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| | Address | | 1000 U.S. Bank Place, 130 West Superior Street | | Duluth, Minnesota 55802-2094 | | (St. Louis Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Hanft Fride,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Insurance Law, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Taxation, Commercial Law, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Labor and Employment, Transportation, Public Utility Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Estate Planning, Media Law, Health Care, Municipal Law, Zoning Law, Family Law, Workers' Compensation Defense, Intellectual Property, Immigration Law. | | Year Established: 1899 | Firm Profile:
Hanft Fride, A Professional Association provides litigation, business related and estate planning and administration legal services throughout northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. | | Firm Size: 16 | Representative Clients:
A & L Partnership; American International Group; American Hardware Insurance Co.; American States Insurance Co.; Aspen Aerials, Inc.; Austin Mutual Insurance Cos.; Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; BendTec, Inc.; Canadian National Railways; Cirrus Design Corp.; College of St. Scholastica; Continental Loss Adjusting Services, Inc.; Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation; Duluth Transit Authority; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway Co.; EMC Insurance Cos.; Evening Telegram Co.; Federated Insurance Co.; GEICO; General Accident Insurance Co.; General Casualty Cos.; GRE; Generations Helthcare Initiatives, Inc.; Great American Insurance Co.; Great Central Insurance Co.; Inter-City Oil Company, Inc.; Max Gray Construction, Inc.; M.A. Hanna Co.; The Jamar Co.; Johnson-Wilson Constructors, Inc.; The LTV Corp.; Lutsen Resort Co.; Murphy, McGinnis Media, Inc.; Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.; Minnesota Power; Morgan Murphy Stations; National Union Fire Insurance Co.; North Shore Mining Co.; North Shore Bank of Commerce; North Star Aerospace; North Star Mutual Insurance Co.; NOVA Corporation of Alberta; The Ohio Casualty Group; Ray Risberg, Inc.; Safeco American States Insurance Co.; Scan Health, Inc.; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; Tri-State Insurance Company of Minnesota; U.S. Bank; U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co.; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Wausau Insurance Cos.; Well Fargo Bank; Western Bank; Western National Mutual Insurance Co.; Zurich U.S. Ins. Co. | | Gilbert W. Harries (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, January 15, 1932; admitted to bar, 1955, Minnesota; 1984, Wisconsin. Education: Stanford University and University of Minnesota (B.S.L., 1953); University of Minnesota (LL.B., 1955). Member: Eleventh District (President, 1986-1987), Minnesota State (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mining Law; Business Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate Administration; Real Estate. Email: Gilbert W. Harries | | William M. Burns (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, June 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Minnesota. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965; J.D., magna cum laude, 1968). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition Pro-Bono Public Award, 2003-2004. Research Assistant, University of Michigan Law School, 1966-1968. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1967-1968. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 1971—; President, 1974-1976, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, Inc. Member: Board of Directors, 1974-1980; Executive Committee, 1975-1980, Legal Assistance of Minnesota, Inc.; Minnesota Supreme Court Commission on Legal Services. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Securities Finance; Commercial Law; Business Planning; Health Law. Email: William M. Burns | | Richard R. Burns (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, May 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1976, Minnesota; 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1968; J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Research Assistant, University of Michigan, 1969-1971. Member: Eleventh District (Past President, Past Chairman-Ethics Committee), Minnesota State (Past Chairman, Probate and Trust Section; Board of Governors; Executive Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin; Arrowhead Estate Planning Council. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Business Law; Media Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Richard R. Burns | | John D. Kelly (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota;1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, Wisconsin. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1968); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member, Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners, 1983-2004. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Federal Civil Practice; Business Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Litigation. Email: John D. Kelly | | Frederick A. Dudderar, Jr. (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana; 1981, Minnesota. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1976); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1979). Associate Editor, Valparaiso Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk: Hon Eugene N. Chipman, 4th District Indiana Court of Appeals, 1979-1981; Justice John J. Todd, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Special Counsel, Duluth City Council, 1985. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, Inc., 1987—; Board Chairman, 1993-1996. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Frederick A. Dudderar, Jr. | | Tim A. Strom (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, November 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Minnesota; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota at Duluth (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1986-1987. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Government Law; Employment Law. Email: Tim A. Strom | | R. Thomas Torgerson (Member) born Hudson, Wisconsin, November 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Minnesota, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Railroad Liability. Email: R. Thomas Torgerson | | Cheryl M. Prince (Member) born Carbondale, Illinois, January 31, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-River Falls (B.S., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Delta Phi; Omicrom Delta Epsilon. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Family Law; Mediation; Civil Litigation. Email: Cheryl M. Prince | | Robin C. Merritt (Member) born Medicine Lodge, Kansas, October 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Minnesota; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1995, Wisconsin. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Products Liability; Employment Litigation. Email: Robin C. Merritt | | Jennifer L. Carey (Member) born Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, November 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin and Minnesota; 1994, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1988; J.D., 1991). Member: Douglas County, Eleventh District, Minnesota State (Member, Real Property Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Arrowhead Estate Planning Council. (Real Property Law Specialist Certified by the Real Property Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Quiet Title; Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Wills; Trust Law; Common Interest Community Law. Email: Jennifer L. Carey | | Mark D. Pilon (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, May 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota; 1994, Wisconsin. Education: Hamline University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Electronic Commerce; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Development. Email: Mark D. Pilon | | Jacob J. Baker (Member) born Buffalo, Minnesota, January 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Minnesota. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1997); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Second District, Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Family Law; Business Law. Email: Jacob J. Baker | | —————————— | | Kenneth A. Kimber (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1998); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Former Associate, Rider Bennett. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Defense Practice; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Kenneth A. Kimber | | Anna C. Mickelson (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota Duluth (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2005). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; 11th District Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Business Law; Tax Law. Email: Anna C. Mickelson | | Catherine E. Baker (Associate) born Duluth, Minnesota, June 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota Duluth (B.A., 2002); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Duluth and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Business Law; Estate Planning. Email: Catherine E. Baker | | Scott A. Witty (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., Political Science/Criminal Justice, 2003); Hamline University (J.D., 2006). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. |
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