The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) recently recognized attorneys Leah Koch and Jared Shepherd as North Star Lawyers. MSBA gives this designation to lawyers who provide 50 hours of pro bono legal services annually to low-income people at no fee. Koch and Shepherd are volunteers with Just Deeds and the Advocates for Human Rights. Advocates [...]
Attorney David Kendall of Campbell Knutson, P.A., appeared on behalf of the City of Edina before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in the matter of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. City of Edina. In June of 2020, the City of Edina, Minnesota took a leadership role in combating the youth [...]
The Minnesota Association of City Attorneys (MACA) 2023 Annual Conference will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, 5601 West 78th Street, Bloomington, MN 55439. MACA President and Partner Jared Shepherd will participate in the panel "Treating Code Violators Like Your In-Laws: Embarrassing, yes, but they need tough love." Partner [...]
Since 2021, Campbell Knutson attorneys, law clerks, and assistants have been actively involved in pro bono activities with two programs: Advocates for Human Rights (Advocates), and Just Deeds. Last year, Campbell Knutson lawyers Jared Shepherd, Leah Koch, and Meagan Kelley, as well as legal assistants, provided approximately 175 hours of free legal services to individuals [...]
Campbell Knutson, P.A. is pleased to announce that Jared Shepherd has been elected to the position of Partner. Since joining the firm, Jared has been responsible for expanding our civil litigation practice, including growing the firm's special counsel litigation practice and defense counsel relationship with the League of Minnestoa Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT). Jared currently [...]
On October 26, 2022, at its 40-year anniversary celebration event, the Sensible Land Use Coalition presented Roger Knutson with the Moe Dorton award. This award recognized Mr. Knutson's diligent, thoughtful, and cooperative spirit, as well as his enduring leadership in land use planning and development. Campbell Knutson, P.A.'s attorneys are honored to carry on Mr. [...]
Campbell Knutson is happy to announce the addition of two new Civil Municipal Law Attorneys! Jack Brooksbank previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson. Cole Birkeland recently was sworn in as an attorney and was previously a law clerk at Campbell Knutson. The firm is excited to welcome these two new attorneys as [...]
The Minnesota Association of City Attorneys (MACA) is hosting a social hour at Mitchell Hamline on November 11, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Great Room. The Social Hour is an opportunity for law students and new lawyers to learn about careers in municipal law. Campbell Knutson is a co-sponsor of this [...]
Campbell Knutson Attorney Jared Shepherd will be speaking at the Annual Meeting for the Minnesota State Bar Association's Public Law Section on November 18, 2022. Jared will appear on a panel of private attorneys engaged in asylum pro bono work to discuss his experiences representing asylum seekers over the last eight years. The panel is [...]
Campbell Knutson Attorney Jared Shepherd will be a panelist speaking on Opportunities in Government Work, hosted by Minnesota Justice Foundation at Mitchell Hamline Law School on November 2, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.