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Attorney James Teigland is a Moorhead native who graduated from Park Christian High School of Moorhead in 2006 and attended Minnesota State University Moorhead where he studied Economics until he graduated in 2010. Mr. Teigland attended William Mitchell College of Law from 2010-2013, and is licensed to practice in Minnesota and North Dakota. While attending law school, Mr. Teigland volunteered as a Law Clerk at the Council on Crime and Justice, clerked for Judge John P. Smith, Externed at Merrill Corporation, and was a Legal Assistant at the Sortland Law Office. After law school Mr. Teigland started...

Kelsey (commonly known as "Lou") was born and raised on his family's farm and bison ranch near Pingree, North Dakota. After graduating from Pingree-Buchanan High School, he attended the University of North Dakota for both his undergraduate and law degrees. Following law school, Kelsey worked as an associate attorney with a private litigation firm in Bismarck, primarily defending personal injury and property damage cases. Additionally, he served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the North Dakota Public Service Commission for various regulatory matters. In 2016, Kelsey moved back to the Jamestown area to start James Valley...

Isaac is an attorney and certified public accountant. He represents farmers, ranchers, estates, owners of mineral interests, and owners of closely held businesses in a range of legal and tax matters. Isaac graduated from Cornell University and practiced with a national accounting firm in New York and Nevada before attending law school at the University of St. Thomas. He worked for a real estate development company during and immediately after law school. Isaac’s father grew up on a ranch north of Napoleon, North Dakota and his mother’s family operated a small business in the Fargo-Moorhead area....

Rick Sand is a criminal defense attorney that focuses his practice on representing individuals that have been charged with misdemeanors, felonies, and DUI. A graduate of the University of St. Thomas School of Law, he is a licensed attorney in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Arizona. Mr. Sand has been recognized by Super Lawyers since 2017. He has also been recognized for his outstanding advocacy by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction, AVVO, Martindale-Hubbell, the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and...

My focus is on providing affordable Immigration and Estate Planning Services to everyone throughout Minnesota. Criminal Defense cases are accepted on a limited basis depending on location. Nation-wide immigration services include visa applications (Fiancé-Marriage, Student, Work, etc.) to the United States and throughout Asia, naturalization, USCIS applications/requests for additional information (Forms I-129F, I-130, etc.). Other immigration areas may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. I offer a full range of Minnesota Estate Planning Services for single individuals as well as couples. The most popular services I offer include Wills, Revocable Trusts ("Living" Trusts, NFA "Gun" Trusts, Pet Trusts) and Irrevocable Trusts (Medicaid...

Russell Nicolet has always been focused on helping people through difficult situations. He became an attorney and has integrated this personal philosophy into his practice so that he could help people through some of the most stressful situations they will face in life. Russell’s goal in every case is to help his clients get into a better position than where they were prior to contacting him. Russell has focused his legal practice to the area of Personal Injury in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This focused approach allows him to provide clients with knowledgeable and effective representation while maintaining the...

Lesley is committed and dedicated to helping her clients through what can be one of the more challenging times in their lives. Lesley focuses her legal practice almost exclusively in family law, and represents clients through all stages, aspects, and phases of family law proceedings, including divorce, custody, post-judgment modification or enforcement proceedings, parenting time disputes, prenuptial agreements, child support, guardianships, and name changes. Lesley is also a trained guardian ad litem, is a parenting investigator in North Dakota, and is a qualified neutral mediator in family law proceedings. Before joining Fremstad Law, Lesley represented the State...

At Fremstad Law, building trusted client relationships is central to our practice. Understanding the individual needs of each client is where we excel, and it is what makes our work so rewarding to us. Joel Fremstad founded the firm in 2008 with the vision of creating a practice that is capable of doing more than simply finding legal solutions, but also of having the wisdom and care to develop relationships with clients and to provide a more thoughtful, meaningful experience.

Relationships are fundamental to life, and Joel, in particular, can vouch for that. He has cultivated a thriving practice based on...

We are the only firm in North Dakota to win DUI cases at all of the highest courts in this Country! We Fight for Your Rights and Your Freedom.

