Laura Kuipers Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I am an associate in the firm's Anti-Fraud Counseling and Litigation Group.

Minneapolis, Mn

During my clerkship with Judge Miller, she had two assignments: a mixed assignment involving civil cases and suburban criminal cases at the Ridgedale courthouse, and a purely criminal law assignment with Community Court. As a law clerk, I researched issues of civil law and procedure, and prepared bench memoranda before hearings; drafted orders on dispositive motion hearings, and wrote scheduling and trial orders; assisted with courtroom proceedings for all types of criminal and civil hearings and trials; prepared jury instructions and verdict forms, and managed jury during trials; coordinated judicial and party schedules for the effective handling of cases; and supervised and mentored judicial externs. During her assignment to Community Court, which involved a purely criminal law caseload, I researched questions of criminal law and procedure, and wrote orders and memoranda on evidentiary motions, including challenges to stops, searches, show-up procedures, and methods of interrogation.

Minneapolis, Mn

Researched complex issues of probate law, which included reviewing legislative history; drafted orders and memoranda on contested probate matters; facilitated courtroom proceedings by reviewing cases and conducting scheduling; and managed probate court files by updating electronic database and communicating with attorneys.

Minneapolis, Mn

Responsibilities included reviewing and analyzing documents for responsiveness and privilege prior to production.

Second-chaired two felony jury trials and conducted direct examination of witness; researched and wrote demurrer to motion to dismiss, and argued against the motion in court; and assisted in conducting depositions of essential witnesses in felony cases.

Argued for the release of clients from custody without the requirement of bail; drafted motions and legal memoranda in preparation for felony trials; interviewed clients, both in and out of custody, and presented clients’ guilty pleas to the court; and collaborated with attorneys to develop trial strategy.

Collaborated closely with staff attorney in managing extensive caseload of appeals from six counties, prepared appellate case summaries and conducted independent legal analysis to provide assistance to three-judge appellate panel, composed legal memoranda to provide guidance to staff attorney and circuit court judges, drafted appellate order affirming trial court's refusal to suppress evidence in DUI case, attended quarterly three-judge appellate conference, researched legal basis of extraordinary writ cases to determine the court's subsequent actions

Facilitated day-to-day activities of the firm, implemented an organizational system to maintain efficiency in a small business, drafted letters to the editor and talking points for press conferences, proofread editorials, press releases, and speeches, and completed press pitch calls and distributed press releases to state-wide media sources.

Conducted donor research using governmental databases for the fundraising team, collaborated on fundraising events for the Democratic Caucus and State Representatives, organized campaign materials and assisted with campaign message distribution.

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy.

Bachelor Of Arts, Humanities Pre-Law

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Gamma, MSU Pre-Law Society - Treasurer