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Rachhana Srey’s exceptional case management skills have earned her the respect of her colleagues in the legal community. Rachhana’s clients appreciate her commitment to their needs and her ability to achieve results as well as the ease with which she relates to them on a personal level.Rachhana is currently litigating several class and collective action cases on behalf of employees for unpaid overtime and minimum wages and has represented thousands of workers. In addition, she has handled a variety of types of employment cases including retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act, breach of contract, and discrimination claims based on pregnancy, gender, race, national origin, religious and age. She is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association Class and Collective Action Committee and contributes to their quarterly publication and is also a member of the Minnesota Chapter of NELA. Ms. Srey has spoken both nationally and locally on topics related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the basics of discovery in civil litigation.

Rachel received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.  At Georgetown, Rachel worked as a law tutor for first-year law students and volunteered for a Congressman on Capitol Hill.  Rachel also represented domestic violence victims in Washington, D.C.. Rachel has worked in both large and small law firms, representing a variety of individual and business clients.  Rachel focuses on identifying the needs and goals of the client and then identifying how best to achieve these objectives.  She is a fierce advocate for her clients, but believes that every case is best served by examining the realities of the situation and determining a path that makes economic, emotional, and legal sense.. Outside of Southtown Law, Rachel serves as an Adjunct Professor at William Mitchell College of Law.  She also represents children in foster care as a volunteer attorney for the Children’s Law Center.  Rachel currently serves on the Board of Sejong Academy of Minnesota, whose purpose is to open a Korean immersion charter school in the Twin Cities area.. Rachel is conversational in both German and Spanish.  She is always looking for an opportunity to sharpen her skills in this area.

Professional, Aggressive, Passionate, and Ethical.

Prior to establishing Operana Law, Attorney Brandon Operana worked for a number of plaintiff's injury and disability firms. He even worked for the Social Security Administration, primarily with their Office of General Counsel working with Social Security Disability claims. After working with injured and disabled individuals for years, Attorney Operana set out to establish his own injury and disability firm. He now handles Long Term Disability ERISA claims and Social Security Disability claims nationwide.. Over his legal career, Brandon Operana has helped thousands of individuals with their cases against big insurance companies, the Federal Government, and employers. He has been successful in helping his clients obtain millions of dollars in recoveries. You can rest assured that Brandon and Operana Law Office will be there for you when you need us the most. Give us a call today at.

Peter H.  Dahlquist has earned a reputation as an aggressive advocate for his clients.  His efforts have resulted in successful results for clients charged with homicide, serious assault, DWI, theft, and juvenile matters.  His practice is state wide.. Peter H. Dahlquist is extremely skilled at arguing for his client’s in court and achieving results which originally did not seem possible.  He is diligent in his preparation of cases, and investigation of witnesses, and other factors concerning the strength or weakness of the state’s case.   Even if his client’s have confessed to a crime, Mr. Dahlquist often can achieve a positive outcome.  Mr. Dahlquist represents clients charged with all criminal offenses, but most often represents clients charged with DWI, serious drug offenses, burglary, theft, and probation violations.

Peter Christian is an employment litigator providing high-quality legal representation to individuals in the workplace.  As an advocate who takes pride in representing a wide range of clients - from top level executives to blue collar employees - Peter has secured significant victories for his clients in all areas of employment related litigation, and against some of the biggest corporations in the world.  He is an aggressive and fearless litigator committed to protecting the basic rights of employees.

Pete Gregory focuses his civil litigation practice on professional liability defense.  Peter defends lawyers against legal malpractice claims and long term care facilities against medical negligence claims.  He also has significant commercial litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of business-related disputes.. Pete received his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and his J.D. cum laude from the University of St. Thomas Law School in 2007 where he was a member of the moot court team.  He served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Matthew Johnson of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Personal, Affordable, Creative. Draeke Weseman is a go-to trademark and business attorney in Minneapolis for start-ups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Weseman Law Office, PLLC helps clients form businesses, negotiate contracts, register trademarks and copyrights, and resolve disputes.

