Johnson, Killen & Seiler,
A Professional Association

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Law Firm in Duluth, Minnesota
 
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800 Wells Fargo Center, 230 W. Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
(St. Louis Co.)
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Phone: 218-722-6331  
Fax: 218-722-3031
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Johnson, Killen & Seiler,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:

General Civil Practice, Corporate Law, Insurance Defense, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Mining, Shopping Center, Admiralty, Administrative Law, Trials and Appeals, Labor and Employment Law, Family Law, Health Care, Bankruptcy, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Small Business Law, Construction Law, Elder Law, Creditor/Debtor, E-commerce, Local Government, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Year Established: 1888
Firm Profile:
Founded in 1888, Johnson, Killen & Seiler P.A. is northern Minnesota's oldest continuing law firm. The firm serves northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin in a wide variety of civil law areas.
Firm Size: 18
References:
US Bank, Duluth; Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
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Steven J. Seiler (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, January 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1966); Drake University (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Drake Law Review. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Arrowhead Estate Planning Council; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Health Care Law. Email: Steven J. Seiler
Thomas A. Clure (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, April 11, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Minnesota; 1987, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1960; J.D., cum laude, 1963). Commissioner, Duluth Seaway Port Authority, 2001—. Member: 11th District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law. Email: Thomas A. Clure
John N. Nys (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, May 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Minnesota; 1985, Wisconsin. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Stanford University (J.D., 1973). Managing Editor, Stanford Journal of International Studies, 1972-1973. Member, Lawyers' Professional Responsibility Board, 1981-1987. President, Minnesota Volunteer Attorneys Program, 1995-1996. Member: Eleventh District and Minnesota State (President, 1996-1997) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Lt., USNR, JAG, 1970-1976]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Estate Planning; Family Trusts. Email: John N. Nys
Steven C. Fecker (Member) born Pipestone, Minnesota, March ll, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Creighton University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); University of British Columbia; University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member: Eleventh District; Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Public Employer Labor Relations Association; National Public Employer Labor Relations Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Municipal Law; Transportation Law. Email: Steven C. Fecker
Robert J. Zallar (Member) born Gilbert, Minnesota, April 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota; 1984, Wisconsin. Education: Mesabi State Junior College (A.A., 1970); University of Minnesota (B.S., cum laude, 1972); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member: Arrowhead Estate Planning Council, 1979—; City of Duluth Civil Service Board, 1983-1985 and 2005—, Chairperson, 2006—; Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Board of Directors, 1987-1995 and Chairperson, 1992-1995. Member: 11th District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Labor; Employment Law; Estate Planning; Hospital Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Robert J. Zallar
Robert C. Pearson (Member) born Virginia, Minnesota, January 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Minnesota. Education: Vermilion State Jr. College (A.A., 1973); St. John's University (B.A., egregia cum laude, 1975); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: St. Louis County Planning Commission, 1984-1989. Director, Duluth Airport Authority, 2006—. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American (Member, Business Law Section; Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Closely Held Business Entities) Bar Associations; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Shopping Centers Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Email: Robert C. Pearson
James A. Wade (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, May 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Minnesota; 1985, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Member, 1982-1990 and President, 1989-1990, Duluth Charter Commission. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (Board of Directors, 2000-2007 and Dean 2007-2008). [CW2, Aviation, U.S. Army, 1970-1972; CW2, Aviation, Minnesota National Guard, 1976-1978]. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association)(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: James A. Wade
Joseph J. Roby, Jr. (Member) born Watertown, South Dakota, July 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Minnesota; 1985, Wisconsin. Education: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (B.S., with highest honors, 1974); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Trustees, 1996-2005, and President, 2002-2005, Marshall School; Member, Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, 1997—. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association)(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: Joseph J. Roby, Jr.
Nicholas Ostapenko (Member) born Cambridge, Minnesota, January 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Minnesota; 1985, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., with distinction, 1975); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member, 1993-1999 and Vice-Chair, 1998-1999, Lawyer's Professional Responsibility Board. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1998-1999). [Brig. Gen., U.S. Army Guard, Retired]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical and Professional Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Personal Injury. Email: Nicholas Ostapenko
Joseph V. Ferguson (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; 1981, Minnesota; 1984, Wisconsin. Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.S., 1972); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1974). Member, Minnesota Lawyer's Professional Responsibility Board. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Banking Law. Email: Joseph V. Ferguson
Alok Vidyarthi (Member) born Lucknow, India, January 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Minnesota State and Eleventh District Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care Law; Probate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Law. Email: Alok Vidyarthi
Laura S. Weintraub (Member) born Mankato, Minnesota, August 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991); Washington University School of Law at St. Louis (J.D., 1994). Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Family Law; E-Commerce. Email: Laura S. Weintraub
Paul W. Wojciak (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.S., 1994); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Paul W. Wojciak
Roy J. Christensen (Member) born Duluth, Minnesota, December 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Minnesota. Education: St. John's University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., JAG, Minnesota Army National Guard, Armor, 1997-2005]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Roy J. Christensen
Richard J. Leighton (Member) born Crosby, Minnesota, August 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Iowa; 1980, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, North Dakota. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1976); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Member: Iowa State and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice. Email: Richard J. Leighton
Jessica L. Durbin (Member) born Virginia, Minnesota, July 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Scholastica (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2001). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; Eleventh District Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Jessica L. Durbin
Diana B. Dodge (Member) born February 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota; 2002, Wisconsin. Education: College of St. Scholastica (B.A., cum laude, 1992); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; Eleventh District. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Family Law. Email: Diana B. Dodge
Michele L. Miller (Member) born St. Paul, Minnesota, March 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Minnesota; U.S., District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: College of St. Scholastica (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: 11th District, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Estate Planning. Email: Michele L. Miller
OF COUNSEL
John J. Killen (Of Counsel) (Retired).


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