From DUI cases, to drug cases, to assaults, and more, we have experience working day in and day out defending people charged with crimes and helping them find a way through the stressful circumstances. We represent and defend the rights of our clients throughout the State of North Dakota.

We specialize in criminal defense. That's what we do. We defend people who need help. At...

David Bliss is a fourth-generation North Dakotan who was raised on his family farm and ranch near Bismarck. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, a master's degree in community development from the University of Missouri and a juris doctorate degree from the University of North Dakota. Well-established as a trial lawyer, David Bliss dedicates his talents, skills and efforts in areas of the law where he can best serve clients. These areas include personal injury, medical malpractice and other cases that involve serious negligence. He is also experienced in business litigation and is well-equipped...

Jennifer Albaugh is an associate attorney with Anderson, Bottrell, Sanden & Thompson, in Fargo, North Dakota. She currently practices family law focusing on divorces, custody disputes, adoptions, guardianships, conservatorships, and any other related matter. Prior to joining Anderson, Bottrell, Sanden & Thompson, she worked for another firm in Fargo practicing family law.

In 2009, Jennifer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Dakota. Jennifer earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2012. While in...

In 2000, Chad was one of 48 people selected in the United States to attend the Trial Lawyer’s College where he was taught by famed trial attorney Gerry Spence. In 2002, Chad again attended the Trial Lawyer’s College for the graduate course. In 2007, Chad opened up the McCabe Law Firm and continued to office share with Mr. Vinje until 2009, and then moved his practice to its current location. In 2012, Chad was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the practice area of DUI/DWI defense....

Steve is a graduate of Baylor Law School in Waco, TX and has practiced in the area of personal injury and medical malpractice litigation for over 15 years. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in medical malpractice, personal injury and legal malpractice cases. Steve is also experienced in insurance coverage claims, and formerly acted as coverage counsel for a number of large national insurance companies. Steve was awarded an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell in 2011, and served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, teaching legal writing....

Thad Swanson joined the Nilles Law Firm in 2016 and is a shareholder in the firm’s transactional group. Thad began his legal career in Williston, North Dakota, serving as judicial law clerk to the six judges of North Dakota’s Northwest Judicial District. Thad provides legal advice to his clients in the areas of Business Law, Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate, and Real Estate Law. Some of Thad’s legal services include business formation, drafting and reviewing contracts, corporate governance, shareholder buy-sell agreements, business succession planning, commercial and residential real property sales and leases, drafting wills and trusts, drafting powers of...

Greg Liebl is a family law attorney located in Fargo, North Dakota specializing in divorce, child custody, visitation, adoption, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, contempt of court proceedings, restraining orders, protection orders, name changes and termination of parental rights. If you have a family situation you would like to discuss with Greg, feel free to call him at 701-297-2890.

Ben is an attorney specializing in helping people resolve family law issues in Minnesota and North Dakota including divorce, custody and visitation, child support, spousal maintenance, and adoption. He also assists clients with requesting and defending restraining orders and protective orders. Most important to Ben are understanding clients’ needs and finding creative ways to help clients meet their goals.

Experience
Ben has assisted many clients with trials, hearings, and settlements of all types, in both North Dakota and Minnesota. Prior to private practice, Ben worked for a year and a half as a staff attorney for a District Court Judge in...

For over 18 years and over 1000 cases, attorney W. Harvey Skees has prided himself on providing high quality, aggressive, and honest representation of people when they need it most. W. Harvey Skees has been continuously recognized throughout his legal training and legal career for his legal abilities including: - Twice selected a "Super Lawyers Rising Star" in Minnesota for DUI & Criminal Defense - Selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a "Top 100 Trial Attorney" - Awarded a Judicial Clerkship in the Minnesota 8th Judicial District - Awarded a Federal Internship with the...

Chad Anderson Law Firm specializes in Bankruptcy, Probate, and Estate Planning

Grant Walker is a licensed attorney in North Dakota and South Dakota. Additionally, Grant is admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, and admitted to the Bar of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Grant is also a licensed real estate broker in North Dakota. Grant specializes in the areas of criminal law, personal injuries, and real estate law.

