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The Assembly is the larger of the two governing bodies. The Assembly is responsible for development of all MSBA policy and for all business conducted by the MSBA. Within the meaning of the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act, the Assembly is the board of directors and has the powers and functions of such board.

The Assembly has five committees to monitor, research, and develop proposals in various areas, including: Elections/Appointments, General Policy, Governance, Legislative Policy, and Operations.

The Assembly has 124 positions, made up of the following:

  • 15 members of the council (which includes four officers)
  • 45 representatives from district bar associations
  • 14 representatives from affiliated minority bar associations
  • 6 representatives from affiliated organizations
  • 34 representatives from sections
  • 10 representatives from appellate courts, law schools, Minnesota CLE, and the ABA delegation

The Assembly will meet at least four times each bar year. Notice of meetings and the reason for each meeting will be available 30 days prior to each meeting. Groups wanting to place an item on the Assembly agenda must submit that item to the MSBA staff approximately 45 days prior to each meeting. Specific dates are available on the MSBA Master Calendar.

2007-08 Assembly

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President
Brian Melendez, Minneapolis

President-Elect
Michael J. Ford, St. Cloud

Treasurer
Leo I. Brisbois, Minneapolis

Secretary
Terrance W. Votel, Minneapolis

Council Members
Margaret Erickson, Outstate Representative
Aaron Biber, HCBA Representative
Judge Edward Cleary, Assembly Representative
Dyan Ebert, MWL Representative
Daniel Gilchrist, New Lawyers Section Chair
Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Assembly Representative
Lisa Montpetit Brabbit, HCBA Representative
Judge George Perez, Assembly Representative
Mary Ward, RCBA Representative
Judge Susan Burke, Minority Bars Rep to the Council
Sarah Wheelock, Minority Bars Rep to the Council

District 1
Michael Molenda, Apple Valley
Jori Whitehead, Eagan

District 2 (RCBA)
John Guthman, St Paul
Richard Kyle, Jr., St Paul
Jessie Nicholson, St Paul
Judge Elena Ostby, St Paul
James Speckmann, St Paul
Mary Ward, St Paul

District 3
Karen Sullivan-Hook, Winona

District 4 (HCBA)
Thomas Conlin, Minneapolis
Craig Dokken, Minneapolis
John Dornik, Minneapolis
Marlene Garvis, Minneapolis
Nancy Kleeman, Minneapolis
Jeremy Lane, Minneapolis
Bricker Lavik, Minneapolis
Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Minneapolis
Richard Nelson, Minneapolis
Ellis Olkon, Minneapolis
James Rogers, Minneapolis
Brent Routman, Minneapolis
Judge Kathleen Sanberg, Minneapolis
Jonathan Strauss, Minneapolis
Bradley Thorsen, Minneapolis
Michael Unger, Minneapolis

District 5
Ann Barker, Owatonna

District 6
Ken White, Mankato

District 7
Judge Steven Cahill, Moorhead
Troy Poetz, St Cloud

District 8
Paul Onkka, Prior Lake

District 9
Joel Solie, Redwood Falls

District 10
Judge James Broberg, Albert Lea

District 11
Tim Helegesen, Duluth

District 12
David Moody, Willmar

District 13
Margaret Erickson, Worthington

District 14
Kevin Duffy, Crookston
Mary Seaworth, Grand Forks

District 15
Robert Enger, Bemidji

District 16
Michael (Mick) McCartney, Glenwood

District 17
Michael Johnson, Blue Earth

District 18
Arden Fritz, Elk River

District 19
John Hennen, Woodbury
Judge Susan Rester Miles, Stillwater

District 20 (Range)
Richard Prebich, Hibbing

District 21
Judge Jonathan Jasper, Anoka

Minnesota Women Lawyers
Daniel'la Deering, St Paul
Kari Jensen Thomas, Minneapolis

MN American Indian Bar Assn
Michael Harralson, Onamia
Eileen Strejc, St Paul

MN Assn of Black Lawyers
Jocelyn Benton, Minneapolis

MN Black Women Lawyer's Network
Martha Holton Dimick, Minneapolis
Lateesa Ward, Minneapolis

MN Hispanic Bar Assn
Ana Pena, St. Paul
Patricia Perez-Jenkins, St Paul

MN Lavender Bar Assn
Amy Johnson, Minneapolis
Kelly Olmstead, St Paul

National Asian Pacific American Bar Assn - MN Chapter
Judge Susan Burke, Minneapolis
Steven Reeves, Minneapolis

Corporate Counsel
Anthony Branch, Minneapolis

MN County Attorneys Assn
G. Paul Beaumaster, Faribault

MN District Judges Assn
Judge Charles Porter, Minneapolis

MN Intellectual Property Law Assn
Dina Khaled, Minneapolis

MN Defense Lawyers Assn
Richard Thomas, Arden Hills

MN Trial Lawyers Assn
Paul D Peterson, Woodbury

MN Supreme Court
Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Minneapolis

MN Court of Appeals
Judge Edward Toussaint Jr., St Paul

Hamline University School of Law
Dean Jon Garon, St Paul

University of Minnesota Law School
Co-Dean Guy Charles, Minneapolis
Co-Dean Fred Morrison, Minneapolis

University of St. Thomas School of Law
Dean Thomas Mengler, Minneapolis

William Mitchell College of Law
Acting Dean Eric Janus, St Paul

ABA Delegate
Fred Finch, Minneapolis
Mary D. Schneider, Moorhead

Past President
Patrick Kelly, Minneapolis

MN CLE Board Chair
Hildy Bowbeer, St. Paul

Section Representatives
David Schultz, Administrative Law
Linda Close, ADR
Patrick Costello, Agricultural Law
Vicki McIntyre, Animal Law
Mark Jacobson, Antitrust Law
Charles Webber, Appellate Practice
James Barnum, Art & Entertainment
Andrew Moratzka, Bankruptcy
Ernest (Pat) Shriver, Business
Sherri Hawley, Children and the Law
Andrew Luger, Civil Litigation
Gregory Merz, Communications
Chris Hilberg, Computer Law
Deb Mackay, Construction Law
Rebecca Rhoda Fisher, Criminal Law
Laurie Hanson, Elder Law
Doug Heffernan, Employee Benefits
Thad Lightfoot, Environment & Nat Res
Ellen Abbott, Family Law
Thad Lightfoot, General Practice
Susan Kratz, Health Law
Alan Goldfarb, Immigration
Thomas M. Davis, International Business
Laurie Vasichek, Labor & Employment
TBD, Law Students
Jamal Faleel, New Lawyers
TBD, Outstate Practice
Todd Scott, Practice Management
Thomas Rauenhorst, Probate & Trust
Judge Diane Alshouse, Public
Thomas Bailey, Public Utilities
Charles Hoyum, Real Property
Gina Deconcini, Tax


 

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