1. Patrick R. Burns
Title: Attorney
Law School: Pepperdine University School of Law Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Class of 2015, LL.M., Dispute Resolution, , The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, Class of 2001, Graduate, , University of South Dakota, Class of 2000, J.D, Editor, South
College: United States Army Airborne Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, Class of 2001, Graduate, , University of South Dakota, Class of 2000, M.P.A., Graduate Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, , University of South Dakota, Class of 1993, B.S., Philosophy and Speech Communication
Admitted: Pepperdine University School of Law Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Class of 2015, LL.M., Dispute Resolution, , The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, Class of 2001, Graduate, , University of South Dakota, Class of 2000, J.D, Editor, South
Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Personal Injury, Consumer Law, Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, Business Torts, Class Action
Membership: National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator The Minnesota State Bar Association (ADR Section, former chair and vice chair Civil Litigation Section) Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA Mentor Program participant since 2006 Leaders Impacting the Non-Profit Community [LINC] Graduate, Former Chair of the Legal Fee Arbitration Committee) Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court (Barrister), Minneapolis American Arbitration Association (AAA) Mediation and Arbitration Panels – neutral University of St. Thomas School of Law (Mentor Program participant since 2004) State Bar Association of North Dakota The State Bar of South Dakota (ADR Committee) The State Bar of Wisconsin (“Lawyer-to-Lawyer” volunteer).