Grant has an impressive legal career as a former State’s Attorney, Special...

Lloyd graduated from the UND School of Law in 1997. He is licensed in the State of North Dakota and the United States District of North Dakota. He has spent the majority of his legal career in the area of criminal law. He was a prosecutor with the Burleigh County State's Attorney's Office from 2002 to 2013, handling thousands of cases ranging from misdemeanors to major felonies. In 2013 Lloyd entered private practice with Jackson J. Lofgren,. Their firm, Suhr & Lofgren, P.L.L.C., focuses entirely on criminal defense and DUI...

With an exclusive focus on criminal defense, I am prepared to represent you in a wide variety of felony or misdemeanor matters.

At Weikum Injury Law, I understand the stakes when it comes to an injury claim. I’ve helped people in Bismarck and throughout North Dakota recover over a billion dollars in injury verdicts and settlements, and I can help you. I combine my over 25 years of experience with state-of-the-art jury presentations and field-leading experts in medicine, engineering and rehabilitation to help fight back against insurance companies who try to lowball you.

Nathan Severson is a Fargo, ND attorney helping clients with nearly all types of legal disputes including personal injury, criminal defense and medical malpractice. If you have been injured, arrested, sued, or you have any other type of legal dispute in North Dakota, call or email Nathan.

James Loren is a senior partner at Goldberg & Loren and an aggressive litigator with over 50 case verdicts throughout the country. He has completed thousands of injury claims leading to over half a billion dollars in settlements for his clients. Many of these personal injury verdicts and settlements were well in the excess of one million dollars. When it comes to personal injury cases he represents clients in the following areas of practice, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, slip and fall cases, product liability claims, employment discrimination; overtime law; and civil rights actions. Mr....

David L. Marquard, founder of Marquard & Associates, established his firm in dedication to representing wrongfully injured persons and their families. Attorney Marquard believes that even people with “small claims” should speak with an attorney, since many serious injuries are not always apparent the day of an accident. He believes that every person, no matter the claim, should have the right to speak to an attorney free of cost so that they can have their rights explained to them. His passion for people began in 1973 when he graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with B.A. in psychology, and became his...

Prior to starting his own criminal defense firm, Mr. DeKrey worked as a Federal Public Defender in Fargo, North Dakota, handling over 450 cases. His caseload primarily included alleged drug possession and distribution, illegal gun possession, noncitizen illegal reentry, child sexual abuse imagery, and supervised release violations. He also handled cases originating on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and the Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation, including alleged murder, manslaughter, sexual assault, assault, arson, and others. Before becoming a public defender, Mr. DeKrey spent three years representing average people taking on large companies at an elite class action law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He...

Adam Justinger recognizes that some of the most difficult times in an individual’s life is when they have been charged with a crime. As a criminal defense attorney for SW&L Attorneys, Adam vigorously defends his clients and strives to get his clients the best possible outcome in their case. Educational Background Adam attended the University of North Dakota and received a degree in Political Science with a minor in Public Administration. After graduation, Adam enrolled in law school at the University of North Dakota School of Law and earned his law degree in 2018. Bar Admissions Admitted to practice in North Dakota since...

Extremely active in trial work. Prefer criminal trial work in state court.. DUI, Drugs, all Felonies and Misdemeanors. I frequently represent clients in Federal Court. I do take juvenile delinquency cases. I have tried hundreds of jury trials and have handled thousands of criminal cases. I do post-conviction and appeal work.

I have been an attorney since 2008. I began my practice in Wisconsin where I focused in the areas of criminal defense, DUI, family law, and general civil litigation.

I have lived in North Dakota since 2016 where I was a public defender for two years and a prosecutor for 1 year. Currently, I practice in the areas of criminal defense, DUI, family law, estate planning, real estate and bankruptcy.

It is my mission to provide excellent service to my clients through giving accurate and honest legal advice and representation in any matter, regardless of complexity of case.