Background
Fraser, Thomas S. was born on April 18, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
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Thomas S. Fraser
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Dartmouth College; University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1973). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in General Practice, including: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Commercial, Business Risk Management and Compliance, Corporate Acquisitions and Securities, Creditor Remedies and Bankruptcy, Directors and Officers Services, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts, Executive and Professional Compensation and Employee Benefits, Family Law, Health Care and Hospitals, High Computer Technology, Intellectual Property, International Business, Immigration, Transfer Pricing, Labor and Employment, Business Litigation, Local Government and Education, Advertising Media, Entertainment and Communications, Non-Profit Organizations, Partnerships, Syndications and Tax Shelters, Professional Corporations, Real Estate, Sports Law, Tax and Business Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Minnesota. Phi Beta Kappa. Vice President, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, 1975-1976.
Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge Earl R. Larson, 1976-1977. Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota (Solicitor General Division), 1977-1979.
Director, 1979-1990, Chair, 1984-1985 and Volunteer attorney, Legal Advice Clinics, Limited. Director, Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Committee, 1983-1988.
Arbitrator and Mediator, Hennepin County District Court, 1984.
Arbitration and Mediation Panels Member, American Arbitration Association. Director, Fund for Legal Aid Society, 1992. Contributing Editor, "Notes and Trends-Civil Litigation," The Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 1990-1996.
Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy and Minnesota Advocacy Institute.
Volunteer Attorney, Louisiana Death Penalty Case, 1987. Company-founder, Past Director and Mediator, The Mediation Center.
Mediator, United States. Arbitration and Mediation, 1987.
Member: Hennepin County (Chair, Bench and Bar Committee, 1983-1984), Minnesota State (Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 1990-1991.
Member, Complex Litigation Task Force, 1991-1992. Member, Judicial Elections Task Force, 1997), Federal and American Bar Associations. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association).
Fredrikson & Byron"s International Business Group is experienced in handling a broad spectrum of international business matters, advising United States. and non-United States. clients on choice of jurisdiction in which to organize, do business and locate facilities, financings, mergers, acquisitions, banking, United States. and non-United States. investments, real estate, patents, trademarks and copyrights, marketing, distribution and sales contracts, licensing agreements, immigration, legal compliance, corporate governance, and a variety of tax matters including transfer pricing and multi-jurisdictional tax issues.
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Membership
Member: Hennepin County (Chair, Bench and Bar Committee, 1983-1984), Minnesota State (Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 1990-1991. Member, Complex Litigation Task Force, 1991-1992. Member, Judicial Elections Task Force, 1997), Federal and American Bar Associations.
(Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association).
