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EVAN W. CORDES <br />4498 Evergreen Dr. • Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 • 651-210-1942 • EvanWCordes(a),gmail.com <br />EDUCATION <br />UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW, Baltimore MD <br />Juris Doctor, 2010 <br />GPA: 3.29 <br />Activities: President, University Student Government Association <br />UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis MN <br />Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Journalism, 2007 <br />GPA: 3.79,summa cum laude <br />Activities: Student Senate, Honors Program <br />EXPERIENCE <br />MINNESOTA COUNTIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRUST,St. Paul, MN Spring 2013-Present <br />Staff Counsel <br />Manage workers' compensation litigation including trying cases as necessary, negotiating <br />and drafting settlement agreements, and overseeing outside counsel. <br />Advise member counties on workers' compensation, contracts, employment law, and <br />government liability. <br />Participate in the drafting and negotiating of contracts, memoranda of understanding, <br />leases and joint powers agreements. <br />Create and lead training for members' employees on workers' compensation, <br />employment laws, and privacy issues. <br />WILLIAM J.KRUEGER,P.A,St. Paul, MN Spring 2011-Spring 2013 <br />Of Counsel <br />Litigated workers' compensation, employment, Social Security disability, and personal <br />injury cases. <br />Managed client relationships by explaining legal rights and identifying goals. <br />Researched and drafted pleadings for workers' compensation and civil litigation. <br />Successfully challenged the nature and extent of immunity in a defamation case before <br />the Minnesota Court of Appeals. <br />TARGET CORPORATION,Minneapolis, MN Fall 2010-Spring 2011 <br />Law Clerk <br />Conducted in-depth legal analysis on upcoming legislation throughout the county that <br />affected the company in the areas of business litigation, tort claims acts, criminal law, <br />transportation, and environmental law. <br />Developed strategies with business units to ensure regulatory compliance. <br />BAR ADMISSION& ACTIVITIES <br />Member, State Bar of Minnesota 2010-present <br />Member, 4th Judicial District Ethics Committee 2012-2015 <br />Volunteer Attorney, Legal Aid of Minnesota 2010-present