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Address
10 Roberts Street, P.O. Box 6017
Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6017 (Cass Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Serkland Law Firm was founded in 1888 by Mr. Edmund Pierce, who was admitted to the Bar of Dakota Territory in 1888. The firm has served North Dakota and Minnesota since that time, offering a full range of civil legal services. Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Banking, Estate Planning and Probate, Real Estate, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Family, Health Care, Taxation, Employment, Transportation, Landlord/Tenant, Agricultural, Product Liability, General Litigation, Construction, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Secured Transaction, Loan Documentation, Workouts, Collections, Foreclosures, Medical Malpractice (Defense Law), Mediation/Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Guardianships and Conservatorships, General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Trials and Appeals. Year Established: 1888
Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:C.I.T. Group/Sales Financing, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
New York Life Insurance Co.
Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Fargo Board of Education
Cook Sign Co.
Stop-n-Go Food Stores
American Lutheran Homes, Inc.
Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Co.
Transamerica Insurance Services
Union Carbide
Certain Teed
Danna Corp
Maremont Corp
Quiqley Company
Pfizer Inc.
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.
Loss Management Services
Harwood State Bank
State Bankshares, Inc.
Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, NJ
Healthcare Accessories, Inc.
American International Group
Citizens State Bank of Enderlin
First State Bank of LaMoure
American Federal Bank
State Bank & Trust of Fargo
American Bank & Trust of Williston
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Hartford Insurance Company
Heartland State Bank of Edgeley
Wheels Leasing Corporation
First State Bank of Hope
Security State Bank of Hunter
Lloyds of London
MeritCare Health System
Bankers Life
North Central Life
National AG Underwriters
Industrial Underwriters, Inc.
Presentation Health System
Community Credit Union of New Rockford
United Fidelity Insurance Company
Dalkon Shield Claimant's Trust
Guardian Life Insurance Company
Agri Bank, fsb as successor to Farm Credit Services
Chicago Title Insurance
Domeco Partnership
Island Mortgage
Bethany Homes
First International Bank
Anda Construction Company
CNA Insurance Company
Risk Enterprise Management
Butler Manufacturing Company
Safeco Insurance Company
J.C. Penney
AT&T
Monsanto
BNC Bank
Bergseth Bros. Co., Inc.
Mutual Insurance
Houston General
Union State Bank
Town & Country Credit Union
Bremer Bank
U.S. Bank
Chrysler Insurance
Wausau Insurance
State Bank of Buxton
Johnson & Johnson
Custom Marketing Company
Empire Insurance
Berlin Farmers Elevator
CoBank, ACB
Western State Bank
Citizens State Bank of Finley
Zurich Insurance Company
First National Insurance Company of America
Wyeth
Becton Dickinson
Catholic Health Initiatives
First State Bank Gackle
Farmers State Bank Elgin
State Bank of Moorhead
Associated Bank
Rabo Agrifinance, Inc.
United Valley Bank
United Rentals, Northwest
Alerus Financial
American Federal Bank
Vision Bank
Caterpillar Financial Services
Northland Educators Federal Credit Union
Diversified Financial Resources, Inc.
TransAmerican Financial Corp.
Educational Credit Management Corp.
Farm Pro Services, Inc.
Central Bank
Gobal Electric Motor Cars, Inc.
Central Cass Public Schools
Pembilier Nursing Center
Specialized Contracting
Attorneys Liability Protection Society
Employers Reinsurance Company
Wyeth Laboratories
North Dakota Automobile Club
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
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Intermec, Inc.
Intermec Technologies Corporation
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
St. Paul Traveler's Insurance Company
First National Bank & Trust of Williston
North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address10 Roberts Street P.O. Box 6017
Fargo, ND 58108-6017, (Cass Co.)
PhonePhone: 701-232-8957
Fax: 701-237-4049
Website
http://www.serklandlaw.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
Chester J. Serkland (1909-1996).
