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
• Non-Competes & Trade Secrets
• Banking & Financial Services Litigation

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Noncompetes for Health Care Professionals,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 28th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 7, 2012
• “Noncompete Enforcement to Protect Your Company’s Valuable Assets,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 26th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 7, 2010
• Speaker, “Medical Board Investigations: What To Do When the Prosecutor, Judge, and Jury Are One and the Same,” Health Law Webinar Series, April 14, 2010
• Facilitator, “Court Trials vs. Jury Trials,” Candid Conversations between the Bench & Bar, Hennepin County Bar Association CLE, March 4, 2010
• Speaker/Presenter, “Independent Medical Exams,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 25th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 8, 2009
• Speaker, “Negligent Credentialing After Larson v. Wasemiller: How Slippery a Slope?, 2008 Health Law Institute, June 13, 2008
• Speaker, “Negligent Credentialing Presentation, MAMSS, May 5, 2008
• Speaker, “Key Workplace Issues for Healthcare Employers,” Health Law Webinar Series, November 14, 2007
• Speaker, “Technology vs. Employee Privacy,” Fredrikson & Byron’s 23rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 11, 2007
• Speaker, “Transition into Practice: Contracts and Legal Considerations,” Minnesota Psychiatry Society’s Life After Residency: A Discussion from Many Perspectives, June 13, 2006
• Speaker, “Attorney-Client Privilege and Electronic Discovery,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, November 2005
• Speaker, “Anatomy of an Employment Lawsuit,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, October 2005
• Speaker, “Employment Issues for Corporate Lawyers,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, June 8, 2004
• Speaker, “Represent Professionals Before State Licensing Boards,” HCBA Seminar, January 15, 2002 
• Speaker, “Clinic:  Board of Medical Practice/Board of Medical Examiners Issues,” HCBA Seminar, April 17, 2001
• Speaker, “Enforcing and Challenging Non-Competition Agreements,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, 2001
• “Peer Review: Can the Board of Medical Practice Subpoena Your Files?,” co-authored with Lora Friedemann, Margo S. Struters, Kari L. Wraspir, and Rebecca Egge Moos, Minnesota Medicine, November 2000
• Speaker, “Dealing with the Board of Medical Examiners and Minnesota PRO,” Clinic Risk Management, Peer Review and Defense of Government Investigations: What to do when bad things happen to good people, MMGMA Spring Seminar, April 19, 1991

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
• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Board of Directors, Secretary

Judicial Clerkship

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