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| Address | | 2200 First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street | | St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 | | (Ramsey Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 651-808-6600 | | Facsimile: 651-808-6450 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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Briggs and Morgan,
Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust; Appellate Law; Banking and Finance; Class Action Defense; Complex Business Litigation; Corporate and Business Law; Energy Law; Environmental, Land Use and Environmental Litigation; Estate Planning and Administration; Financial Markets and Litigation; Franchise; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Liability/Mass Tort; Professional Liability; Public Finance; Real Estate; Securities; Telecommunications; Trade Regulation and Transportation. |
| Year Established: 1882 |
Firm Profile:
Briggs and Morgan is a trusted name in business law and litigation services in the Midwest. Our depth of experience and dedication to client service distinguish the firm. Clients benefit from our ability to anticipate the rapidly changing legal needs of businesses, communities, institutions and individuals. We maintain the highest integrity and ethical standards. With offices in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Briggs is one of the Twin Cities' largest law firms. Its more than 170 attorneys are committed to providing sound legal counsel and helping clients achieve success. The firm offers a broad range of legal services and diversified backgrounds to Fortune 500 corporations, business start-ups, commercial enterprises, nonprofit and charitable institutions, utilities, public bodies, and individuals. Slightly more than half of our attorneys concentrate their practices in various aspects of litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, while the remainder focus on commercial and transactional law. For more than 125 years, our firm has been dedicated to providing superior client and legal service. We are proud to have served as legal and strategic advisors to key businesses in the economic development of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest since our founding in the 1880s. Briggs has been honored before as a "Go-To Law Firm®" in corporate transaction, corporate governance and litigation by Corporate Counsel, which surveys the general counsel of Fortune 500 companies. The firm has also been ranked in the Chambers USA guide. Several of our attorneys are fellows of esteemed professional legal associations, and many have been listed in the Best Lawyers in America and Minnesota Super Lawyers (as published in Minnesota Law & Politics). Briggs is a founding member of Lex Mundi and serves as its exclusive member firm for Minnesota. |
| Firm Size: 170 |
Law Firm Affiliations:
LEX MUNDI |
Other Office Locations of Briggs and Morgan,
Professional Association
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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| RESIDENT PERSONNEL |
| Andrew M. Baese (Shareholder) born Lamar, Colorado, February 11, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Minnesota. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1995); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Minnesota State (Member, Probate and Trust Section, 1998-2001) and American Bar Associations. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Commercial Law. Email: Andrew M. Baese |
| Jenny S.E. Boulton (Shareholder) born Port Huron, Michigan, February 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1994); University of Michigan (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Municipal Bond Law; Commercial Law. Email: Jenny S.E. Boulton |
| Darlene M. Cobian (Shareholder) born Lisbon, North Dakota, June 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota. Education: Moorhead State University (B.A., 1985); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Commercial Law. Email: Darlene M. Cobian |
| Mary M. Dyrseth (Shareholder) born Grand Marais, Minnesota, July 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Catherine (B.A., 1973); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Public Authority Financing Law; Commercial Law. Email: Mary M. Dyrseth |
| Martin H. Fisk (Shareholder) born St. Paul, Minnesota, April 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1969); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Trust Law; Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: Martin H. Fisk |
| Jerome A. Geis (Shareholder) born Shakopee, Minnesota, May 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Minnesota. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1968); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities; State and Local Taxation Law; Tax Controversies Law; Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jerome A. Geis |
| Mary L. Ippel (Shareholder) born Fremont, Michigan, November 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Minnesota. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Bond Law; Municipal Finance Law; Commercial Law. Email: Mary L. Ippel |
| Gregory A. Kvam (Shareholder) born Litchfield, Minnesota, August 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1976—) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1980—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Corporate Law; Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations; Wills; Tax Exempt Organizations; Probate; Commercial Law. Email: Gregory A. Kvam |
| Michael J. McEllistrem (Shareholder) born Bainbridge, Maryland, January 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Minnesota. Education: St. Thomas College (B.A., 1980); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Michael J. McEllistrem |
