Lawyers Board Directory

Member	Bio
Stacy L. Vinberg, Granite Falls	Attorney member. Second term expires January 31, 2019. LPRB Chair. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee. Assistant County Attorney for the Yellow Medicine County Attorney's Office. Served on Twelfth District Ethics Committee for 10 years, including one year as Chair. Areas of law: Real estate transactions, criminal prosecution, family law and probate.
Terrie S. Wheeler, Rush City	Public member. LPRB Vice-Chair. Second term expires January 31, 2018. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee and is the Chair of the DEC Committee. Served on Hennepin County District Ethics Committee for two years. President of Professional Services Marketing, Inc. for over 20 years. Areas of law: Strong background in ethical marketing practices for lawyers, marketing consulting and coaching for lawyers, marketing CLE presenter.
Joseph P. Beckman, Edina	Attorney member. MSBA nominee. First term expires January 31, 2017. Partner in the law firm of Hellmuth & Johnson. Areas of law: Current - Business Transactions (corporate governance, commercial transactions, technology); Past - Civil Litigation (contract disputes, business breakups, insurance coverage).
Paul F. Carlson, Wadena	Attorney member. First term expires January 31, 2017. Served on Seventh District Ethics Committee for six years. Partner in the law firm of Kennedy, Carlson & Van Bruggen. Focus on civil litigation and defense of electrical cooperatives in liability cases throughout the State of Minnesota. Veteran of the U.S. Army and was awarded two Army Commendation Medals and the Korea Defense Service Medal.
Timothy M. Churchwell, Long Prairie	Attorney member. First term expires January 31, 2018. Served on Seventh District Ethics Committee as an investigator for six years, and as Chair since 2012. Shareholder in the firm of Peters & Churchwell, P.A. Areas of law: Municipal law, litigation and public service-oriented matters.
James P. Cullen, Minneapolis	Attorney member. MSBA nominee. First term expires January 31, 2017. Serves on LPRB Rules Committee. Served on Hennepin County District Ethics Committee for eight years. Owner of Cullen Law Firm, Ltd. Areas of legal experience: Commercial and individual client litigation in state and federal courts; personal injury and professional liability civil actions; representation of medical professionals in civil, criminal and peer review matters and proceedings; criminal defense in state and federal courts; and service as an arbitrator in American Arbitration Association commercial and no-fault arbitration proceedings.
Norina Jo Dove, Minneapolis	Public member. Second term expires January 31, 2019. Serves on LPRB Opinion Committee. Employed as a Senior Paralegal and Business Manager at Marilyn J. Michales & Associates, P.A. Areas of expertise: Family Law, Debtor/Creditor, Real Estate and Business Litigation.
Thomas J. Evenson, Minneapolis	Attorney member. MSBA nominee. First term expires January 31, 2018. Shareholder at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, PA. Participant in Minnesota Automobile Assigned Claims Bureau, MSBA Assembly, and Hamline University School of Law Alumni Association Board. Areas of law: General litigation, with an emphasis on products liability, wrongful death, construction defects, and fraud.
Roger Gilmore, Brooklyn Park	Public member. First term expires January 31, 2017. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee and DEC Committee. Served 10 years on Hennepin County District Ethics Committee. Served as member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee to Review Lawyer Discipline System 2007-2008. Retired Captain, U.S. Navy Supply Corps., and retired Manager, FMC Corporation, Fridley. Areas of expertise: Defense Department contracting; contract administration and claims resolution; logistic support; program management; community mediation.
Chris A. Grgurich, Minneapolis	Attorney member. MSBA nominee. First term expires January 31, 2019. Partner at Lindquist & Vennum. Focus on securities and commercial litigation. Also serves as General Counsel to assist partners and associates in meeting and understanding their ethical obligations under the MRPC. Served three years on Fourth District Ethics Committee. Chair of Hennepin County Bar Assn. Professionalism and Ethics Section.
