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David E. Kirkman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. David E. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized David E. Kirkman since 2007. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David E. Kirkman is held by other lawyers.

Lorie Skjerven Gildea is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Appellate Practice. Lorie Skjerven practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Lorie Skjerven Gildea since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lorie Skjerven Gildea is held by other lawyers.

Brian T. Benkstein is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employment Law - Management. Brian T. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Brian T. Benkstein since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Brian T. Benkstein is held by other lawyers.

Edward F. Fox is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Edward F. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Edward F. Fox since 2007. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Edward F. Fox is he...

Aaron Pederson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Aaron practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Aaron Pederson since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Aaron Pederson is held by other lawyers.

Alan G. Carlson, recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1991, has more than 40 years of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in jury and bench trials throughout the U.S. in almost every sort of intellectual property case. In 2010, Best Lawyers named Carlson as “Lawyer of the Year 2010, Intellectual Property Law – Minnesota.” He has won a number of multimillion-dollar jury verdicts in diverse technologies and is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Ryan has dedicated his entire legal career to representing people injured by foodborne illness. His passion is holding food producers accountable when they poison their customers. His unending goal is to make the food we eat safer. Ryan has a decade’s worth of experience in foodborne illness litigation. He has represented people in every major foodborne illness outbreak during that time. Ryan gravitated to the science-driven foodborne illness practice in part because he comes from a med...

Todd J. Anlauf is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Todd J. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Todd J. Anlauf since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Todd J. Anlauf is held by other lawyers.

Cortney LeNeave started his law career in 1984 at the DeParcq Law Firm, the premier United States law firm representing injured railroad workers under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. Since that time, he has recorded some of the largest verdicts in the country in railroad, airplane, automobile, and trucking injury cases. Cortney is recognized by his clients and opponents as a fearless, determined, and dedicated trial lawyer who consistently received successful results. His accompli...

Ailana McIntosh is an MSBA Certified Real Property Law Specialist and a partner at Hellmuth & Johnson. She has extensive legal and business experience representing clients in various transactional related matters, including commercial and residential real estate, for-profit and non-profit entity formation and governance, business mergers and acquisitions, leases, purchase agreements, and commercial contracts. Ailana’s clients include small, medium, and large businesses, financial in...