Jack G. Marcil (Member) born Garrison, North Dakota, February 20, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, North Dakota; 1983, Minnesota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.S.B.A., 1963; J.D., 1968). Special Assistant Attorney General to the Attorney General of North Dakota, 1968-1969. Member, Board of Directors, North Dakota Council of School Attorneys. Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association Fellow: International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Cass County (President, 1983-1984), Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1989-1990); North Dakota Bar Foundation (President, 1992-1996); North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982); Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [Capt., U.S. Army, Active Duty, 1963-1965]. (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: Personal Injury; Products Liability; General Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Jack G. Marcil
Ronald H. McLean (Member) born Fargo, North Dakota, February 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, North Dakota; 1983, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1975). Senior Editor, University of North Dakota Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: "Admissibility of Polygraph Evidence," N.D. Law Review, 1975. Consul to Norway. State Chairperson, North Dakota Supreme Court Historical Society. Member: Cass County, Minnesota State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice Law; Class Actions and Derivative Suits) Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Chairman, North Dakota Supreme Court, Pattern Jury Instruction Commission, 1991 and 1993; North Dakota Supreme Court Joint Procedures Committee, 1985; Board of Directors, Legal Assistance for North Dakota, 1983-1990; President, 1989-1990); Defense Research Institute (State Chair, Business Litigation Section); Attorneys Liability Protection Society (ALPS) (Chairperson, Board of Directors, 1996-2006; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ronald H. McLean
Roger J. Minch (Member) born Fargo, North Dakota, June 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, North Dakota and Minnesota. Education: North Dakota State University (B.A., 1974); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1978). Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy, Moorhead State University, 1984 and 1986. Bankruptcy Update, State Bar Association of North Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, Spring 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Frequent Lecturer, State Bar Association of North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana, as well as for Banking Associations and private promoters of CLE programs. Secretary and Director, University of North Dakota Legal Aid Association, 1976-1978. Certification, Creditors Rights Specialist, Certified by the American Board of Certification, Sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. Member: Cass County and Minnesota State (Member, Bankruptcy Section, 1981) Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Chairman, CLE Committee, 1988-1992; Member: Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, 1989; CLE Commission, 2002; Mediation and Arbitration Committee, 1998-2001); American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Agricultural Law; Commercial Litigation; Secured Transactions; Leasing; Loan Documentation; Workouts; Collections and Foreclosures.Email: Roger J. Minch
Maureen Holman (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, North Dakota and Minnesota. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1973); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of North Dakota Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: Cass County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Board of Governors, 1995-1997; Member, Joint Task Force on Family Law, 1995-2002; Member, Disciplinary Board, Supreme Court, 1997-2002; President, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Maureen Holman
Brad A. Sinclair (Member) born El Paso, Texas, October 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, North Dakota and Minnesota. Education: Moorhead State University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1984). Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy, Moorhead State University, 1987-1990. Member: Cass County Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Secured Transactions; Real Estate; Transportation Law; Banking Law.Email: Brad A. Sinclair
Jane L. Dynes (Member) born Dickinson, North Dakota, November 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, North Dakota; 1990, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota and District of Minnesota. Education: Concordia College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Rodney S. Webb, 1987-1990. Member: Cass County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Jane L. Dynes
Timothy G. Richard (Member) born Fargo, North Dakota, February 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, North Dakota and Minnesota. Education: North Dakota State University (B.S., 1992); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Honorable Karen K. Klein, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 1997-1999; Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate.Email: Timothy G. Richard
Joseph A. Wetch, Jr. (Member) born Bismarck, North Dakota, November 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 2001, North Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 2002, Minnesota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., with distinction, 2001). Delta Theta Phi. Author, "Constitutional Law First Amendment Commercial Speech: Broadcasters come up all 7's: Advertising of Casinos and Gambling, Greater New Orleans Broadcasters Association v. United States," North Dakota Law Review Vol. 76, No.1, pg. 161. Member: Cass County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. [Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1987-1995]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Joseph A. Wetch, Jr.
——————————Berly D. Nelson (Associate) born November 2, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, North Dakota; 2005, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 2001); University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., 2004). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Cass County (Member, Young Lawyers and Law Students Committee) and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Family Law.Email: Berly D. Nelson
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