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MINNEAPOLIS(Business Wire)The Eden Prairie law firm of Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC is pleased to announcethat the Board of Governors has named Barton C Gernander a partner. A member of the firm's Litigation and Employment Law Practice Groups, Bartprimarily represents clients in banking, construction, real estate,entertainment, and others involved in standard and complex litigation in bothstate and federal courts. He serves on the Minnesota State Bar Association CourtRules and Administration Committee, the Hennepin County Bar Association's FourthDistrict Ethics Committee, and is also a member of the Federal Bar Association.In 2006, he was named to the Minnesota Law & Politics "Rising Star" list,representing the top 2.5 of young attorneys in the state Bart obtained hisJ.D. inPhilosophy, graduating with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania. "Bart has demonstrated legal talent and devoted client service," says Chad A.Johnson, Managing Partner.

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