People who hire me are looking for a listener who makes the numbers and the law work in their family and business dynamics.  Mother of 3, married 30 years and counting, member Emmaus White Bear Lake, avid vegetable gardener, informal student of economics and human behavior, serious home cook.

People often ask me how I can defend criminal for a living. My answer is always, as far back as I can remember I have always wanted to be a criminal defense attorney. I vividly remember as a child sneaking down after everyone had gone to bed to watch reruns of the original Perry Mason. I was awestruck that in every episonde Perry Mason would find the real culprit of the crime, most often not his client. He fought with such vigor and intellect, that I dreamed of growing up to be him. Most attorneys will tell you they became a lawyer beacuse they wanted to help others or to change the sytem. For me though, it was a desire to ensure justice was done and the right person was convicted, just like Perry Mason.. I love what I do for a living, and each day I wake up knowing I get to do it again is a joy. However, being a lawyer is not the only thing I enjoy. When I am not in the office or a courtroom you can find me on the golf course. Although, my golf game could use a great deal of polishing I still love to play. I am also an avid baseball fan. Growing up in rural Wisconisin I bleed blue for my beloved Milwaukee Brewers. However, since moving to Minnesota I have started to follow the Twins almost as closely as I follow my Brewers. When time allows I love nothing more than the taking in a baseball game. The sounds of the crowd, the excitement of the long ball, and that sweet sound of ball hitting glove when a pitcher burns one across the plate striking out the opposing teams best hitter. It is the simple things in life that make for the best days.. While I love being on the golf course, in the the baseball stadium, there is nothing I love more in this world than helping my clients. If you have been accused of a crime call me and let me help.

People need legal guidance during difficult times in life. You may be struggling with the uncertainty of a divorce or child custody dispute. You may be striving to protect your reputation, liberties and immigration status in the face of criminal charges. When such weighty circumstances threaten your peace of mind and future, it is important to seek a strong legal ally who cares deeply about your case.. At the Zajac Law Firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, family law attorney Kristine Zajac can be that ally for you. She is passionate about helping people like you overcome legal obstacles. She represents clients in a range of practice areas, focusing primarily on family law and criminal defense.. Kristine enjoys spending time with her family, playing basketball and reading.

Paul J. Lukas's aggressive and creative litigation strategies enable him to successfully represent his clients. Paul has been recognized by his peers as one of the "Top 40 Employment Law Lawyers" in Minnesota and is consistently named to the Super Lawyers list. Courageous and persistent, Paul is a committed advocate for employee and consumer' rights.. Having tried nearly fifty cases, Paul is also a trial veteran with proven results. Early in his career, Paul tried a wide variety of criminal cases, including the nationally renowned State v. Porter case. Winning that case at the Minnesota Supreme Court, Paul helped set the standard for prosecutorial misconduct in criminal cases. After honing his trial skills in the criminal arena, Paul focused his practice on employment litigation, obtaining favorable verdicts for employees in overtime, age, race, national origin, sex discrimination, sex harassment, whistleblower, sexual assault, retaliation, and minority shareholder cases. Paul is a member of Nichols Kaster's National Class and Collective Action Litigation Team and the firm's Consumer Class Action Team. Paul is currently litigating numerous wage and hour and consumer class and collective actions. He has represented thousands of employees and consumers in these practice areas, obtaining well over 100 million dollars for those clients.. Paul's energy and charisma have made him a nationally recognized lecturer on topics such as wage and hour law, employment law, and civil litigation strategies

Paul is a trial lawyer. He defends and prosecutes cases for people and businesses. In 2016, Paul was named “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer for his work on a highly-publicized, free speech case. He represented a high school student who was unconstitutionally expelled for responding to a post on Twitter about his gym teacher. The case settled for $425,000.. Paul has obtained other large settlements and jury acquittals—sometimes for the same client in related cases. For example, Paul defended a young man shot by a police officer three times in the back. The State charged Paul’s client with first-degree assault to cover up the police shooting. Paul convinced a jury to acquit his client, saving him from at least ten years in prison. Paul and his partners then sued the police officer for excessive force. The case settled for $2.85 million.. Paul also represents businesses. He was an integral part of a team which aggressively and successfully defended a national paving contractor from claims of racketeering, anti-trust, fraud and breach of contract brought by a multi-national corporation. Paul enjoys prosecuting breach of contract and wrongful termination cases for sales representatives and wholesalers against manufacturers.. Paul attended law school at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is now an Adjunct Law Professor for the school’s civil rights moot court program. He has won numerous awards for his legal writing.. Prior to law school, Paul was a financial analyst and a firefighter. While handling emergencies for the public, Paul learned to think fast on his feet and remain level-headed during tense circumstances—skills that prepared him well for the courtroom.. In addition to “Attorney of Year,” Paul was named “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, he was also featured in the “Next Generation” issue of the Attorney at Law magazine.

