Stephen C. Rathke

Background

Rathke, Stephen C. was born on April 28, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois, United States.

Education

Valparaiso University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Juris Doctor, 1971).

Career

Worked at Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in General Practice. Insurance Law. Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Minnesota and United States.

District Court, District of Minnesota.

Member, 1969-1971 and Articles Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review. Author: "Plea Negotiations Under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines," 5 Hamline Law Review 271 (1982).

"Abolition of the Mental Illness Defense," 9 William Mitchell Law Review 143 (1983). Clerk to Justice Fallon Kelly, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1971-1972.

Counsel to State Senate Judiciary Committee, 1973-1974.

Attorney, Crow Wing County, 1975-1991. Member, Lawyers" Professional Responsibility Board, 1977-1985. Member, 1978-1991, and Chairman, 1983-1986, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

Member: Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations.

Minnesota County Attorneys" Association (Director, 1976-1991. President, 1983); Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A. engages in the general practice of law with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Hudson, Wisconsin.

Achievements

• Stephen C. Rathke has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Plea Negotiations Under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines," 5 Hamline Law Review 271 (1982). "Abolition of the Mental Illness Defense," 9 William Mitchell Law Review 143 (1983). Clerk to Justice Fallon Kelly, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1971-1972.
    
    Counsel to State Senate Judiciary Committee, 1973-1974. Attorney, Crow Wing County, 1975-1991.

Membership

Member, 1969-1971 and Articles Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review.