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Steve Aggergaard practices in the areas of commercial and nonprofit litigation, professional liability, intellectual property litigation, and appellate law.  His clients include businesses, individuals, educators, churches, and persons in the media ranging from bloggers to professional publishers.  Steve is experienced in all phases of litigation -- from obtaining temporary restraining orders to cross-examination at trial.  At the appellate level, he practices regularly in the Minnesota Court of Appeals and has co-authored several briefs to the Minnesota Supreme Court in high-profile and high-stakes matters. A former newspaper journalist of 15 years, Steve writes and advises on a variety of First Amendment-related issues, and he remains active as a media adviser, educator, and lecturer.. Steve received his law degree cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review.  He was a law clerk for the Honorable Sam Hanson of the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Honorable Paul Magnuson of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.  Steve also holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis.. He is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and Defense Research Institute.  Since 2005, he has served on the MSBA’s Publications Committee, which oversees publication of Bench & Bar, the magazine distributed to attorneys across Minnesota.. Steve teaches journalism part-time at Augsburg College and has been a tenor with the VocalEssence Chorus since 2004.

I am an attorney and consultant. I help nonprofits solve problems so they can stop worrying and focus on what matters most -- The Mission. In addition to my law degree I also hold a Masters in Nonprofit Management and worked in-house for several years.. About me:. Hi, I’m Jess Birken.I am the owner of Birken Law Office, I help nonprofits solve problems so they can quit worrying and get back to what matters most – The Work. I’m not like most attorneys, I actually have an outgoing personality, and – like you – I like to think outside the box. Most of my clients are passionate and have an entrepreneurial spirit. I’m like that too. My goal is to help you crush it. Getting bogged down in the minutia sucks the joy out of the important work. My clients want to do the work – not the paperwork.. My CredentialsBA, Sociology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2001)JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Magna Cum Laude (2007)MA, Nonprofit Management, Hamline University (2010)Certified Transformative MediatorWant more? Check out my LinkedIn profile.My BiographyI am the former CEO & Managing Partner at Urban Birken PLLC, a boutique firm that specialized in serving the nonprofit community. I have worked with nonprofit organizations for most of my career.. Before becoming a private practice attorney, I spent four years inside a national nonprofit organization, Pheasants Forever.. I worked my way through law school and had the beginnings of a promising career in criminal law after graduation. However, I quickly realized that going to court is depressing! In court, the toothpaste is out of the tube and you’re just trying to clean up the mess. My colleagues reassured me I’d become callous and get used to the grim reality. But I thought that sounded like a terrible personal outcome and decided I needed to change course. I really missed the nonprofit sector. As a result, I went back to grad school and earned a Masters in Nonprofit Management. I rejoined the nonprofit sector through my work with Pheasants Forever where my role was a marriage of attorney work and federal grant management and administration.. Since that time, I have run my own firms. I’m now the owner of Birken Law Office a firm designed to help nonprofits and the arts.