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St. Paul – Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause announced the appointments of James K. Kohl and Kirsten M. Tate to the Office of Administrative Hearings as Workers’ Compensation Judges effective June 6, 2012.
Kohl graduated from Mankato State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in law enforcement and political science. Kohl received his Juris Doctorate in 1993 from William Mitchell College of Law. Since 1994, Kohl has practiced law in the area of workers' compensation representing petitioners and respondents, personal injury and employment law. Currently, Kohl is a partner in the firm Hedback, Arendt, Kohl & Carlson, P.L.L.C. in St. Anthony, Minnesota.
Kohl and his wife, Nancy reside in Lino Lakes, with their two sons, Mitchell age 17 and Matthew age 14.
Tate graduated cum laude from Hamline University in 1999, and received her Juris Doctorate from Hamline School of Law in 2002. Since that time, Tate has practiced with the Osterbauer law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tate has primarily practiced in the area of workers' compensation.
Tate and her husband, Lawrence reside in Rogers.
"The Office of Administrative Hearings is pleased to have attracted candidates of such high caliber. Each of these individuals brings a significant and very diverse set of experiences and skills. The citizens of Minnesota will be well served." Chief Judge R.R. Krause
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an Executive Branch agency charged with the responsibility to hold due process hearings and rule review for state agencies and local government. The OAH has seven Administrative Law Judges and 25 Worker’s Compensation Judges.
CONTACT: Susan Schleisman, Court Executive, 651-361-7833
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St. Paul – Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause announced the appointments of John R. Baumgarth and Miriam P. Rykken to the Office of Administrative Hearings as Workers’ Compensation Judges as of June 8, 2011.
Baumgarth, of Duluth, is currently an attorney with the Office of General Counsel at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and represents the Special Compensation Fund in workers' compensation litigation. Baumgarth was engaged in private practice with the Hanft Fride Law Firm in Duluth from 1981 to 1999. Baumgarth earned his JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, WI and his BS in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, in Platteville, WI. He also served in the United States Army and worked as a deputy sheriff before attending law school.
Baumgarth and his wife, Georgia, have lived in Duluth since 1981 and have two adult children, Jason and Jodi.
Rykken, of St. Paul, graduated magna cum laude from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota in 1976, following which she taught senior high school and thereafter assisted with the presentation of public policy seminars for the University of Minnesota. After graduation from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1987, Rykken practiced with the law firm of Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson and Hager, specializing in the area of workers' compensation. She was appointed to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals in 1999 to May of 2011.
Rykken and her husband, John Schulz, reside in St. Paul.
"The Office of Administrative Hearings is fortunate to have attracted candidates of such high caliber. Each of these individuals brings a significant and very diverse set of experiences and skills. Apart from their exceptional legal training and background, they have also demonstrated a commitment to community and public service throughout their careers."
-Chief Judge R.R. Krause.
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an Executive Branch agency charged with the responsibility to hold due process hearings and rule review for state agencies and local government. The OAH has seven Administrative Law Judges and 26 Worker’s Compensation Judges.
CONTACT: Susan Schleisman, Court Executive, 651-361-7833
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St. Paul – Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause announced the appointment of William J. Marshall to the Office of Administrative Hearings as Workers’ Compensation Judge effective July 20, 2011.
Marshall graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in 2001, the University of Minnesota – Duluth most recently with a Master of Industrial Safety in 1996; in 1992 with a Business Administration/Economics degree. Since 2003, Marshall represented Midwest Disability of Coon Rapids, Minnesota in workers’ compensation and disability litigation and negotiation.
Marshall grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. He and his wife, Becky, currently live in Ham Lake, with their two children, Justin age 19 and Josie age 9.
“Bill Marshall’s extensive trial experience, enthusiasm and excellent reputation will make a great addition to the Workers’ Compensation bench. “ Chief Judge R.R. Krause.
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an Executive Branch agency charged with the responsibility to hold due process hearings and rule review for state agencies and local government. The OAH has seven Administrative Law Judges and 26 Worker’s Compensation Judges.
CONTACT: Susan Schleisman, Court Executive, 651-361-7833
Chief ALJ Appoints Experienced Judge to Fill Vacancy
SAINT PAUL, MN – Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause announced that he has appointed the Honorable James E. LaFave as an Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge LaFave’s appointment is effective Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
LaFave received his Bachelors of Arts from Creighton University in 1979 and his Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law in 1983. From 1983 to 1986, LaFave practiced law as an associate with Amudson and Campbell in the areas of civil and appellate litigation, complex commercial transactions and mediation. From 1985 to the present, LaFave has served as General Counsel for ALC Financial Corporation in Oakdale, Minnesota. During this time, LaFave also taught Commercial Law as an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law.
Between 2005 and 2012, LaFave was a part-time, contract administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Remarked Chief Judge Krause: “Following Governor Dayton’s recent appointment of two of our most experienced judges to other posts in state government, we are fortunate to have a highly-skilled part-time judge willing to make a full-time commitment to public service. Judge LaFave’s seven years of judicial experience has thoroughly prepared him to step into this larger role and to immediately fill the gap in our docket left by the two departing judges.”
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an Executive Branch agency charged with conducting due process hearings for state agencies and local units of government. The OAH has seven full-time Administrative Law Judges and 25 Workers’ Compensation Judges .
The OAH received 67 applications for the first of its two judicial vacancies. It received an additional 87 applications for the second of the two vacancies.
Chief ALJ Appoints Judges
SAINT PAUL, MN – Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause announced he has appointed Jeanne M. Cochran and Ann C. O’Reilly as Administrative Law Judges for the Office of Administrative Hearings. The appointments are effective in October of 2012.
Cochran has served as an Assistant Attorney General since 2000 and has represented the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on utility matters. Prior to that time, she practiced law as an associate with the law firm of Leonard, Street and Deinard and the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. Cochran earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Dartmouth College and her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School.
O’Reilly has practiced law as an associate and shareholder with LeVander, Gillen & Miller, PA since 1997, where her practice focused on civil litigation, employment, real estate, corporate, and municipal law. She has served as an adjunct judicial officer in Hennepin County District Court as well as a part-time contract administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings. O’Reilly earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School.
Remarked Chief Judge Krause: “These appointments demonstrate OAH’s continuing commitment to excellence. We look forward to these two experienced litigators joining our team.”
The Office of Administrative Hearings is an Executive Branch agency charged with conducting due process hearings for state agencies and local units of government. The OAH has seven full-time Administrative Law Judges and 25 Workers’ Compensation Judges .
The OAH received 154 applications for the vacancies.
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