| Alison J. Midden (Shareholder) born Baraboo, Wisconsin, September 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Minnesota; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2003, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1992); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Taking of Access," 25 William Mitchell Law Review, 1999. Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Commercial Law. Email: Alison J. Midden |
| Terry L. Slye (Shareholder) born Cedar Falls, Iowa, June 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Minnesota. Education: Houghton College (B.A., 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1982). Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society of Minnesota. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Trust Law; Commercial Law. Email: Terry L. Slye |
| Tony R. Stemberger (Shareholder) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1980, Minnesota. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1975); University of Chicago (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Financing Law; Municipal Finance Law; Bond Law; Commercial Law. Email: Tony R. Stemberger |
| Shehla P. Tauscher (Shareholder) born London, England, December 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1992); Drake University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Commercial Law. Email: Shehla P. Tauscher |
| ATTORNEY |
| Colleen M. Litkewitsch (Contract Attorney) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1989). Psi Chi. Member: Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts. Email: Colleen M. Litkewitsch |
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| Kara A. Tyler (Associate) |
| OF COUNSEL |
| Terence N. Doyle (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 13, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1958); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning Law; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Commercial Law. Email: Terence N. Doyle |
| Bernard P. Friel (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, Minnesota, August 23, 1930; admitted to bar, 1954, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S.L., 1954; LL.B., 1954). Bernard P. Friel Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Municipal Finance Created by the National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1982. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Tax Exempt Financing Law. Email: Bernard P. Friel |
| Michael J. Galvin, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Winona, Minnesota, July 8, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1952); University of Minnesota (LL.B., 1957). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Employment Discrimination Law; Labor Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Michael J. Galvin, Jr. |
| John R. Kenefick (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, Minnesota, May 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, District of Columbia and Minnesota. Education: St. Thomas College (B.A., 1962); University of Minnesota (LL.B., 1965). Deputy Attorney General, Minnesota, 1970-1972. Practice Areas: Health Care and Hospital Law; Litigation; Employment Discrimination Law. Email: John R. Kenefick |
| John J. McNeely (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 8, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Minnesota. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1955; J.D., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Commercial Law. Email: John J. McNeely |
| James P. O'Meara (Of Counsel) born Iowa City, Iowa, May 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Minnesota. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1970); University of Massachusetts (M.A., 1972); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Commercial Law. Email: James P. O'Meara |
| Lehan J. Ryan (Of Counsel) born July 30, 1935; admitted to bar, 1964, Minnesota. Education: State University of Iowa (B.S.C., 1957; J.D., 1964). Order of the Coif. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Minnesota State Chair, 1986-1991). Chair, Minnesota State Bar, Probate and Tax Section, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust and Estate Administration Law. Email: Lehan J. Ryan |
| Peter H. Seed (Of Counsel) born Toledo, Ohio, June 7, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1966, Minnesota. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1960); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Financing Law; Municipal Finance Law; Public Authority Financing Law; Governmental Relations. Email: Peter H. Seed |
| McNeil V. Seymour, Jr. (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, Minnesota, December 21, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, Minnesota. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1957); University of Chicago (J.D., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Trust Administration; Estate Planning Law; Commercial Law. Email: McNeil V. Seymour, Jr. |
| Jeffrey F. Shaw (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Minnesota; 1985, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Products Liability Law; Trade Regulation Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey F. Shaw |
| Richard A. Wilhoit (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 17, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Minnesota. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1961); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1967). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Ramsey County, Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Business Law; Commercial Law. Email: Richard A. Wilhoit |
| MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE |
| Lisa M. Agrimonti (Shareholder) |
| Nancy Chaffee Aiken (Shareholder) |
| Alan M. Anderson (Shareholder) (MSBA Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). |
| Brett D. Anderson (Shareholder) |
| Richard D. Anderson (Shareholder) |
| Frederick P. Angst (Shareholder) |
| Jason R. Asmus (Associate) |
| Mark J. Ayotte (Shareholder) |
| Audrey Jean Babcock (Associate) |
| Thomas E. Bailey (Shareholder) |
| Thomas J. Basting, Jr. (Shareholder) |
| Craig R. Baune (Associate) |
| Kari S. Berman (Shareholder) |
| Catherine A. Biestek (Associate) |
| Gregory M. Bistram (Shareholder) |
| Andrea M. Bond (Shareholder) |
| Molly M. Borg (Associate) |
| Elizabeth M. Brama (Shareholder) |
| Diane B. Bratvold (Shareholder) |
| Thomas L. Bray (Shareholder) |
| Ellen A. Brinkman (Associate) |
| Matthew R. Brodin (Associate) |
| Arthur L. Brown (Associate) |
| Stephen A. Brunn (Associate) |
| Neal T. Buethe (Shareholder) |
| Nathan L. Buller (Associate) |
| Robin Caneff Gipson (Shareholder) |
| Andrew M. Carlson (Associate) |
| Aakash H. Chandarana (Associate) |
| Daniel J. Cole, Jr. (Shareholder) |
| Joseph L. Currier (Associate) |
| R. Scott Davies (Shareholder) |
| David B. Dean (Shareholder) |
| Kevin M. Decker (Associate) |
| John M. Degnan (Shareholder) (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). |
| Julie A. Drewes (Associate) |
| James E. Duffy (Shareholder) |
| Sarah J. Edstrom Smith (Associate) |
| Julie H. Firestone (Shareholder) |
| Matthew D. Forsgren (Shareholder) |
| Matthew J. Franken (Associate) |
| Jolie S. Frederickson (Associate) |
| Ira S. Friedrich (Shareholder) |
| Susan E. Gelinske (Shareholder) |
| Timothy G. Gelinske (Shareholder) |
| Britt M. Gilbertson (Associate) |
| Margaret Adamczyk Goetze (Associate) |
| Avron L. Gordon (Shareholder) |
| Michael D. Gordon (Associate) |
| David G. Greening (Shareholder) |
| Michael J. Grimes (Shareholder) |
| Trudy J. Halla (Shareholder) |
| Samuel L. Hanson (Shareholder) |
| John C. Hauge (Shareholder) |
| Kristin L. C. Haugen (Shareholder) |
| Charles R. Haynor (Shareholder) |
| Jason M. Hedican (Shareholder) |
| Max C. Heerman (Shareholder) |
| Gerald E. Helget (Shareholder) |
| Paul J. Hemming (Associate) |
| Valerie T. Herring (Associate) |
| Christopher J. Huntley (Associate) |
| R. Ann Huntrods (Shareholder) |
| Charles W. Johnson (Shareholder) |
| W. Patrick Judge (Shareholder) |
| Dennis L. Knoer (Shareholder) |
| Scott G. Knudson (Shareholder) |
| Michael C. Krikava (Shareholder) |
| Rebecca J. Kronlund (Associate) |
| Michael M. Lafeber (Shareholder) |
| Thomas A. Larson (Shareholder) |
| Todd D. Lee (Shareholder) |
| Brent R. Lindahl (Shareholder) |
| Michael T. Lindeman (Shareholder) |
| Lauren E. Lonergan (Shareholder) |
| James J. Long (Shareholder) |
| Andrea J. Lundahl (Associate) |
| John B. Lunseth (Shareholder) |
| Alan H. Maclin (Shareholder) |
| Marc J. Manderscheid (Shareholder) |
| Richard G. Mark (Shareholder) |
| Roderick A. Mauszycki (Associate) |
| John R. McDonald (Shareholder) |
| M. Brigid McDonough (Shareholder) |
| Michael Thomas Miller (Shareholder) |
| Amy E. Mitchell (Shareholder) |
| Daniel N. Moak (Associate) |
| Michael J. Moberg (Shareholder) |
| James E. Nelson (Shareholder) |
| Joseph P. Noack (Shareholder) |
| Jack Y. Perry (Shareholder) |
| Jennifer Randolph Reise (Associate) |
| Gabriela Reyes-Noyola (Associate) |
| Christianne A. Riopel (Associate) |
| Joseph D. Roach (Shareholder) |
| Charles B. Rogers (Shareholder) |
| Daniel A. Rosenberg (Shareholder) |
| Eric J. Rucker (Shareholder) |
| Peter J. Rue (Shareholder) |
| Steven J. Ryan (Shareholder) |
| David B. Sand (Shareholder) |
| Lindsey D. Saunders (Associate) |
| Margaret K. Savage (Shareholder) |
| Philip R. Schenkenberg (Shareholder) |
| Jay W. Schlosser (Shareholder) |
| Jonathan P. Schmidt (Associate) |
| Kent T. Schoen (Associate) |
| David A. Schooler (Shareholder) |
| Mark G. Schroeder (Shareholder) |
| Sally A. Scoggin (Shareholder) |
| Andrew C. Selden (Shareholder) |
| Alec C. Sherod (Shareholder) |
| Zeviel T. Simpser (Associate) |
| Matthew A. Slaven (Shareholder) |
| James R. Steilen (Shareholder) |
| Gregory J. Stenmoe (Shareholder) |
| Michael H. Streater (Shareholder) |
| Daniel J. Supalla (Associate) |
| Brooke C. Swenson (Associate) |
| Frank A. Taylor (Shareholder) |
| Timothy R. Thornton (Shareholder) |
| Paul H. Tietz (Shareholder) |
| Philip J. Tilton (Shareholder) |
| Steven W. Tyacke (Shareholder) |
| Daniel J. Van Dyk (Associate) |
| James A. Vose (Shareholder) |
| Daniel R. Wachtler (Shareholder) |
| Brian D. Wenger (Shareholder) |
| Michael C. Wilhelm (Associate) |
| Patrick S. Williams (Shareholder) |
| Steven W. Wilson (Shareholder) |
| Christopher A. Young (Shareholder) |
| ATTORNEYS |
| Nelson R. Capes (Attorney) |
| David C. McDonald (Attorney) |
| Dennis P. Reis (Attorney) (Admitted in Wisconsin; Not admitted in Minnesota) |
| Tami D. Sandberg (Attorney) |
| Paul C. Thissen (Attorney) |
| OF COUNSEL |
| Christopher C. Cleveland (Of Counsel) |
| William J. Cosgriff (Of Counsel) (Real Property Specialist Certified by the Real Property Section, Minnesota State Bar Association). |
| David C. Forsberg (Of Counsel) |
| Harry J. Haynsworth, IV (Of Counsel) |
| J. Patrick McDavitt (Of Counsel) |
| Carolyn S. Nestingen (Of Counsel) |
| David E. Rosedahl (Of Counsel) |
| Jerry F. Rotman (Of Counsel) |
| Karin L. Wille (Of Counsel) |
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Minneapolis, Minnesota Office: 2200 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street. Telephone: 612-977-8400. Facsimile: 612-977-8650.
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