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Address
Suite 300, U.S. Bank Plaza
1015 W. St. Germain Street, P.O. Box 1497
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302 (Benton, Sherburne & Stearns Cos.)
Website
http://www.RNOON.com
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeCommercial Law, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Agri-Business, Partnerships, Taxation, Estate Planning, Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Computer Law, Personal Injury, Environmental Law, Water and Drainage Law, Criminal Defense, Governmental Law, Municipal Law, Condemnation, Zoning, Counties and Housing and Redevelopment Authorities, Municipal Annexation, Mechanics Liens, Family Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Appeals, Civil Litigation. Year Established: 1967
Firm Size: 28
AddressSuite 300, U.S. Bank Plaza 1015 W. St. Germain Street P.O. Box 1497 St. Cloud, MN 56302, (Benton, Sherburne & Stearns Cos.)
PhonePhone: 320-251-6700 Fax: 320-656-3500

Websitehttp://www.RNOON.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
D. Michael Noonan (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Minnesota. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1963); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1966). Founding shareholder and business division chair. Community development activities including Downtown Council, Downtown Development Corporation; St. Cloud Area Economic Partnership. Past Chair and Member, Board of Directors: Cathedral High School Education Foundation; Central Minnesota Community Foundation; Catholic Charities of St. Cloud. Member, Executive Committee, St. Cloud Opportunities; Board Member and Treasurer, Maryknoll Lay Missioners Association. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate and Development; Business Planning; Corporate and Commercial Finance.Email: D. Michael Noonan
William A. Smoley (Member) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Minnesota, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1968); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1971). Selected, "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2000-2004. Past President, Stearns-Benton-Stearns County (1980), 7th Judicial District (1993) Bar Associations. Member: Minnesota State College and University System Board (Trustee Emeritus); Past President, St. John's University, Central Minnesota and National Alumni Board; Sartell School Board, 1984-1992. Member: Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: William A. Smoley
Kurt A. Deter (Member) born Clinton, Iowa, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Minnesota. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1974); Hamline University (J.D., 1978). Member, Legal Advisory Committee, EPA/DNR Minnesota Public Drainage Manual, 1991; Annual Wetland and Drainage Conference. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Drainage and Water Law; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Torts; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Kurt A. Deter
Barrett L. Colombo (Member) born Stillwater, Minnesota, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1968); University of Minnesota (J.D.,1975). Director, Central Minnesota Initiative Fund. Director, Centracare Foundation. Trustee, Cathedral High School Education Foundation, 1989-1992. Director, St. Cloud Rotary Foundation, 1987-1990. President, St. Cloud Rotary Club, 1990-1991. Member, Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Law; Estate Planning; Trust Law.Email: Barrett L. Colombo
James L. Wiant (Member) born Le Mars, Iowa, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Minnesota; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., with honors, 1974); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Lending Law; Commercial Transactions; Bankruptcy (Creditor Representation); Construction Law; Commercial Collections.Email: James L. Wiant
Gerald W. Von Korff (Member) born Peoria, Illinois, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1978, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., with honors, 1967); Georgetown University (J.D., 1975). Editor, Georgetown Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: "Involuntary Bankruptcy," Georgetown Law Journal, 1975. Recognized in Law & Leading Attorneys. Chair, 7th Judicial District Bar Association Fee Arbitration Committee, 1993. Practice Areas: Governmental Litigation; Personnel Litigation; Commercial and Regulatory Disputes; Appellate Practice; Employment Law.Email: Gerald W. Von Korff
Sharon G. Hobbs (Member) born Fargo, North Dakota, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Phi Kappa Phi. Chair, St. Cloud Charter Commission, 2001. President, Forum of Executive Women, 2002. Past President, Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council. Member, Society for Human Resource Management. Race Director and Past President, St. Cloud River Runners, 2005. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association (Member, Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: General Business Law and Planning; Employment Law.Email: Sharon G. Hobbs
David J. Meyers (Member) born Worthington, Minnesota, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1978); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1983). Sherburne County Examiner of Titles, 2002. Qualified Neutral by Minnesota Supreme Court. Member: AAA Complex Commercial and Construction Arbitration Panels; Central Minnesota Builders Association. State President, Builders Association of Minnesota, 2000. Recipient, Hall of Fame Award, Minnesota Building Industry Foundation, 2004. Chairman, 1994-2002, Sherburne County Planning Commission. (Real Property Specialist Certified by the Real Property Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Mechanics Liens; Zoning Law; Land Use.Email: David J. Meyers
John J. Meuers (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Metropolitan Community College (A.A., 1976); Bemidji State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1985). Board of Trustees, Great River Regional Library. Practice Areas: Family Law; Landlord-Tenant Law.Email: John J. Meuers
Roger C. Justin (Member) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Minnesota; 1995, North Dakota; 1999, Wisconsin. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); St. John's University (M.A., 1985); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Minnesota Law Review, 1987-1988. Law Clerk for U.S. District Judge Donald D. Aslop. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Roger C. Justin
John J. Babcock (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (B.S., Accounting, with distinction, 1978); University of Puget Sound (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Licensed Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota, 1979. Member: American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants; St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Tax Disputes; Tax Free Exchanges of Real Estate; Agri-Business Section 42; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Aviation Law.Email: John J. Babcock
Igor S. Lenzner (Member) born Shawano, Wisconsin, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Wisconsin; 1993, Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Gamma Eta Gamma. Order of the Coif. Former Instructor, Rasmussen Business College. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal Law; Condemnation (Eminent Domain) and Relocation; Zoning and Land Use.Email: Igor S. Lenzner
Gary R. Leistico (Member) born Princeton, Minnesota, 1960; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota; 1996, South Dakota; 2000, North Dakota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). [U.S. Army, 1981-1984]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Criminal Law; Construction Law; Real Estate.Email: Gary R. Leistico
John C. Kolb (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Minnesota; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Johns University (B.S., 1988); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1996). [Captain, U.S. Army, 1988-1993]. Practice Areas: Government; Municipal Law; Natural Resources; Drainage; Water Law Litigation.Email: John C. Kolb
Scott G. Hamak (Member) born Aberdeen, South Dakota, November 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Minnesota. Education: St. John's University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Real Estate.Email: Scott G. Hamak
Pamela A. Steckman (Member) born New Prague, Minnesota, December 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 2000, Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., 1989); William Mitchell college of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Family Law; Probate Litigation; Civil Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Pamela A. Steckman
Tonya T. Hinkemeyer (Member) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, January 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.S., 1998); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Tonya T. Hinkemeyer
Ryan J. Hatton (Member) born Chula Vista, California, July 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2008, Iowa. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1998); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Land Use Litigation; Appeals; Immigration Law.Email: Ryan J. Hatton
Stefanie L. Brown (Member) born Paynesville, Minnesota, March 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin - River Falls (B.S., cum laude, 1998); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Construction Law.Email: Stefanie L. Brown
Tim Sime (Member) born Decorah, Iowa, March 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Arizona; 1995, Minnesota; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Land Use; Government; Water Law; Environmental Law.Email: Tim Sime
——————————Benjamin B. Bohnsack (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Minnesota; 2003, Wisconsin. Education: Concordia College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Benjamin B. Bohnsack
James A. Mogen (Associate) born Robbinsdale, Minnesota, December 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin; 2001, Minnesota. Education: Hamline University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2000). Delta Theta Phi; Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society. Lecturer: "Better Subdivision Procedures," Plat and Subdivision Law in Minnesota, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 2007; "Voter Protection Attorney Election Law Training," Minnesota, 2004; Minnesota Caucus System," DFL Education Foundation, 2003. Presenter. "City Official Conflict Issues," Rockville, Minnesota, 2006. Volunteer, Voter Protection Program, St. Paul 2001, 2002 and 2003. Co-chair, Ramsey County Bar Association, New Lawyers Committee, 2002-2004. Member: MEMBER: Stearns/Benton County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; American Constitutional Society; Minnesota Association of City Attorneys. Reported Cases: West v. Tubs, Inc., 1999 WL 1261737. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use Law; Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Election Law; Governmental Law.Email: James A. Mogen
Nicholas R. Delaney (Associate) born Winona, Minnesota, January 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Minnesota; 2006, North Dakota. Education: Mount Mercy College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Hamliine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Construction Law; Land Use.Email: Nicholas R. Delaney
Brodie L. Miller (Associate) born Holmen, Wisconsin, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 2002); Hamline University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Brodie L. Miller
Adam A. Ripple (Associate) born Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: Northland College (B.S., 2003); Hamline University (J.D., 2006; M.P.A., 2006). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Environmental Law; Land Use; Real Estate.Email: Adam A. Ripple
Andrew J. Steil (Associate) born Shakopee, Minnesota, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Minnesota State University, Mankato (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2006). Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for District Courts. Member: Hennepin County Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Collections; Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Andrew J. Steil
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