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Aaron D. Sampsel - Minneapolis, MN
305 Fifth Avenue NorthSuite 375 Minneapolis, MN 55401 - 7541
Christensen Sampsel PLLC
Minneapolis Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Lawyer
Overview
Aaron D. Sampsel is the Managing Attorney and a Shareholder with the firm of Christensen Sampsel PLLC. He routinely represents lawyers, law firms, and judges related professional responsibility and legal ethics issues in Minnesota. Aaron also manages the firm's associate attorneys on business litigation, corporate transactions, consumer law, real estate, and intellectual property matters.
After earning an undergraduate degree, Aaron earned his Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2016. While in law school, he earned a CALI Award and was on the dean’s list. He was also a staff member and editor of the Mitchell Hamline Law Review. Since graduating from law school, he has given numerous CLEs on legal ethics and professional responsibility. He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Law at his alma mater.
Aaron is admitted to practice law in the State of Minnesota, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He has also appeared in trademark matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Before his career as an attorney, he worked in the consumer deposit compliance and retail banking industry.
Aaron is an active participant in the local legal community as a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and he sits on the MSBA's Professional Regulation Committee. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and the American Bar Association's Center for Professional Responsibility.
About Aaron D. Sampsel
Practice Areas
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Litigation & Appeals
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Attorney & Shareholder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2016
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2017
Other Affiliations
- MSBA Standing Committee - Rules of Professional Conduct (Member)
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (Member)
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association - Minnesota Chapter (Member)
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, May, 2016
Juris Doctor
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: CALI Award
Law Review: Mitchell Hamline, Volume 42, Editor
Law Review: William Mitchell, Volume 41, Staff Member
Past Positions
- Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, Attorney
- Christensen Law Office PLLC, Associate Attorney
- Christensen Law Office PLLC, Law Clerk
Pro Bono Activities
- MSBA North Star Lawyer (2023)
Classes and Seminars
- Lawyer as Business Owner, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Transactions & Settlements, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Deals & Dispute Resolution, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Civil Procedure, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- "A Year in Review: Update on Attorney Discipline Matters in 2023", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (April 2024)
- "Ethical Issues Involved in Representing Student Athletes and Athletic Organizations", MSBA Sports, Art, and Entertainment Law Section (May 2023)
- "Ethics Year in Review: 2022", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (Apr. 2023)
- "Ethics for the Public Lawyer: Duty of Candor", Ethics for the Public Lawyer - MN Attorney General's Office (Apr. 2023)
- "Ethics, a Year in Review: 2021", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (Apr. 2022)
- "Ethics Developments in 2020: A Year in Review", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (Apr. 2021)
- “2019 in Hindsight: Ethics Case Law Update”, Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (Feb. 2020)
- "Your First Ethics Complaint: What Not to Do", MSBA New Lawyers Leadership Conference (Nov. 2019)
- "Tips & Tricks for DEC Chairs in Ethics Investigations", Annual District Ethics Committee Chairs Symposium (May 2019)
- "Ethics and the Duty to Report", Ramsey County Attorney's Office CLE (Apr. 2019)
- "Major Ethics Developments in 2018", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (Apr. 2019)
- "Ethics & Fee Agreements - Practice Management Pointers", Collaborative Community Law Initiative CLE (Dec. 2018)
- "The Ethics Refresher for Family Law Practitioners", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - MN Chapter (Nov. 2018)
- "Disciplinary Update: A Synopsis of Recent Discipline Cases", 10th Judicial District Annual Judicial Clerk CLE (Oct. 2018)
- "Ethics: Lessons Learned from the Mistakes of Others", Minnesota CLE Webcast (Aug. 2018)
- "Top 20 Things All Criminal Law Attorneys Should Remember About Ethics", 2018 Criminal Justice Institute (Aug. 2018)
- "Top 20 Things All Probate & Trust Attorneys Should Remember About Ethics", 2018 Probate & Trust Law Section Conference (June 2018)
- "Major Ethics Developments in 2017", Anne W. Grande Law Library CLE Series (May 2018)
- "Ethics Update for Family Law Attorneys", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - MN Chapter (Apr. 2018)
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Aaron D. Sampsel
Honors
- SuperLawyers Rising Star, 2021-2024
Office Information
Address
305 Fifth Avenue NorthSuite 375 Minneapolis, MN 55401 - 7541
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Ethics in Practice: Technology, Flat Fees, and Reporting Obligations, VI Magazine - Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Summer, 2023
- Professional Quandaries and Quagmires – Attorney Liens: What You Can and Cannot Claim, Minnesota Lawyer, September, 2019
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