Panelists:
Rebecca Schack
Rebecca is a founding partner of
Meier Schack, LLC, a two attorney law firm focusing exclusively in the practice
of family law. Rebecca founded Meier Schack, along with her law partner, Lisa
Meier in 2011. Lisa and Rebecca worked together for 6 years prior to founding
Meier Schack as associates attorneys in a mid-sized family law firm. Rebecca
prides herself on maintaining high standards and effective client advocacy in
divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support and post decree cases as
well as in the preparation of antenuptial agreements.
Joe Larson
Joe Larson is a solo practitioner in the areas of
employment, business, personal injury and transportation law. A graduate of
Creighton University School of Law and the University of Notre Dame, Joe started
the Joseph A. Larson Law Firm PLLC three years ago to focus his practice on
helping individuals and small businesses protect their rights in the workplace
and beyond. He was named a 2016 Super Lawyers Rising Star and currently serves
as Secretary of the MSBA's Practice Management and Marketing
Section.
Kevin Sieben
Kevin is a third generation lawyer in the Sieben family from
Hastings, Minnesota. From a family steeped in law and politics for over 100
years, Kevin dedicates his practice to defending those accused of a crime.
Kevin’s practice has taken him to the four corners of the state. A graduate of
St. John’s University and William Mitchell College of Law, Sieben has worked in
Washington, D.C. for Congressman Bill Luther and he has managed legislative
campaigns. Kevin now runs and owns the law firm of Sieben Edmunds PLLC along
with his law partner Samuel Edmunds, practicing in the areas of criminal defense
and personal injury.
Jayne Sykora
Jayne is a partner at Sykora & Santini PLLP in
Minneapolis where she focuses her practice on estate planning, estate
administration and business law. Jayne currently serves on the board of the
Hennepin County Bar Foundation and volunteers for the MSBA's Wills for Heroes
program.
Bill
Gschwind
Bill Gschwind provides legal
and business services focused on owner-operated businesses, primarily
residential contractors, remodelers, and renovators. As the founder and
principal attorney of Minnesota Construction Law Services, opened in 2012, Bill
divides his time equally between client representation in transactional and
litigation matters, and firm development and management. In the three-plus years
the firm has been operating, it has developed a solid book of clients that
depend on Minnesota Construction Law Services as their outside general counsel.
Bill is a results-oriented, entrepreneurial, analytical, and business-savvy
leader with 28+ years of experience in change management and business
ownership. His clients benefit from his proven success predicting future trends
and implementing strategies to achieve
success.