SHAWN J. WANTA
BAILLON, THOME, JOZ WIAK,
MILLER & WANTA LLP
222 South Ninth Street
Suite 2955
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-252-3570
Fax: 612-252-3571
sjwanta@baillonthome.com
www.baillonthome.com
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
Shawn J. Wanta represents consumers and employees
nationwide in class and collective actions. His primary practice
area is consumer protection with a secondary emphasis on
class employment litigation. Representative cases include class
action lawsuits to enforce express and implied warranties,
consumer fraud, deceptive trade policies, breach of contract,
wage-and-hour law, and employment misclassification. Areas of
particular interest include: defective building products (composite
materials, organic materials, roofing, siding, decking, coatings,
weatherproofing, windo ws), electronic privacy (mobile devices and
internet), expiration of prepaid vouchers (gift certificates, lessons,
training sessions), and deceptive marketing.
PATRICK L. COTTER
COTTER LAW OFFICE, PLLC
301 4th Avenue South
Suite 285
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Tel: 612-436-3050
Fax: 866-686-5488
patrick@cotterlawoffice.com
www.cotterlawoffice.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Patrick is a trial attorney who takes great pride in providing
personal and expert representation in the areas of criminal
defense and personal injury. He is aggressive in the courtroom and
dedicated to his clients. Patrick has achieved great success in jury
trials both in criminal and personal injury cases. He recently was
certified as a Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar
Association. Most importantly, Patrick appreciates the opportunity
to help people in their time of need. He thanks his peers who have
nominated him to the Rising Stars list.
RYAN M. PACYGA
RYAN PACYGA CRIMINAL
DEFENSE
247 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Tel: 612-339-5844
Fax: 612-341-0116
ryan@arrestedmn.com
www.arrestedmn.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Ryan Pacyga enjoys a reputation as an aggressive and skilled
criminal defense lawyer. Recent victories include not guilty
verdicts in criminal sexual conduct, accessory-to-murder, first
degree assault, and burglary trials. He has also earned dismissals
in drug, robbery, assault, and DWI cases. Mr. Pacyga aggressively
defends people charged with murder, possession of controlled
substances, criminal sexual conduct, assault, fraud, white collar
crime, DWI, and all other crimes in state and federal court.
Mr. Pacyga volunteers his time mentoring law students and
coaching youth football, baseball, and hockey.
ALAN P. KING
GOETZ & ECKLAND P.A.
43 Main Street Southeast
Suite 505
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Tel: 612-874-1552
Fax: 612-331-2473
aking@goetzeckland.com
www.goetzeckland.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CONSTRUC TION LITIGATION
A partner with Goetz & Eckland P.A., Alan King practices primarily
in the areas of construction litigation, personal injury defense, and
employment disputes. He has achieved a number of successful
outcomes for his clients in state district courts and no-fault
arbitration proceedings. Mr. King was also recently elected
to serve as an at-large director for the Hennepin County Bar
Association for the 2012-2013 bar year. Mr. King is a graduate
of William Mitchell College of Law, the University of Southern
California (Master’s in counseling), and Winona State University.
He is licensed in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Mr. King is also a
veteran, having served both in the U.S. Army and the Minnesota
and California Army National Guards for 14 years. Alan lives in
Burnsville with his wife and two sons.
RYAN GARRY
ATTORNE Y AT LAW, L.L.C.
North Grain Exchange Building
301 South 4th Avenue, Suite 285
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Tel: 612-436-3051
Fax: 1-866-524-3056
ryan@ryangarry.com
www.ryangarry.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Ryan has developed a reputation as an accomplished trial
attorney. He has successfully tried cases ranging from DWI, to
sophisticated white-collar crime, to homicide. In 2011 and 2012,
Ryan acquitted clients in cases ranging from DWI to not guilty
verdicts in felony disarming a peace officer, first degree assault,
first degree burglary, and bribery. Ryan is licensed in state
and federal court, practices with the Federal Defender Second
Chair Program, and argues cases before the Minnesota Court
of Appeals. He is the co-editor of the Challenger, the official
publication of the MACDL, and a Board Member of the Criminal
Divison of the MSBA. Ryan is grateful to his colleagues to have
named him to the Rising Stars list in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Ryan is a Criminal Law Specialist Certified by the MSBA.
KEVIN A. SIEBEN
KEVIN SIEBEN LAW, LLC
3800 American Boulevard West
Suite 997
Bloomington, MN 55431
Tel: 952-224-2929
Fax: 952-835-4660
Kevin@kevinsiebenlaw.com
www.kevinsiebenlaw.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Kevin Sieben has traveled throughout Minnesota to fight for his
clients’ rights. A third-generation lawyer in the Sieben family from
Hastings, Kevin comes from a family steeped in la w and politics for
over 100 years. Kevin Sieben dedicates his practice to defending
those accused. “Nothing is more important than protecting our
liberties, and I have dedicated my life to doing that.” If you or a
loved one has been charged with a crime, contact Kevin Sieben
today for a free consultation.
THOMAS M. BEITO
BEI TO & LENGELING, P. A.
2915 Wayzata Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Tel: 612-767-1618
Fax: 612-341-9079
tom@beitolengelinglaw.com
www.dwidefensemn.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
Since his admission to the bar, Mr. Beito has practiced almost
exclusively in the area of criminal defense. His extensive courtroom
experience throughout the State of Minnesota has earned him a
hard-won reputation as a highly skilled and aggressive defense
attorney. Mr. Beito has successfully represented hundreds of
clients charged with all levels of crimes through negotiation,
settlement, and numerous jury trials. Mr. Beito’s courtroom
experience includes winning dismissals in cases involving
homicide, domestic crimes, sex offenses, drug offenses, property
crimes, assaults, and many DWI and alcohol-related traffic
offenses. Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of the
State of Minnesota and the United States District Court for the
District of Minnesota. Member of the MACDL.
DEBBIE LANG
CAPLAN & TAMBURINO
LAW FIRM, P. A.
525 Lumber Exchange Building
10 South Fifth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-341-4570
Fax: 612-341-0507
dlang@caplanlaw.com
www.caplanlaw.com
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/D WI
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Debbie Lang has earned a reputation as an attorney who will
vigorously advocate for her clients to ensure their constitutional
rights and protections are not violated. Debbie has devoted her
legal career to the practice of criminal law. She obtained her
Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice from Gustavus Adolphus
College. During law school, Debbie prosecuted with a City Attorney
in Anoka County. Debbie then turned her attention to criminal
defense. She represented hundreds of indigent clients charged
with criminal offenses during her practice as a Ramsey County
Public Defender. She has now been with Caplan & Tamburino
since 2006. Her representation has achieved successful results
in cases such as DWIs, domestic assaults, felony level drug
possession and sale, criminal sexual conduct, and homicide.
AMY L. COURT
MCGRANN SHEA CARNIVAL
S TRAUGHN & LAMB,
CHARTERED
800 Nicollet Mall
Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-338-2525
Fax: 612-339-2386
alc@mcgrannshea.com
www.mcgrannshea.com
GENERAL LI TIGATION
EMPLOYEE BENEFI TS/ERISA
Amy L. Court practices in the area of civil litigation, focusing
primarily on employee benefit litigation and ERISA litigation.
Ms. Court represents and counsels trustees of multi-employer
fringe benefit plans in matters relating to the enforcement of
the contribution and related obligations in collective bargaining
agreements and trust agreements, subrogation, and withdrawal
liability. In addition Ms. Court defends benefit plan trustees in
claims for the wrongful denial of benefits. Ms. Court is a graduate
of the University of St. Thomas and William Mitchell College
of Law.
