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.
Campbell Knutson Attorney Jared Shepherd will be speaking at the Annual Meeting for the Minnesota State Bar Association's Public Law Section on May 20, 2022. Jared will appear on a panel of public law attorneys engaged in pro bono work to speak about his experiences working pro bono. The deadline to register for this event [...]
On April 11, 2022, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its opinion in State v. Edwards, a criminal appeal that addressed the validity of the trial rights waiver and of the underlying restraining order. Campbell Knutson Attorney Alina Schwartz argued for the State that the appellant’s trial rights waiver was valid and that he was [...]
Campbell Knutson is happy to announce the addition of a new prosecutor! Cara McDonald is seasoned in criminal law as she recently was a Public Defender in Carver County. Cara has also completed two judicial clerkships, one in the Ninth Judicial District and another in the First Judicial District. Campbell Knutson is excited to welcome [...]
Campbell Knutson P.A., based in Eagan, was recently hired by the City of Inver Grove Heights to serve as their City Prosecutor. The firm has longstanding relationships with communities throughout Dakota County, and is excited about this new partnership.
At the 2022 Annual City Attorneys Conference, Campbell Knutson Attorney Jared Shepherd was elected to be the next President of the Minnesota Association of City Attorneys (MACA). MACA brings together city attorneys from across the state to discuss legal issues facing Minnesota municipalities, and to offer networking and educational events.