Agenda - Council Work Session - 05/07/2013

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DEPUTY ATTORNEYS MARK BERGLUND Attorney Mark E. Berglund graduated summa cum laude from the St. John's University in 2001. Mark graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2004. Prior to graduation, Mark took part in the Minnesota Law School Judicial Externship Program and interned with the Honorable Philip D. Bush of the Fourth Judicial District. Mark also acted as a Certified Student Attorney, representing numerous criminal defendant clients. In addition, Mark was employed as a law clerk for the firm of Yaeger, Jungbauer 86 Barczak, PLC, a firm specializing in railroad injury and accidents. Since graduation, Mark has had the privilege of practicing with his father, John Berglund. As an intricate part of the family -owned business, Mark works directly with clients in various areas of the law, including real estate law, corporate law, criminal law, and personal injury law. Mark has authored and argued a wide variety of criminal and civil motions, argued to the Minnesota Court of Appeals as well as chaired numerous arbitrations and tried dozens and dozens of cases, including a jury trial for the City of Ramsey. Mark has been a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Anoka County Bar Association and the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association since 2004. Mark currently serves as an investigator for the 21St District Ethics Committee. He is licensed to practice before the Minnesota Bar, the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota. OFFICE STAFFING Berglund 85 Berglund currently consists of two full time attorneys, John Berglund and Mark Berglund. The firm employs three legal secretaries and contracts with an information technology specialist. The firm's hours of operation are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Berglund 86 Berglund occupies the main level of the 2140 Properties building on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Van Buren Street in Anoka, adjacent to the Anoka County Courthouse. John Berglund is one of the owners of the building, which tenants include 11 lawyers, including the present City Attorneys for Ramsey, Andover, Anoka, and Elk River. Berglund 86 Berglund's proximity to the Anoka County Courthouse serves as an advantage to the firm's practice in Anoka County, as it will for the City of Ramsey. The firm's attorneys and staff are a two minute walk to the courthouse and all of its resources, including the county recorder's office, sheriff's office, the Anoka County Jail, property records and taxation, etc. The office location is literally on the way for any Ramsey City official who needs to travel to the Anoka County Courthouse for court, complaint 3