Honors and Awards:

• Top 100 Woman Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2005-2008, Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business, 2002 - 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Minnesota, 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1996, American Bar Association,  Minnesota State Bar Association,  Hennepin County Bar Association, Chair, Landlord-Tenant Committee, 1997 - 2000,  Defense Research Institute, Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Minnesota Multi Housing Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Housing Law Committee, 2006 - Present, Central Minnesota Legal Services, Board Member, 2007 - Present, Mentor, Study Buddies Program for K-12 Children, CommonBond Communities, Academic School Years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Aeon Management, LLC, December 11, 2008, Speaker, Trustees Duties to Engage in Estate Planning Techniques, sponsored by Ramsey County Bar Association, November 13, 2008, Speaker, Fair Housing and Strategies for Attracting Multicultural Residents, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association and the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, November 14, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Housing Management Services, November 11, 2008, Speaker, Evictions for Criminal Activities: Musings by an Attorney, sponsored by the Crime Free Multi-Housing Coalition, July 16, 2008, Speaker, Commercial Real Estate Specialist Program, sponsored by the University of St. Thomas, College of Business, Center for Business Excellence, June 29, 2006 and June 26, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, RS Eden, June 21, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Shelter Corporation, June 18, 2008, Speaker, When Good Litigators Go Bad: PR Violations and Bias Pitfalls, sponsored by the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, June 13, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Lang Nelson Associates, Inc., May 21, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Real Estate Equities Management, LLC, March 20, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Program, Great Lakes Management, March 18, 2008, Speaker, Fair Housing Session, sponsored by Minnesota Multi Housing Association, March 12, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Wilder Foundation, February 22, 2008 Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Bigos Management, January 10-26, 2008, Speaker, Fair Housing Training - Mankato, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, January 24, 2008, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, Laurel Village, January 18, 2008, Speaker, Multi-Family Investment Real Estate Brokerage, sponsored by the University of St. Thomas, College of Business, Center for Business Excellence, November 20, 2007, November 28, 2006, November 29, 2005, May 12, 2005, Trainer, Fair Housing Program, Columbia Management, November 5, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing - Whose job is it?, Tax Credit Compliance Update 2007, sponsored by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, November 1, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing Program - Rochester, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, October 25, 2007, Speaker, Probate and Trust Litigation, Fall 2007, Probate Seminar, sponsored by the Iowa State Bar Association, October 19, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing Program, sponsored by the Bloomington Rental Collaborative, October 10, 2007, Speaker, Domestic Abuse Law Training, sponsored by the Crime Free Multi-Housing Coalition, September 19, 2007, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, PEMBCO, August 23, 2007, Speaker and Course Chair, Eviction Hypothetical, Housing Law in Minnesota, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 21, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing and Dual Agency Training Program, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, May 17, 2007, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, CommonBond Communities, May 16, 2007, Speaker, When Good Litigators Go Bad: PR Violations and Bias Pitfalls, sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association, April 12, 2007, Panel Member, Ask the Attorney, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, March 14, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing for Service Staff, sponsored by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association, March 13, 2007, Speaker, Fair Housing Program, sponsored by the City of Owatonna Landlord Association, February 27, 2007, Speaker, Lease Provisions and Issues-Planning Ahead to Avoid Problems, Landlord-Tenant Law, sponsored by Sterling Education Services, LLC, July 12, 2006, Speaker, When Good Litigators Go Bad: PR Violations and Bias Pitfalls, (Co-Presenter with Lewis A. Remele, Jr.), Hennepin County Bar Association, February 13, 2006, Trainer, Fair Housing Training Program, (Co-Trainer with S. Louie, HUD, and J. Wilkinson, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis), CommonBond Communities, December 9, 2005, Speaker, What Litigators Think Estate Planning Attorneys Should Know About Probate and Trust Litigation, sponsored by the Arrowhead Estate Planning Council, May 11, 2005, Speaker, An Overview of Landlord-Tenant Law, sponsored by Bassford Remele, A Professional Association, January 2004,  Speaker, Civil Procedure and Trial Practice, sponsored by College of St. Francis, Masters of Health Services Administration, Fairview University Medical Center Campus, January 23, 2003, Speaker, Reducing Exposure to the Problem and Reclaiming Abandoned Property, Commercial and Residential Evictions, sponsored by Sterling Education Services, LLC, November 2002,  Speaker, Answers to the 10 Most Common Questions Asked by Residential Landlords, Nineteenth Annual Real Estate Institute, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 2001,  Speaker, Top 10 Tenant Complaints and How to Resolve Them, Real Estate Convenience Series, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, June 2001, Speaker, FCRA and Its Impact on Residential Tenancies, Landlord-Tenant Committee Meeting, sponsored by Hennepin County Bar Association, January 2001, Speaker and Course Chair, Tenant Screening and the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Considerations for Landlords and Tenants, Residential Landlord-Tenant Law, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 1998, July 1999, July 2000, Speaker, Lesser-Known Laws Governing the Landlord-Tenant Relationship, Landlord Tenant Law, sponsored by Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, December 1999,  Speaker, Potential Liabilities of Residential Landlords, Landlord-Tenant Committee Meeting, sponsored by Hennepin County Bar Association, January 1997, Speaker, Potential Liabilities of Residential Landlords, Fourteenth Annual Real Estate Institute, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 1996,  Speaker, Analyzing, Quantifying and Presenting a Claim for Rent Abatement, sponsored by Minnesota Legal Services Coalition, October 1996 (Speaker and Course Chair)

Verdicts and Settlements:

• STAR Ctrs., Inc. v. Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., 644 N.W.2d 72 (Minn. 2002). Stucke v. Thomas Chevrolet, Cadillac, No. C8-98-2405, 1999 WL 486947 (Minn. Ct. App. July 6, 1999).

Representative Clients:

• Aeon Homes and Aeon Management, LLC, CommonBond Communities, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Company, Lenzy Hayes, Inc./Hayes Gibson International, Munich Re Insurance Company of America, Property Solutions & Services, LLC, RS Eden, The RiverStone Group, TIG Insurance Company

Educational Background:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, J.D., 1993, Honors: Cum Laude, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, B.A., 1989, Honors:  Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Major: Religion Studies, Major: Public Relations