Cassie Wolfgram - an Apple Valley, US Appeals Lawyer

Apple Valley Appeals Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Appeals
General Litigation
Civil & Commercial Litigation

Attorney Information

Overview

Cassie Wolfgram is an associate attorney with the firm. She regularly assists clients with a variety of personal and business litigation matters.

Cassie graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology before attending law school at the University of Iowa College of Law. During law school, Cassie was an Iowa Law School Foundation Merit Scholar and served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Gender, Race and Justice. She was also a quarterfinalist in the Van Oosterhout-Baskerville Moot Court Competition during law school.

After law school, Cassie began her career in private practice in Iowa before moving to Minnesota in 2018. Cassie’s diverse litigation background includes extensive experience in all aspects of both civil and criminal litigation. She has extensive experience with discovery and motion practice. She has also tried numerous cases to jury verdict and argued multiple cases to the Court of Appeals.

At Dougherty Molenda, Cassie assists clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including the following:

Appeals
Business Torts and Unfair Competition
Commercial Litigation
Conciliation Court
Construction Defects
Contract Disputes
Debt Collection
Defamation
Employment Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Manufacturing Disputes
Real Estate
Shareholder Litigation
Trade Secret Misappropriation

Awards and Honors

Honors

Minnesota Rising Stars List 2021-2023

Education

Legal Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
  Honors: Iowa Law School Foundation Merit Scholar
  Honors: Van Oosterhout-Baskerville Moot Court Quarterfinalist (2011)
  Law Journal: Journal of Gender, Race and Justice, Articles Editor, 2010 - 2011
Non Legal Education
- Iowa State University
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

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Pro Bono Activities

Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce
Dakota Regional Chamber of Commerce
Feed My Starving Children (Regular Volunteer)
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) Board of Directors
Boeckman Middle School Parent Ambassador

Representative Cases

Budny v. MemberSelect Ins. Co., 895 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017)
Nibeck v. Cirkl, 16-CV-114-LRR, 2018 WL 522779, at *1 (N.D. Iowa Jan. 23, 2018), aff'd sub nom. Nibeck v. Marion Police Dep't, 770 Fed. Appx. 304 (8th Cir. 2019)
Neuman v. Iowa, 701 Fed. Appx. 530, 531 (8th Cir. 2017)
State v. Abrahamson, 2019 WL 5885083, A19-0079 (Minn. Ct. App. 2019), rev. denied.
State v. McReynolds, 2021 WL 3611376, A20-1435 (Minn. Ct. Appl. 2021), rev. granted.
State v. Troyer, 2021 WL 1846820, A20-0832 (Minn. Ct. App. 2021), rev. denied.
Swearingen v. Carle, 286 F. Supp. 3d 1014 (S.D. Iowa 2017), aff'd sub nom. Swearingen v. Judd, 930 F.3d 983 (8th Cir. 2019).
In the Matter of Surveillance & Integrity Review (SIRS) Appeals by Trinity Home Health Care Services and Etyane Ayana, 996 N.W.2d 178 (Minn. 2023).
In the Matter of the Surveillance and Integrity Review (SIRS) Appeals by Trinity Home Health Care Services and Etyane Ayana, 996 N.W.2d 178 (Minn. 2023).
In the Matter of the Trust of Robert W. Moreland a/k/a Robert William Moreland, 993 N.W.2d 80 (Minn. 2023).
Hudson Financial LLC v. City of Eagan, A22-1499, 2023 WL 3939485 (Minn. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Abara, A22-0018, 2022 WL 4126240 (Minn. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. McReynolds, A20-1435, 2021 WL 3611376 (Minn. Ct. App. 2021), rev’d 973 N.W.2d 314 (Minn. 2022).
State v. Troyer, A20-0832, 2021 WL 1846820 (Minn. Ct. App. 2021), rev. denied.
State v. Abrahamson, A19-0079, 2019 WL 5885083 (Minn. Ct. App. 2019), rev. denied.
Swearingen v. Carle, 286 F. Supp. 3d 1014 (S.D. Iowa 2017), aff’d sub nom. Swearingen v. Judd, 930 F.3d 983 (8th Cir. 2019).
Nibeck v. Cirkl, 16-CV-114-LRR, 2018 WL 522779 (N.D. Iowa Jan. 23, 2018), aff’d sub nom. Nibeck v. Marion Police Dep’t, 770 Fed. Appx. 304 (8th Cir. 2019).
Neuman v. Iowa, 701 Fed. Appx. 530, 531 (8th Cir. 2017).
Budny v. MemberSelect Ins. Co., 895 N.W.2d 923 (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).

Bar Admissions

Minnesota
Iowa
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota

Other Affiliations

Minnesota State Bar Association
Dakota County Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers, Community Action & Advocacy Committee
MENSA International

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Apple Valley, MN

14985 Glazier Avenue
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