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PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Criminal Defense

Internal Investigations

Preventive Law

EDUCATION

Thomas B. Heffelfinger
612/349.5657
theffelfinger@bestlaw.com

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

Hennepin County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

Minnesota American Indian Bar Association

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1997 to 2001 

Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, Chair, 1990-1991

Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Member, 1998 to 2000

Ethics Officers Association, 1994 to 2001

Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission, Member, 1996 to present; Chair, 1998 to present

Minneapolis Area Chapter, American Red Cross; Board of Directors Member, 1988 to 2001; Chair, 1999 to 2000
National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys; 1993-2001; and 2006 to present

BAR ADMISSIONS

State of Minnesota, 1976

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1977

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1983

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1999

Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal Court, 1999

U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2000