FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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