John Fossum

John Fossum has more than 20 years of litigation experience. He is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and recognized by SuperLawyers.com. In 2014, John Fossum was elected as Rice County Attorney and is not able to accept clients or provide legal advice.

William Mitchell College of Law

J.D. (1993)

1993

Macalester College

B.A. (1987)

1987

Rice County Attorney

Rice County Attorney

2015 - Current

Practitioner Faculty

University of Phoenix

2003 - Current

John Fossum teaches criminal law, business law, and ethics in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level classes at the University of Phoenix.

Attorney

Fossum Law Office, LLC

2008 - 2014

Criminal Justice Advisor

Afghanistan Justice Sector Support Program

2007 - 2008

John Fossum served as a criminal justice advisor in Afghanistan training and mentoring Afghan police and prosecutors on proper procedure and practice.

Managing Partner, Attorney

Lundblad, Fossum, and Zrimsek, LLP

2001 - 2007

Managing partner, handling criminal defense, business law, and general practice.

Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist

Minnesota State Bar Association

Top 100 Trial Lawyer

National Trial Lawyers

2013

Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota

Member

2012 - Current

Minnesota State Bar Association

Member

1992 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1996 - 2014

Minnesota State Bar Association

Chair, Criminal Law Section

2009 - 2010

Minnesota State Bar Association

Vice Chair Criminal Law Section

2008 - 2009

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Since 2007

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

2007-2014

Minnesota

Since 1993

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Since 2010

8th Circuit

Since 1996

International Criminal Court

Since 2005

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2005

• Does Not Currently Practice Law
• Not Currently Accepting Clients