Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Kelsch Kelsch Ruff & Kranda is presently a 6 member law firm serving central North Dakota. Its roots go back over 80 years, and it provides general legal and litigation services and specializes in tort actions, administrative law, environmental law, and contract lobbying services before the North Dakota Legislature.

Statement of Practice

Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Real Estate, Family Law, Divorce, Adoptions, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Lobbying, Banking, Business Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate Law, Collections, Civil Litigation.

Firm Affiliations

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Clients

CONTRACT LOBBYIST FOR: Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Charitable Gaming Association of North Dakota
Safety-Kleen Corp.
McDonald's Corp.
Alliance Pipeline, Inc.
North Dakota Consulting Engineers Council
North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers
North Dakota Manufactured Housing Association
Waste Management
Explore Information Services
AT&T
United States Tobacco
3M Traffic Control Materials Division
Anheuser-Bush Co.
Verizon Wireless.

Representative Clients:

BANKS: Wells Fargo
Bank of Steele, ND
Commercial Bank of Mott, ND
First Security Bank West of Robinson, ND
West River State Bank, Hettinger, ND
First Southwest Bank, Mandan, ND
Farmers Security Bank, Washburn, ND
Dakota Community Bank, Mandan, ND. SCHOOLS: Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND
Belcourt School District, Belcourt, ND
Flasher School District, Flasher, ND
Roosevelt School District, Carson, ND.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Cloverdale Foods Co.
L & H Manufacturing Co. OTHERS: North Country Thermal Line, Inc., Mandan, ND
Gateway Mall, Bismarck, ND
Rainbow Gas Co., Bismarck, ND
Bismarck, ND
Missouri Valley Petroleum, Mandan, ND
Flasher Community Credit Union, Flasher, ND
Logan Hill Realty, Bismarck, ND
Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, ND
Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, ND
Unicom, Bismarck, ND.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express
• Other - cash/check

Address

103 Collins Avenue P.O. Box 1266
Mandan, ND 58554-7266, (Morton Co.)

Phone

Phone: 701-663-9818
Toll Free: 1-888-663-9818
Fax: 701-663-9810

Website

http://www.kelschlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only

PARTNERS OF FIRM

William C Kelsch (Retired Partner) (Retired).

Thomas F Kelsch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1958); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1965). States Attorney, Burleigh County, 1970-1974. Deputy Attorney General, 1974-1975. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; Big Muddy Bar Association. [1st Lt., U.S. Army Intelligence, 1958-1961]. Practice Areas: Administrative Practice; Lobbying.Email: Thomas F Kelsch

Arlen M Ruff, PC (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, North Dakota; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota. Education: Jamestown College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Drake University (J.D., 1979). Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; Big Muddy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Arlen M Ruff, PC

Thomas D Kelsch, PC (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1979; J.D., with distinction, 1982). Phi Delta Phi; Order of Coif. Member: Big Muddy Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Trials; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Domestic Relations Law.Email: Thomas D Kelsch, PC

Todd D Kranda, PC (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, North Dakota; 1989, Minnesota. Education: North Dakota State University (B.S., 1984); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Judicial Clerk, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1987-1989. Member: Big Muddy Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Family Law; Probate Law; Real Estate Law; Contract Lobbying.Email: Todd D Kranda, PC

William J Delmore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, North Dakota; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1970); Yale University (J.D., 1975); Harvard University. Member: ND State Bar Assn; Big Muddy Bar Assn. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory; Contract Litigation.Email: William J Delmore

ASSOCIATES

Daniel J Nagle (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2004, North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., 1999; J.D., with distinction, 2003). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Big Muddy Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Family Law; Labor and Employment; Bankruptcy; Criminal Law; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Litigation.Email: Daniel J Nagle

Garrett D Ludwig (Associate) born Medford, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2008, North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.S., Criminal Justice Studies, summa cum laude, 2005); University of North Dakota School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2008). Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota Fellow: Big Muddy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Accidents.Email: Garrett D Ludwig

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