David Hvistendahl

Ronald L. Moersch

Jacqueline A. Dorsey

Mary L. Hahn

Barbara K. Lundergan

Britt Ackerman



David Hvistendahl, Partner

Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Criminal Law, Municipal and Zoning Law, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Historic Restoration Law

Admitted: 1978, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Law School: University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota , J.D. 1977

College: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, cum laude

Member: Minnesota State Bar Association, Rice County Bar Association, Fifth District Bar Association.

Biography: Founding partner, Hvistendahl & Moersch; volunteer attorney for 20 plus years on the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee and Northfield Historical Society, Northfield, Minnesota; author and performer of Dr. Visty’s Vitalic Medicine Show held during The Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield, Minnesota; past president of the Rice County Bar Association and Fifth District Bar Association; perennial Chairman of Rice County Bar Association River Cruise; owner of Peterson Art Furniture architectural salvage warehouse in Faribault, Minnesota; designer and owner of Froggy Bottoms Irish River Pub, Northfield, Minnesota.

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Ronald L. Moersch, Partner

Practice Areas: Business Law, Contracts, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Estates and Trusts

http://news.google.com/ Admitted: 1980, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Law School: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, J.D. 1980

College: Pomona College, Claremont, California

School of Theology, Claremont, California, M.A.

Member: Minnesota State Bar Association, Rice County Bar Association, Fifth District Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Biography: Founding Partner, Hvistendahl & Moersch; United States Naval Reserve; Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach, Pomona College; Past Chair of Trustees, Congregational Church Northfield; Mock Trial Coach, Northfield High School; Master Gardener; Married: Wife - Alice, Sons - Tyler and Brandon

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Jacqueline A. Dorsey, Partner

Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts, Elder Law, Real Estate, Family Law, Business Law, Nonprofit Organizations

Admitted: 2000, Minnesota; 2001 U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Law School: William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 2000

College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Member: Minnesota State Bar Association, Rice County Bar Association, Fifth District Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Biography: 20 years experience as legal assistant/law clerk in Beverly Hills, Seattle, Phoenix, and in Minnesota; President, Rice County Bar Association (2003); Secretary/Treasurer for the Fifth District Bar Association (2003-2004); Adjunct Coach for the Client Counseling Competition at William Mitchell College of Law (2002- ); Vice-Chair of WINGS (Women in Northfield Giving Support, a philanthropic organization); member of the Endowment Committee for the Northfield Senior Citizens Center; a regular instructor of estate planning classes for Northfield Public Schools Community Education; co-chair of the Northfield AAUW "I’m Going to College" event, which encourages students to attend post-secondary education; member of the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee since 1989; supporter and volunteer at the Northfield Arts Guild for 15 years.

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Mary L. Hahn, Associate

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Business Law, Appeals, Employment Law, Land-Use and Municipality Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Admitted: 1993, Georgia and U.S. District Court, District of Georgia

1993, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

2001, Minnesota U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Law School: University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, J.D. with Honors, 1993

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A. with High Honors, 1990

Member: Minnesota State Bar Association, Rice County Bar Association, Fifth District Bar Association.

Biography: After graduating from law school in 1993, Mary Hahn joined a large construction litigation firm in Atlanta, Georgia, where she gained experience in all aspects of civil litigation, including general business litigation, construction disputes, labor and employment law, attorney malpractice, as well as appellate work. She was also active in different forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. After leaving Atlanta and moving to Northfield, Minnesota, in 2000, Mary joined Hvistendahl, Moersch & Dorsey, where she has continued her practice in civil litigation and appellate work. Mary’s husband is a professor of History at St. Olaf College in Northfield. The Hahns have two young children and Mary is an active volunteer at her children’s school.

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Barbara K. Lundergan

Britt Ackerman

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