Background
Mertz, Stephen M. was born in 1958 in Algona, Iowa, United States.
Mertz, Stephen M. was born in 1958 in Algona, Iowa, United States.
University of Iowa (Bachelor of General Studies, with highest distinction, 1987. Juris Doctor, with high distinction, 1990).
Worked at Faegre & Benson Limited Liability Partnership (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Minnesota. Phi Beta Kappa.
Founded in Minneapolis in 1886, Faegre & Benson is one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States.
The Firm consists of 291 lawyers practicing in virtually all areas of law from offices located in Minneapolis, Denver, Des Moines, London, Frankfurt and Almaty.
The Firm represents both businesses and individuals. Foreign many years, the Firm has regularly represented many of the leading commercial, financial, service and industrial companies in the Upper Midwest of the United States, including the region"s largest merchant, its largest bank and several of its largest hospitals.
We also represent Fortune 500 companies internationally and in the United States in particular practice areas.