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Joseph Mihalek

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jmihalek@fryberger.com
715.392.7405
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Legal Services

  • Business and Corporate Law
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation, Arbitration, and Appeals
  • Business and Corporate Law Litigation
  • Estate and Trust Litigation

Bachelor's Degree

University of Wisconsin Superior (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976)

Juris Doctor:

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979)

With Fryberger Since:

1979

Admitted to Practice:

Minnesota; Wisconsin; United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, District of Minnesota; United States District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; United States District Court, District of North Dakota; United States Federal District Court, Northern Illinois District; United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; United States Tax Court

Professional Activities

  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Douglas County Bar Association, President (1994 - 1995)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Eleventh District Bar Association
  • Eleventh District Bar Association, Ethics Committee (2007 – 2013)
  • Duluth Trial Lawyers Association, President (1989 - 1990)
  • Eleventh District Bar Association, Judicial Administration Committee
  • Volunteer Attorney Program, Board of Directors (1991 - 2008)
  • Essentia Health East Region Board of Directors, Chair
  • St. Mary’s Medical Center; St. Mary’s Hospital of Superior Board of Directors (2007 – 2013)
  • St. Mary’s Hospital of Superior Foundation, Board of Trustees
    (2002 - 2008)
  • United States Tennis Association, Duluth-Superior Area League Coordinator (1998 – 2013)
  • Duluth Friends of Tennis, Board of Directors (1998 – 2014)
  • Superior, Wisconsin City Council (1983 - 1988)
  • Superior Waterfront Redevelopment Commission (1995 - 2003)
  • Superior-Douglas County Development Association, Board of Directors (1987 - 1988, 1991 - 1994)
  • Superior Tourism Foundation, Board of Directors (1989 - 1995)
  • Acting City Attorney, City of Superior (2000-2002)

Awards and Recognitions

  • Top Lawyer, Labor & Employment Law, Duluth Superior Magazine (2009 - 2012)*
  • The (Georgetown) Tax Lawyer, Case & Notes Editor (1978 - 1979)
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Best Advocate in Administrative Law (1979)

*Awards published in this magazine from 2009 – 2012

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