Nancy L. Helmich, Minneapolis	Public member. Second term expires January 31, 2017. Retired. Serves on LPRB Rules Committee. Formerly Senior Civil Litigation Paralegal at the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General for 29 years.
Mary L. Hilfiker, St. Paul	Public member. First term expires January 31, 2017. Serves on the LPRB DEC Committee. Served on Second District Ethics Committee. Consultant for Indian Education for University of Wisconsin and DOE. Areas of expertise: Special education, mediation, arbitration, investigation.
Gary M. Hird, St. Paul	Attorney member. MSBA Nominee. First term expires January 31, 2018. Serves on the LPRB Rules Committee. Served on Tenth District Ethics Committees. Chief Operating Officer, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. (SMRLS). Areas of law: Family, real estate, bankruptcy, juvenile, criminal and corporate law as well as labor relations.
Anne M. Honsa, Minneapolis	Attorney member. Second term expires January 31, 2019. Serves on LPRB Opinion Committee. Served on the Fourth District Ethics Committee for 12 years - four years as Vice-Chair. Founder of Honsa & Associates, P.A. Area of law: Family Law.
Bentley R. Jackson, St. Paul	Public member. First term expires January 31, 2017. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee and LPRB Rules Committee. Adjunct Instructor at Rasmussen College - Law Enforcement Skills Program and Mankato State University. Retired Burnsville police officer. Areas of expertise: Criminal, internal, and forensic investigations.
Shawn Judge, Minneapolis	Public member. First term expires January 31, 2018. President and founder of The Speaker’s Edge, LLC. Areas of expertise: Strategic-communications consultant and certified Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Discovery Inventory, experienced in leading small-group and individual training sessions to develop confident speakers who get results. Clients include attorneys from major law firms and corporate executives.
Michael J. Leary, Burnsville	Public member. Second term expires January 31, 2019. Serves on LPRB DEC Committee. Served on the First District Ethics Committee for two years and the Second District Ethics Committee for three years. Retired as Executive Vice President of International Dairy Queen, Inc. Areas of expertise: Mediation and arbitration; management and contract issues.
Cheryl M. Prince, Duluth	Attorney member. Second term expires January 31, 2019. Chair of LPRB Rules Committee. Serves on LPRB DEC Committee. Shareholder in the Duluth firm of Hanft Fride, P.A. Served on Eleventh District Ethics Committee for many years, including six years as Chair. Areas of law: Family law and mediation.
Lisa M. Radzak, St. Paul	Attorney member. First term expires January 31, 2019. Senior Counsel & Managing Director, Governmental & Regulatory Affairs, Minnesota Public Radio. Focus on business matters including e.g., property/leases, contracts, intellectual property, and regulatory matters.
Gail Stremel, St. Paul	Public member. First term expires January 31, 2018. Served on Ramsey County District Ethics Committee for six years. Served as division director of public assistance programs at Ramsey County Community Human Services. Areas of expertise: Social work and public administration.
Todd A. Wind, Minneapolis	Attorney member. Second term expires January 31, 2017. Chair of LPRB Opinion Committee. Shareholder in the firm of Fredrikson & Byron. Served on Hennepin County District Ethics Committee from 1998 to 2010 as investigator, Vice-Chair and Chair. Areas of law: civil litigation, antitrust, employment and construction.
Allan Witz, Rochester	Attorney member. Partial term expires January 31, 2017. Attorney, mediator and arbitrator who practices in the Rochester, Minnesota office of Witz Law P.A. Licensed to practice law in Minnesota, Florida, Michigan, and South Africa (inactive), and has a Minnesota Real Estate license. Principal practice areas: Business law, estate planning and immigration law.
Robin M. Wolpert, St. Paul	Attorney member. MSBA nominee. Second term expires January 31, 2019. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee and DEC Committee. Served on Nineteenth District Ethics Committee for seven years.

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