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Gislason & Hunter Announces New Associate Attorney

Gislason & Hunter LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a new associate to our firm.

Laura Ostrander received her Juris Doctor with Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2005 where she was an Assistant Editor of the Journal of Corporation Law.  She graduated magna cum laude from Luther College in 2002.  Laura is a member of the Iowa and American Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the State of Iowa.  She will work on general litigation matters at Gislason & Hunter. 

Gislason & Hunter Congratulates It’s Rising Stars- November 29, 2006

The law firm of Gislason & Hunter LLP is please to announce that Angela Nelson and Justin Weinberg have been selected as “Minnesota Rising Stars 2007” by Minnesota Law & Politics.

Angela Nelson focuses her practice in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage and medical malpractice defense.  Justin Weinberg practices in the areas of commercial and civil litigation, construction law, real estate, and banking.

Candidates for the “Rising Stars” honor are nominated through a survey of attorneys who were selected as “Minnesota Super Lawyers” who have observed the lawyers in practice and through a candidate search.  Those nominated are then further reviewed by evaluating indicators such as experience, honors and awards, and community service and professional activity.

Congratulations, “Rising Stars”!

Gislason & Hunter Announces New Associate Attorney - November 13, 2006

 The law firm of Gislason & Hunter LLP is please to announce the addition of an associates to the firm.

Bridget L. Bailey will focus on agricultural law, bankruptcy, environmental law and civil litigation practicing out of the firm’s New Ulm office.  Bridget is a 2006 graduate of Drake University Law School where she earned a certificate of Food and Agricultural Law and was the Executive Editor of the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law. 

Gislason & Hunter Welcomes New Associate

We are pleased to welcome Lynn M. Schmidt as an associate in the Minneapolis office.  A 2004 cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, Lynn comes to the firm after a two-year judicial clerkship for the Honorable Terry C. Hallenbeck of the Sixth Judicial District in Duluth, Minnesota.

Lynn will practice in the areas of civil litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice and construction defect litigation.

New Minneapolis Office Address and Telephone Number:

701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Phone number is 763-225-6000.

Fax number is 763-225-6099.

See the Locations page on this web site for directions.

Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine Names Six Gislason and Hunter Lawyers as 2006 Super Lawyers

We are very pleased to announce that several lawyers with the firm have been named to the 2006 list of Minnesota Super Lawyers.  They are:

Donald F. Hunter

Daniel A Gislason 

David D. Alsop

Barry G. Vermeer

Timothy P. Tobin

R. Stephen Tillitt

For the sixth consecutive year Dan Gislason was in the “Top 100” receiving votes.

The selection of the Super Lawyers is based on nominations from attorneys practicing in Minnesota and a review by attorneys practicing in the areas for which the attorneys were nominated. We believe that this demonstrates the kind of legal counsel and guidance you can expect from any one of the attorneys at Gislason & Hunter.

Congratulations Super Lawyers!

MSBA Certifies New Civil Trial Specialist

The MSBA Civil Trial Certification Board is pleased to announce certification of Dustan J. Cross as a Civil Trial Specialist.  Mr. Cross joins 327 other attorneys who are current MSBA Board Certified Trial Specialists.  Under Rule 7.4 of the Professional Responsibility Rules, attorneys who have been certified as specialists by an agency accredited by the Minnesota Board of Legal Certification may call themselves "specialists" without use of a disclaimer.

Gislason & Hunter LLP Sponsors 'Stewards of the Land:  Century Farms of Brown County' at the Brown County Museum. 

Click on the following link to read more:  The Free Press, Mankato, MN - Deep roots

 

Mark Ullery Named to United Way Board

Mark Ullery, an attorney in the New Ulm office, has accepted a three-year term on the United Way of New Ulm's Board of Directors. Gislason & Hunter LLP is a committed supporter of the United Way and is honored to have Mark serve on the United Way Board.

Dan Gislason Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers

Daniel A. Gislason has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.  MORE