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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, 41h Judicial District Ethics Committee 2012-2015 <br /> • Volunteer Attorney, Legal Aid of Minnesota 2010-present <br />