Paul Downes is a respected trial attorney who combines a client-centered philosophy with recognized legal skill to successfully represent a wide range of personal injury clients. Before joining SiebenCarey, Paul successfully built the personal injury law firm of Meyer & Associates with Helen Meyer, another prominent personal injury attorney who served as a Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. At Meyer & Associates, Paul developed a highly personalized level of client service while providing outstanding legal representation. In 2002, he joined SiebenCarey as a partner. Paul was appointed by the MN Supreme Court to serve on the No-Fault Standing Committee. This 12 member committee is selected by the Supreme Court and members serve a four-year term overseeing implementation of the No-Fault law in Minnesota where approximately 5000 no-fault arbitrations occur each year. Most recently, Paul was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 in the field of Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Paul was also named to the 2016 Super Lawyers annual list, another award determined by his legal peers. He has appeared on this list for more than 10 years. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum recognized Paul in 2006. This honor is presented to lawyers who obtain million dollar verdicts for their clients. Paul has served on the Board of Governors for the Minnesota Association for Justice and has lectured frequently at local, regional and national legal seminars. He is active with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, mentors law school students, and is a coach for youth sports. Paul is one of our most accomplished personal injury and wrongful death trial attorneys in Minneapolis, helping victims of defective products, vehicle accidents, and other injuries.

Patrick C. Burns is an experienced lawyer with a comprehensive practice of real estate, family, and general litigation. Mr. Burns has extensive experience in the courtroom, and is known for his focused and intense advocacy for his clients. He is one of the few attorneys to successfully appeal an intent to revoke a housing license in Hennepin County and regularly represents landlords in all types of leasing, licensing, and litigation matters. He has successfully foreclosed on hundreds of liens and regularly advises homeowners' associations on declarations, amendments, and remedies in collecting dues. He is also an experienced family law litigator with experience in every county in the metropolitan area, and is familiar with all aspects of the legal system in obtaining the best results for his client. In 2006, Mr. Burns set what may be a record for quickest relief before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, obtaining a writ of prohibition three hours after a court hearing in order to stop a child at issue of a custody dispute from leaving the country. He also has wide experience in business organization, election law, and estate planning. Mr. Burns was elected to the Board of the Epilepsy Association of Minnesota in July 2014. Mr. Burns is married, and has three children.

Patent attorney providing creative and aggressive solutions for protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights. Practice focused on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and litigation of intellectual property rights. Also assisting clients in contested administrative proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, including patent reexaminations, post grant reviews and inter partes reviews, patent interferences, trademark oppositions and trademark cancellation proceedings.. Learn more about me at

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Nurse attorney Teresa Fariss McClain utilizes her legal and medical knowledge and experience to achieve justice for her clients. Prior to graduation from William Mitchell College of Law, she practiced as a registered nurse in the areas of obstetrics and adult critical care. Following law school, Ms. McClain clerked for the Honorable Donald P. Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Ms. McClain is committed to serving as an advocate for her clients, listening to their stories, researching their cases and effectively representing their stances to achieve just outcomes.  In addition to her trial practice, Ms. McClain is a qualified civil neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. Ms. McClain is Immediate Past President of Minnesota Women Lawyers, is a Director of Minnesota Women Lawyers Foundation, and is a member of the Minnesota State and Ramsey County Bar Associations, and Minnesota Association for Justice, and serves in several professional and civic groups. She is a former adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law, teaching Legal Writing and Representation.   Ms. McClain has been named a 2014 Lawyer of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer, a 2014 Super Lawyer in the area of Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice, and formerly was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, an honor bestowed to only 2.5% of Minnesota lawyers.  She represents clients in Minnesota,  North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Ms. McClain lives in Shoreview, Minnesota, with her husband, Gary. They have twin boys and two adult children.

Not accepting new clients at this time.. Pragmatic, Prescient, Purposeful and Powerful,. Pragmatic:  Your goal is my goal.  I want to get you there in the way that will most effectively allow you to direct your attention to your business goals, your family life or your future.  Sometimes, this means taking out all the stops and litigating every little issue, but more often, it means resolving issues early on, in a way that preserves the dignity of all parties and prevents further problems in the future.  For businesses, it can mean building systems to ensure compliance with laws, contracts and policies.. Prescient:  I can see trends and how they will affect my clients.  Together, clients and I have affected the laws that were made, the regulations that were implemented and the trends in litigation.  As in-house counsel for a national, highly-regulated company, I was able to develop systems and an environment that caught problems in their early stages.  Despite significant company growth, I managed never to add attorneys to staff.. Purposeful:  Raised in a family of engineers, I am always looking for ways to make things work better.   This includes societal issues like working for justice for our children- freeing future generations from emotional or physical abuse, ensuring basics of food, housing, medicine and education and not saddling them with staggering debt.  It also includes making the legal system work better for my individual clients.. Powerful:  I've earned and made good use of leadership positions in a corporation, trade and professional associations and community organizations.

Nick represents unions and employees in federal and state labor and employment law matters. He has worked with unions and their members in the processing of grievances, arbitrations, contract negotiations, unfair labor practice charges, union duty of fair representation disputes, and other contract issues. Nick counsels employees on a variety of employment law issues including employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, family medical leave, and employee benefits. Nick also has experience with assisting clients in reviewing, negotiating, or litigating issues related to, employment agreements and noncompetition agreements. Nick maintains an active pro bono practice, assisting individual clients in housing and creditor collections matters.

Nicholas N. Sperling is a business litigation, nonprofit, technology and real estate attorney licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and regional Federal Courts. Nicholas has over a decade of courtroom, transactional, and client counseling experience.

Nathan (Nate) is an attorney at Chestnut Cambronne. Nate concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law, business litigation, real estate litigation, and online defamation law. Nate represents employers and employees with claims arising under such statutes as Title VII, the MHRA, the ADEA, the FMLA, and the ADA. He also assist clients with claims for breaches of non-compete agreements, tortious interference with contract and prospective business advantage, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Nate analyzes his clients' business practices and procedures in order to identify and remedy deficient policies, contracts, and relationships, thereby avoiding future legal disputes. In addition, Nate represents homeowner associations, commercial and residential property owners, and lenders on matters involving real property including violations of homeowner association governing documents, breaches of warranties, construction defects, and foreclosures. Additionally, Nate also has significant experience advocating for individuals who have been defamed online. Nate not only helps these individuals utilize the relief available through the legal system, but he also advises clients on how to repair their online reputation. The individuals who work with Nate appreciate his guidance and counseling during litigation.. In addition to practicing law, Nate serves on the board of directors for the Academy of Whole Learning, a non-profit school that provides personalized academic learning paths for students with autism or intellectual disability. Nate also serves on CIC Midwest's Publication Committee and helps publish the organization's quarterly magazine.

My wife and three children live in Edina, Minnesota.  We are active at our church, Christ Presbyterian Church.  We also enjoy volunteer coaching or participating in our children's extra curricular activities such as skiing, soccer, gymnastics, track & field, lacrosse, piano, orchestra and choir.. I am an Adut Leader is my son's Boy Scout troop.

My practice is focused on real estate law, creditors' remedies, general business law and civil litigation. A majority of my practice is also focused on common interest commmunities and I represent over 400 hundred community associations throughout the state of Minnesota.

My practice is focused exclusively in Criminal Defense, and I defend people charged with crimes throughout the state of Minnesota.. I am a Minneapolis native and went to college at the University of Kansas prior to receiving my Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law.