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Drainage Law

Svingen, Karkela, & Cline, PLLP, and its predecessors have represented farmers and other landowners as well as local government entities in surface water drainage and related matters for over 50 years. Svingen, Karkela, Cline, Haugrud, Hunt, Larson & Jensen, PLLP, have been legal counsel for the Bois De Sioux Watershed District since its inception in 1988.

For years we have worked closely with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, U. S. Fish and Wildlife, several county boards in west central Minnesota, as well as the Red River Management Board and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.

This ongoing experience has led to the development of close working relationships with the leading drainage engineers and with these government agencies; an advantage we use to the benefit of our clients.

Whether you need help resolving a water dispute with a neighbor, starting a legal drainage proceeding, appearing before a watershed district, or the organization of a new watershed district, Svingen, Karkela, Cline, Haugrud, Hunt, Larson & Jensen, PLLP, has the experience and expertise to assist you. We invite you to discuss your water problems with us.  Svingen, Karkela, Cline, Haugrud, Hunt, Larson & Jensen - solving problems and creating opportunities for more than a century.

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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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