JLO LAW:

651-290-6500

Mark A. Fonken is a partner with Jardine, Logan & O’Brien. Mr. Fonken represents clients in both civil litigation and workers’ compensation disputes.

Within his civil litigation practice, Mr. Fonken represents clients within the areas of general liability, property claims involving arson and fraud, and products liability. A background in farming and construction trades allows Mr. Fonken to provide clients additional insight into the areas of agricultural and construction-related equipment litigation.

In the area of workers’ compensation, Mr. Fonken defends employers and insurers before the Department of Labor and Industry and the Office of Administrative Hearings through all aspects of workers' compensation cases. He has had extensive experience in coverage B defense of employers in a third-party liability litigation in which the employer has been named as a defendant and in pursuing workers’ compensation subrogation claims against a third-party tortfeasor.

Attorney Profile

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1976

B.A., University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1971

Major: Business Administration

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota, 1976

Wisconsin, 1984

Iowa, 2000

U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1980

U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 1992

U.S. Supreme Court, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute (ACMIE subcommittee)

Minnesota State Bar Association

Ramsey County Bar Association

State Bar of Wisconsin