. 1998); Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Todd, 547 N.W.2d 696 (Minn. 1996); Warren v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 418 N.W.2d 526 (Minn. App. 1988); Pierce v. Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co., 390 N.W.2d 358 (Minn. App. 1986); Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Kraayenbrink, 370 N.W.2d 455 (Minn. App. 1985); Kroning v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 567 N.W.2d 42 (Minn. 1997); Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Forstrom, 669 N.W.2d 617 (Minn. App. 2003); Ryan v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., 386 N.W.2d 837 (Minn. App. 1986); Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Kraayenbrink, 365 N.W.2d 229 (Minn. 1985); Hunt v. IBM Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union, 358 N.W.2d 461 (Minn. App. 1984); Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Forstrom, 684 N.W.2d 494 (Minn. 2004); Hunt v. IBM Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union, 384 N.W.2d 853 (Minn. App. 1986); Hoffman v. Wiltscheck, 411 N.W.2d 923 (Minn. App. 1987). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance; Employment; Arbitration and Mediation.Email: Daniel J. Heuel
James R. Carlson (Partner) born Hyattsville, Maryland, April 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1973); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, Minnesota Law Review, 1974-1976. Member, 1986-2002 and President, 1989-1996, Rochester Public Utility Board, Mayo Clinic Conflict of Interest Review Board. Member: Olmsted County Bar Association; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). Reported Cases: Fieck v. Brandrup & Associates, Inc., 581 N.W.2d 853 (Minn. 1998); Johnson v. Waletzke, 448 N.W.2d 541 (Minn. App. 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Public Utility Law; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: James R. Carlson
Robert B. Spelhaug (Partner) born Crookston, Minnesota, May 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Minnesota; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Listed "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2006. Member: Olmsted County Bar Association. [With U.S. Army, 1972-1974]. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association) (Civil Trial Advocate Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Guderian v. Olmsted County, 595 N.W.2d 540 (Minn. App. 1999); J & W Enterprises, Inc. v. Economy Sales, Inc., 486 N.W.2d 179 (Minn. App. 1992); Hoffman v. Wiltscheck, 379 N.W.2d 145 (Minn. App. 1985); Peoples State Bank of Plainview v. Muir, 386 N.W.2d 321 (Minn. App. 1986); Narveson v. White, 355 N.W.2d 474 (Minn. App. 1984). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Insurance.Email: Robert B. Spelhaug
Jill I. Frieders (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Minnesota. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1981); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1984). Author: "Tools of the Trade," Family Advocate, Vol. 19:3, Winter 1997. Author: "Custody in Minnesota," Legal Advice Clinic Dissolution Handbook, 1988. Author: "Court Sets New Precedent in Permanent Spousal Maintenance," Minnesota Lawyer, Vol. 2 No. 5, March 1987. Author: "Dissolution Conveyancing Forms," Re: View, Summer 1987. Law Clerk to Hon. Kenneth Jack Gill, Chief Judge of Family Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1984-1986. Third Judicial District Attorney Member, Commission on Judicial Selection. Chair, Minnesota Third Judicial District Ethics Committee. Task Force, Minnesota Supreme Court Appellate Rules. Board Member and Past Chair, Legal Assistance of Olmsted County. Volunteer Attorney, Minnesota State Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee Pro Bono Project. Volunteer Attorney, Hennepin County Legal Advice Clinic. Referee, Hennepin County Settlement Conference. Panel Member, Hennepin County Guardian ad Litem. Speaker, Continuing Legal Education (Topics: Appellate Procedure, Tax Consequences of Divorce, Property Division, Child Support, Spousal Maintenance, Child Custody, Visitation, Mediation, Guardians Ad Litem, Practice Management). Author: "Child Custody and Child Support Appeals," Minnesota Custody and Child Support Deskbook, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2006. Member: Olmsted County Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association. Fellow: Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified as a Family Law Advocate Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Shirk v. Shirk, 561 N.W.2d 519 (Minn. 1997); Shirk v. Shirk, 551 N.W.2d 504 (Minn. App. 1996); Cunningham v. Salata, 607 N.W.2d 774 (Minn. 2000); Gunderson v. Gunderson, 408 N.W.2d 852 (Minn. 1987); Gustafson v. Gustafson, 396 N.W.2d 911 (Minn. App. 1986); Gustafson v. Gustafson, 414 N.W.2d 235 (Minn. App. 1987); Ganyo v. Engen, 446 N.W.2d 683 (Minn. App. 1989); Ryan v. Ryan, 393 N.W.2d 511 (Minn. App. 1986); Miller v. Miller, 415 N.W.2d 920 (Minn. App. 1987); Siewert v. Siewert, 691 N.W.2d 504 (Minn. App. 2005); Laumann v. Laumann, 400 N.W.2d 355 (Minn. App. 1987); Doering v. Doering, 629 N.W.2d 124 (Minn. App. 2001); Rigwald v. Rigwald, 423 N.W.2d 701 (Minn. App. 1988); Lutzi v. Lutzi, 485 N.W.2d 311 (Minn. App. 1992); Allan v. Allan, 509 N.W.2d 593 (Minn. App. 1993); Spaeth v. Warren, 478 N.W.2d 319 (Minn. App. 1991); McLain v. McLain, 569 N.W.2d 219 (Minn. App. 1997). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Jill I. Frieders
Raymond L. Hansen (Partner) born Riceville, Iowa, October 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1998, Minnesota and Iowa. Education: Luther College (B.A., 1983); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1991). Executive Editor, Software Law Review, 1990-1991. Instructor, Business Law, Rochester Community and Technical College, Spring 2004. Member: DuPage County, Olmsted County, Minnesota State, Iowa State, Illinois and American Bar Associations. (Certified Illinois Court - Annexed Arbitrator). Reported Cases: Ingram v. Syverson, 674 N.W.2d 233 (Minn. App. 2004); Pecinovsky v. AMCO Ins. Co., 613 N.W.2d 804 (Minn. App. 2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Personal Injury; Public Utility Law; Insurance.Email: Raymond L. Hansen
ASSOCIATE
Timothy A. Woessner (Associate) born Rochester, Minnesota, May 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 2003); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance.Email: Timothy A. Woessner
OF COUNSEL
Allan R. DeBoer (Of Counsel) born Viborg, South Dakota, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Minnesota. Education: Hamline University (B.A., 1964); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1967).