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J. Steve Nys

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jsnys@fryberger.com
218.725.6871
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Legal Services

  • Business and Corporate Law
  • Estates, Trusts, Probate & Succession Planning
  • Real Estate and Land Use

Bachelor's Degree

Gustavus Adolphus College (2002)

Juris Doctor:

William Mitchell College of Law (2008)

With Fryberger Since:

2018

Admitted to Practice:

Minnesota; Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Professional Activities

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Probate &  Trust Law Section Council, Member (2019 - Present)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Probate &  Trust Law Section, Legislation Committee, Member (2015 – Present), Co-Chair and Legislative Liaison (2021-Present)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Probate &  Trust Law Section, Technology and Innovation Committee, Chair (2019 - 2021)
  • Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Board of Directors (2021-Present)
  • Arrowhead Estate Planning Council Board of Directors (2012 - 2018); Board President (2015 - 2016)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Wills for Heroes Program, Volunteer Attorney (2013 - Present)
  • Volunteer Attorney Program of Northeastern Minnesota (2012 - 2020)
  • Volunteer Public Defender (2011 - 2015)
  • 11th District Bar Association; New Lawyers Section, President (2011 - 2012)
  • City of Duluth Charter Commission; Commissioner (2012 - 2020); Vice President (2014, 2015); President (2016, 2017)
  • The Duluth Playhouse Board of Directors (2015 - 2023)
  • NorShor Theater Strategic Planning Committee / Capital Campaign Steering Committee (2016 - 2018)
  • Renegade Theater Company Board of Directors (2010 - 2015); Secretary (2011 - 2015)

 

Awards and Recognitions

  • "Drafting Wills & Trust Agreements", published by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Author / Editor
  • Frequent Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Presenter (2016 - Present):
    • Minnesota's New Electronic Wills Act
    • How to Keep the Cabin in the Family: Cabin LLC or Cabin Trust
    • Anatomy of a Maritalized Family Trust Will and Revocable Trust
    • Minnesota's New Trust Code
    • Estate Planning for Digital Assets

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