Introduction

Dave is a shareholder of Fredrikson & Byron, practicing in its Litigation Group. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation and defense of physicians, clinics and other medical groups. Dave is a frequent author and speaker on litigation issues.

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1981, cum laude
• Cornell University, B.A., English Literature, 1978, cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1982
• Wisconsin, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
• U.S. District Courts for the State of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court for the State of Wisconsin

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Medical Practices Defense
• Trusts & Estates Litigation
• Employment & Labor

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Negligent Credentialing After Larson v. Wasemiller: How Slippery a Slope?, 2008 Health Law Institute, June 13, 2008
• “Negligent Credentialing Presentation, MAMSS, May 5, 2008
• “Key Workplace Issues for Healthcare Employers,” Health Law Webinar Series, November 14, 2007
• “Technology vs. Employee Privacy,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 23rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 11, 2007
• Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s Litigation Seminar: Attorney-Client Privilege and Electronic Discovery, November 2005
• Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, October 2005
• “Peer Review: Can the Board of Medical Practice Subpoena Your Files?,” co-authored with Lora Esch Mitchell, Margo S. Struters, Kari L. Wraspir, and Rebecca Egge Moos, Minnesota Medicine, November 2000

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Bench and Bar Committee, Member
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Hennepin County Legal Advice Clinics, Ltd. Board of Directors, Chairperson, Volunteer Attorney

Judicial Clerkship

• Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss, Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1981-82