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ClineJon J. ("J.J.") Cline

Office: Fergus Falls
Phone: 218-736-5456 or 800-625-3122
Email: joncline@firmanswer.com
 

Jon J. (“J.J.”) Cline is a partner in our Fergus Falls office practicing in the areas of  Personal Injury, Municipal Law, Township Law, Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Family Law, and Criminal Law. J.J. is married to Anne and has a daughter and a son, Courtney and DJ. J.J. enjoys spending time at the lake with his family, golfing, traveling, and doing home improvement projects.

Education:
Hamline University (B.A. 1989)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. 1993)   

Admitted to Bar:   
1993, Minnesota
1994, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
2007, United States Court of Appeals Eight Circuit
2002, North Dakota

Member:
Otter Tail County Bar Association, (Past Vice President)
Minnesota State Bar Association   

Community Involvement:
Battle Lake Lions 2003-Present
Blandin Foundation Community Leadership Training 2005
Board of Directors for Otter Tail County United Way 2005-Present
Fathers Resource Board of Directors 1998-2003
Battle Lake Mock Trial Coach 1994-Present
Battle Lake School Board Member 1994-1997
Otter Tail County Bar Association (Vice President) 2002
Battle Lake School Facilities Committee Member 2005-Present

Professional Recognition:   
Martindale Hubble Rating: BV

Publications:
Lake Improvement Districts 2003
Review of Minnesota annexation laws and extra territorial zoning and subdivision control laws. 2005
Minnesota Water Law Issues 2006
Ethical Considerations in Representing Minnesota Townships 2006
Township Regulations of Bodies of Water 2007

 

 

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NEWS:

Terry Karkela recently attended the annual meeting of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) in Philadelphia, PA and was welcomed as a new member. ACREL is the premiere real esate organization for attorneys in the United States. Membership is by invitation only and limited to those attorneys who demonstrate a high level of expertise in real estate law and who have devoted substantial time and effort to improving the practice of real estate law by teaching other attorneys, writing about, and working on the adoption of legislation. Only 30 MN attorneys are members and all except 3 are from the metropolitan area.


Karkela, Hunt, Cichosz & Jensen, PLLP is pleased to announce that Matthew D. Jorud has joined our law firm and will be doing general practice work for the firm. If you need assistance, or ar looking to refer a matter, Mr. Jorud would be happy to offer free initial consultation.


Paul Hunt served as an attorney coach in the 2009 Minnesota High School Mock Trial Competition.  The Minnesota State Bar Association will recognize the more than 500 mock trial volunteers in the May/June issue of Bench & Bar.

 
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