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You could say law is in my DNA.

I grew up with a litigator father who treated our family dinner table as a dynamic mock jury, and welcomed my youthful verdict on whatever case he had at the time.  As a child, if I wanted my dad to do something, I would handwrite a “contract”.  If he signed it, I knew he would follow through.

Also true to my heritage, my dream was to be self-employed, like my dad and several generations of fiercely independent Allen solo practitioners before him.  I first ventured into self-employment in high school as a photographer.

Later, I opened my law practice. My two chosen fields (photography and law) hone similar skills: Both filter a reality through the lens of a particular point of view.

While maintaining my own practice, over the years I worked with my litigator father back in Minneapolis on his trials, and was a contract attorney with a large firm in Chicago on an international trademark case. Both experiences gave me insight into complex litigation and broadened my legal knowledge.

My dream? To realize a vision sparked by my past but refined by my present.

I understand my clients because they too are pursuing their dreams.