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David Lillehaug

Minnesota Supreme Court
Biography

Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Mar. 26, 2013, by Governor Mark Dayton, effective June 3, 2013. Elected in 2014. Current term expires Jan. 2021.

Education:

J.D. cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1979.

B.A. summa cum laude, Augustana College, 1976.

Employment:

Law Clerk to the Hon. Harry MacLaughlin, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1979-81.

Issues Aide and Executive Assistant to the Hon. Walter Mondale, 1983-1984.

United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1994-1998.

Private Practice, 1981-1983, 1984-1994, 1998-2013. Last Position: Officer/Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, 2002-2013.

Professional Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association: Governing Council, Civil Litigation Section, 1987-1990; Author’s Award, 1990; Founding Chair, Construction Law Section, 1989-1991; Advisory Committee, Mock Trial Program, 2012-present.

Honors:

Outstanding Alumnus Award, Augustana College, 2006.

Minnesota Lawyer Attorney of the Year, 2009.

Hall of Fame, Sioux Falls Washington High School, 2012.

Professional Experience
Justice
Minnesota Supreme Court
- Current
Officer/Shareholder
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
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Attorney
Private Practice
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Private Practice, 1981-1983, 1984-1994, 1998-2002.
United States Attorney
District of Minnesota
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Issues Aide and Executive Assistant
Hon. Walter Mondale
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Law Clerk
Hon. Harry MacLaughlin, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
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Education
Harvard Law School
J.D. (1979) | Law
Honors: cum laude
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Augustana College
B.A. (1976)
Honors: summa cum laude
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Awards
Hall of Fame
Sioux Falls Washington High School
Attorney of the Year
Minnesota Lawyer
Augustana College
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Professional Associations
Mock Trial Program
Advisory Committee
- Current
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Construction Law Section
Founding Chair
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Minnesota State Bar Association: Governing Council, Civil Litigation Section
Member
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Contact & Map
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Telephone: (651) 297-7650