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INTRODUCTION <br />The law firm of Carson, Clelland & Schreder is pleased to submit a proposal for criminal <br />prosecutorial legal services for the City of Orono. Our firm has had a long standing commitment <br />to the practice of municipal law and has continuously represented many Minnesota municipalities <br />for more than thirty years. The firm believes that it will bring a high level of expertise and <br />commitment of excellence to the legal representation in criminal prosecution on behalf of the City <br />of Orono. <br />LAW FIRM BACKGROUND <br />The law firm of Carson and Clelland commenced its practice in August, 1979, with its <br />attorneys and founding partners Jeffrey A. Carson and William G. Clelland. The firm is located <br />at 6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, at the intersection of Interstate <br />694 and Shingle Creek Parkway. Ellen Schreder joined as a partner in 1996. David Ross, John <br />Thames, and Dawn Speltz joined as partners in 2016. The firm also employs two associate <br />attorneys, Sami Corlew and Joseph Murphy. <br />The founding partners of the firm, Jeffrey A. Carson and William G. Clelland were <br />admitted to the practice of law in the State of Minnesota in 1972 and in 1975. The two have been <br />associated with one another for the practice of law for the past 36 years. Each attorney has practiced <br />in the field of municipal law since his admission to the bar and in many cases, has represented the <br />same municipality for more than 30 years. <br />The firm also employs as support staff, three paralegals and two legal assistants, all of <br />whom have extensive experience handling criminal legal work for multiple municipalities. The <br />staff is competent, professional, and responsive to the firm's clients and we are very proud of their <br />work. <br />The firm is engaged in the general practice of law for private clients, but with a substantial <br />commitment to municipal law and criminal prosecution. The firm devotes approximately 75 <br />percent of its time to its municipal clients, providing both civil legal services and criminal <br />prosecution for the cities of Spring Lake Park (since 1975), Corcoran (since 1978), Maple Plain <br />(since 1978), Greenfield (since 1984), Long Lake (since 2010), Rogers (since 2004), and Ham <br />Lake (since 2015). In addition, the firm provides criminal prosecution and related civil services <br />for the cities of Brooklyn Center (since the early 1980s), Independence (since 1979), Hanover <br />(since 2003), Dayton (since 2015), and Columbus (since 2015). The firm compliments its <br />municipal practice by also practicing in the fields of real estate, family law and all aspects of trial <br />work. By engaging in comprehensive civil and criminal municipal work our firm is able to offer <br />our municipal clients the institutional knowledge necessary to effectively advise City Staff and <br />Law Enforcement in almost all circumstances that would arise in the criminal prosecution area. <br />We offer full services, including vehicle forfeitures, appellate representation, as well as having <br />extensive experience in code enforcement. <br />The resources of the law firm include all photocopying facilities, computers, email, <br />facsimile machines and Westlaw. The firm is equipped to respond to inquiries on a daily basis via <br />2 <br />