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Fredrikson & Byron has re-elected David P. Bunde, John J. Erhart, John M. Koneck, Steven J. Quam, and Mary S. Ranum to the firm’s board of directors.

Fredrikson & Byron has elected 11 new shareholders: Kristin N. Blenkush, Christina K. Brusven, Jason R.S. Cassady, Joseph J. Cassioppi, Krista A.P. Hatcher, Patrick D. Mahlberg, David R. Phillips, Jeffrey J. Serum, Christopher A. Stafford, Adam R. Steinert and Masha M. Yevzelman.

Five Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named 2014 Great Plains Super Lawyers, and three attorneys were named 2014 Great Plains Rising Stars.

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. received a top three national ranking in the American Banker’s annual listing of Top Lead Legal Advisers in Domestic Bank and Thrift Merger Deals for the first half of 2014.

Fifty-nine Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2015^© (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). 

Fredrikson & Byron was named one of the 50 “Best Law Firms for Women“ by Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers LLC for the fourth consecutive year.

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Kristin N. Blenkush was recently named a Certified Real Property Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA).

Attorney Jennifer L. Hodge Burkett joined Fredrikson & Byron as an officer in the firm’s Des Moines office. With over 12 years of experience in real estate and corporate law, Hodge Burkett assists developers in drafting and enforcing land use agreements, including covenants, use restrictions and easements for residential and commercial properties as well as with platting and obtaining necessary approvals for real estate developments.

Members of the Fredrikson & Byron Government Relations Group served as leaders for the “5% Campaign”, a statewide, nonpartisan coalition of more than 100 organizations that successfully secured a 5% rate increase for Home and Community Based Disability and Senior Services during the 2014 legislative session.

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. and Gabinete Corporativo, S.C., one of the largest full-service law firms in the Bajio region in Mexico, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation describing their commitment to better serve their clients collaboratively across borders.