Date: July 7, 2009
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Kevin Goodno Appointed President of Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN July 7, 2009 – – Fredrikson & Byron attorney, Kevin P. Goodno, has been appointed President of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. He was previously the Vice President from 2006-2009. Goodno is a shareholder and Chair of Fredrikson’s Government Relations practice. His focus is to provide a comprehensive range of services to clients, including legislative drafting and tracking, policy development, governmental lobbying at all levels, and strategy creation regarding governmental relations.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, founded in 1954, is a non-profit organization focused on educating, connecting and empowering people affected by seizures. They provide programs and services for those with epilepsy and those that care for and about them. The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota serves the entire state of Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota with programs that reach the more than 60,000 people living with epilepsy. Please visit http://www.efmn.org for additional information.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 240 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. We’ve built a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, energy, renewable energy, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, and tax. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.