Introduction

Keri is a senior associate in Fredrikson & Byron’s Franchise, Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Insurance Coverage Litigation groups. Keri regularly assists clients with franchise regulatory and compliance issues. Keri also has experience as a general commercial litigator. Her experience ranges from collections matters and breach of contract cases to non-competition disputes and shareholder fights. She’s also worked on a variety of copyright and trademark disputes.

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2007
• Washington University in St. Louis, B. F. A., 2001

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2007

Practice Areas

• Franchise
• Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Advertising, Marketing & Trademark Law
• Commercial Law

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Franchisors and the New Internet: Trademark Obligations and Opportunities,” co-authored with Caroline Chicoine, Fredrikson & Byron’s Trademark Topics^SM, May 2009
• “2006 Real Estate Legislative Update,” co-authored with Mary Ranum, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, August 2006
• “Single-Sex Education,” The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, Volume VII, Number III Annual Review 2006

Professional Activities

• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association, Communications Committee
• Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers