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My practice focuses on serving the needs of businesses and individuals located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and in the Duluth area. I currently reside in the Twin Cities, but I spend a significant portion of my time in the Duluth area where I grew up and where I still have family. My practice areas are very eclectic due to my varied background. I currently service the following areas:

Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Washington County
Anoka County
Scott County
Carver County
Wright County
Pine County
St. Louis County
Carlton County

My practice areas include the following:

* Business transactions
* Asset Protection
* Business Financing
* Business Operations
* Business Regulations
* Buy/Sell Agreements
* Bylaws
* Closing a Business
* Confidentiality Agreements
* Contracts
* Copyright
* Corporations
* Employment Agreements
* Estate Planning
* Family Partnersips
* Forms & Contracts
* Franchises
* Incorporation & Legal Structures
* Independent Contractor Agreements
* Intellectual Property
* Labor and Employment Law
* Licensing Agreements
* Limited Liability Companies
* Limited Liability Partnerships
* Litigation
* Mergers
* Non-Profit Corporations
* Noncompete Agreements
* Shareholder Agreeements
* Sole Proprietorships
* Starting a Business
* Stock Option Plans
* Succession Planning
* Trademarks
* Trusts
* Adverse Possession
* Leases
* Ownership Considerations
* Taxes
* Zoning
* Business Entity Planning
* Appeals

My background:

I graduated summa cum laude from Hamline University School of Law in 2003. At Hamline, I was an editor of the Law Review, was ranked second in my graduating class, and received the Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section's Award for Excellence in Employment Law. I also clerked for a judge in Dakota County and later worked at the head legal office at the Pentagon.

After graduating, I clerked for the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a year, served a stint as a prosecutor, and entered private practice in 2005. My experiences have taught me to view issues from a variety of angles as I have seen how things can go wrong from all sides of a case.

Because of my experiences, I firmly believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I am happy to help clients in the beginning so that we can try to prevent problems before they occur, but I am very capable of addressing problems when they pop up.

* Lead IP lawyer for Cargill Animal Protein Division
* Lead IP lawyer for Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Our worldwide Team manages the intellectual assets of the Animal Protein Division of Cargill. Our Team builds value through strategic asset management, compliance, and dispute resolution.

The Cargill Animal Protein Division makes up more than one-third of Cargill, and brings together Cargill's meat, poultry and egg businesses. Cargill is 160,000 people in 67 countries speaking more than 63 languages across 78 business units -- partnering with farmers, energy produces and financial providers to create solutions that touch people around the world. Every day, we are connecting our expertise in food, agriculture and risk management in the interests of our customers and in our commitment to nourishing people.