Richard P. Ohlenberg

Twin Cities Criminal Defense Lawyer

RICHARD P. OHLENBERG, Attorney at Law
OHLENBERG LAW OFFICE
7400 Lyndale Ave. S., Suite 180
Richfield, MN 55423
Telephone: 612-869-8829
Fax: 612-869-8890
Email: richard@ohlenberglaw.com

Experience

• 13 Years Experience,
  
• Criminal Defense Practice
  
• Statewide practice/primarily focused on 7-County Metro area representing clients in District Courts and also in Minnesota Courts of Appeals
  
• Licensed Attorney in State of Minnesota since 1997; Federal Court, District of Minnesota, 2007
  
• Speaker at Minnesota State Bar Association Seminar, “Immigration and Criminal Law Essentials: What Every Immigration Lawyer Needs to Know about Criminal Cases and Vice Versa,” November 14, 2008, Offices of Dorsey & Whitney
  
• 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
  
• Jury Acquittals, dismissals, and successful resolutions in criminal cases including: drugs, criminal sexual conduct, theft, assault, and DWI/traffic offenses

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

• 2008-09 Chair, Criminal Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association
  
• 2009-10 Criminal Law Section Voting Representative to MSBA Assembly
  
• Participant, Minnesota Supreme Court, Criminal Justice Forum, Oct 2008-Dec 2009(tasked with proposing cost reductions for court system)
  
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), 1997 to present
  
• Speaker, MSBA seminar, “Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law CLE and reception, January 28, 2010, Offices of Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN
  
• Instructor, Rasmussen College, Minnetonka Campus, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Spring Semester, 2004