Background
Sieben, Junior, Harry A. was born on November 24, 1943 in Hastings, Minnesota, United States.
Sieben, Junior, Harry A. was born on November 24, 1943 in Hastings, Minnesota, United States.
Winona State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Creighton University. University of Minnesota (Juris Doctor, 1968).
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Winona State College (now Winona State University) in 1965, and Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1968. He served 14 years in the Legislature, serving as Speaker of the House between 1981-1984. In 1985 he rejoined his previous law firm and works in private practice.
In 1968, Sieben joined the United States Army Reserve, where he served seven years with the Military Intelligence Branch working as a Morse code intercept operator and platoon leader.
He then received a direct commission in the Minnesota Air National Guard in April 1975. He served in the Judge Advocate General"s Corps for the 133rd Airlift Wing, 148th Fighter Wing and Headquarters Minnesota Air National Guard.
In 1990, he was appointed as the state judge advocate for the Minnesota National Guard. In 1997 he was promoted to Brigadier General and assistant adjutant general in the Minnesota Air National Guard, and later as acting Adjutant General for the State of Minnesota.
He was promoted to Major General in 2003.
After retiring from the military, Sieben became a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Minnesota on October 27, 2006.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.
State Bar of Wisconsin.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Minnesota Center for Arts Education (Chairman, 1985-1992).
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota.
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Minnesota Million Dollar Round Table. Military: Minnesota Air National Guard, 1968+13. Judge Advocate General Officer, Colonel, 1988+13 (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association).
(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).