MSBA Business Law Section

2023 - 2024 Section Council

Governing Council

Chair

Emmett Robertson | Rubric Legal LLC

Vice-Chair

Thomas Berndt | Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis)

Secretary

Michael Divine | Arnold & Rodman PA

Treasurer

Bradley Schmidt | Johnson Moody Schmidt Kleinhuizen & Zumwalt PA

Past Chair

Kimberly Lowe | Avisen Legal

Wade Wacholz | Avisen Legal | Partnerships & LLC's Committee Co-Chair

Executive Committee Member

Laura Bednarski

Martin Rosenbaum | Maslon LLP | Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair

Matthew Krush | US Bank (Mpls)

Michael Frasier | Rubric Legal LLC

Geoffrey Kozen | Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis) | Executive Commitee Member

Member

Nathan Snyder | Fafinski Mark & Johnson PA

Committee Chair

Alexander Frescoln | Avisen Legal | Cooperatives Committee Co-Chair

Jennifer Bishop | Lathrop GPM LLP | Non-Profit Committee Co-Chair

Bibi Black | Minnesota Secretary of State

Heidi Christianson | Nilan Johnson Lewis PA | Non-Profit Committee Co-Chair

Janel Dressen | Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan PA | Private Business Governance Committee Chair

Joseph Fittante | Larkin Hoffman | Franchising and Distribution Committee Chair

Karen Grandstrand | Fredrikson & Byron PA (Minneapolis) | Banking Committee Co-Chair

Wallace Hilke | Ballard Spahr | Private Business Governance Committee Vice-Chair

William Klein | Lathrop GPM LLP | Partnerships & LLCs Committee Co-Chair

Peter Nelson | Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis) | UCC Committee Co-Chair

James Pfau | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | UCC Committee Co-Chair

Stephen Quinlivan | Stinson LLP (Minneapolis) | Business/Professional Corporations Committee Co-Chair

Michael Stanchfield | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Business/Professional Corporations Committee Co-Chair

David Swanson | Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis) | Co-op Committee Chair

Joseph Green | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Banking Committee Co-Chair

Alysia Zens | Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minneapolis) | Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair

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Section Manager
Evelyn Roberts
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