Date: July 9, 2007
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone: (612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com

For Immediate Release

Fredrikson & Byron Attorney Richard Kyle Elected As Ramsey County Bar Association President

Minneapolis, MN July 9, 2007 – – Richard H. Kyle, Jr., a firm shareholder and member of Fredrikson & Byron’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Litigation Groups, has been elected as President of the Ramsey County Bar Association (RCBA). Kyle’s term began July 1, 2007. Kyle’s priorities during his presidency are focusing on judicial independence, and the long-term financial stability of the association.

Richard has considerable criminal defense experience defending individuals and businesses at trial and on appeal in state and federal court. He has worked on a wide variety of white collar cases, including antitrust, bank fraud, environmental crimes, health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, and tax evasion. In addition, Richard handles other serious misdemeanor and felony cases for Fredrikson & Byron. Richard is regularly named one of the top 40 criminal defense lawyers in Minnesota by the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics.

Fredrikson & Byron is a 200-plus attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, London and Monterrey, Mexico. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, tax and energy. 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.