Firm Practice Areas

Assault & Battery, Drugs, Bank Robberies, Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, Felonies, Homicide, White Collar Crime, Traffic, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Dog Bites, Boating, Pedestrian Accidents, Civil Litigation

Criminal Trial Experience

• Felony: Murder, Rape, Robbery, Burglary, Arson, Prison Escape, Assault, Gun Charges, Drugs, Stalking, Child Abuse, Terrorist Threats, Forgery and Theft
• Misdemeanor: Simple Assault, Boating Violations, Shoplifting, Disorderly Conduct, and providing Alcohol to Minor
• Traffic: Fleeing, DUI, DWI, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving & License Violations

Civil Litigation Experience

• Employment actions, Termination of Parental Rights, Unlawful Detainers, Zoning, Open meeting law violations, and Adult use ordinance violations

Appellate Experience

• Criminal: Challenges to the sufficiency of evidence in Murder, Rape, Robbery, Arson, Prison Escape, Burglary, Assault, Gun Charges & Forgery cases. Appropriateness of sentence in Robbery and Swindle cases. Other appeals covered issues of use of Impeachment evidence, prosecutorial misconduct and ability to withdraw a guilty plea.
• Civil: Validity of a Restricted Covenant

Political Experience

• Stillwater City Council, 1995-2001. Commissioner, St. Croix Valley Cable Television Commission, 1999-2000.
• Policy Advisor, Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, 1995-1998.
• President, Washington County Bar Association, 1994-1995.

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