Experience
- Criminal Defense Practice
- Jury Acquittals, dismissals, and successful resolutions in over 650 criminal cases including: drugs, criminal sexual conduct, theft, assault, and DWI/traffic offenses.
- Statewide practice/primarily focused on 7-County Metro area representing clients in District Courts and also in Minnesota Courts of Appeals
- 11 Years of Experience
- Licensed Attorney in State of Minnesota since 1997
- Member Attorney, Otten and Seymour, 1601 East Hwy 13, Suite 108, Burnsville, MN 55337 representing clients in Criminal Defense cases
- Convenient Burnsville office location on Highway 13, two (2) miles northeast of I-35W
Education
William Mitchell, College of Law, St. Paul, MN
Juris Doctor (JD), May 1997; admitted to Minnesota State Bar - October 1997
- Law Review Staff Member, 1996-97
New York University, Stern School of Business M.B.A. — Finance Major, May 1985
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences
B.A — Economics, May 1979
Published Minnesota Court of Appeals Cases
- State v. Polsfuss, 720 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. App. 2006)
- Barnes v. 2001 Ford Excursion, 622 N.W.2d 364 (Minn. App. 2001, rev. denied April 17, 2001)
Outside Activities
- Vice Chair, Criminal Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2007-08
- Member, Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, 2008
- Speaker at Minnesota State Bar Association Seminar: “Basic Training for Criminal Attorneys: Useful Courtroom Evidence and Ethics Tips No One Else Bothered to Tell You”, November 2006
- Treasurer, Criminal Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2006-2007
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1997 to present
- Instructor, Rasmussen College, Minnetonka Campus, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Spring Semester, 2004.