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ATTORNEYS
Sarah Vogel
Beth Angus Baumstark
Rudra Tamm
Derrick Braaten
STAFF
Donna Abrahamson
Debbie Miller
Becky Maier
Sharyl Maier
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Derrick Braaten, Partner
Derrick received his Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota Law School where he served as staff and Associate Editor on the Journal of Law and Inequality. He moved to North Dakota to work with Sarah Vogel Law Partners in August of 2007. Originally from Bemidji, Minnesota, Derrick received a Bachelor of Arts in English and in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota, Morris, in 2002. Derrick worked with the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture for two years before moving on to law school at the University of Minnesota, and has been very active working with sustainable agriculture and local food systems advocacy. He has given presentations on local food systems and sustainable agriculture at events in Minnesota and North Dakota, and at the Rural Youth Summit in Ames, Iowa. Derrick was also an extern for the Honorable Lenor Scheffler at the Upper Sioux Tribal Court in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Practice Focus and Bar Admissions
Derrick's practice focuses on agricultural law, American Indian law, environmental law, and legal work supporting small businesses and economic development. He is presently admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in North Dakota and Minnesota, and in Fort Berthold District Court.
Publications
- Legal Issues with Local Food Systems, Drake J. Agric. L. (forthcoming 2010) (co-author)
- The Right to be Heard in City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation: Equity and the Sound of Silence, 25 LAW AND INEQ 227 (2007)
- Marketing Local Food, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (2007) (co-author)
- Local Foods: Where to Find It, How to Buy It, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (2005) (co-author)
Presentations
Legal Issues in Local Food Systems
-American Agricultural Law Association Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA; September 2009
Landowner Rights and Energy Development
-Marketplace of Ideas, Bismarck, ND; January, 2009
Business Entities and Liability Issues with Small Businesses
-Marketplace of Ideas, New Town, ND; February 2008
Liability and Other Legal Issues with Agri-tourism and Eco-tourism Ventures
-Strom Center, Dickinson, ND; March, 2008
Rural Youth and Local Food Projects
-Rural Youth Summit, Ames, IA; June 2008
Business Entities and Liability Issues with Small Businesses
-Sitting Bull College, Standing Rock Indian Reservation; guest speaker on numerous occasions
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