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100% Ethics / Professional Responsibility
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Résumé
License
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34 years since William J Wernz was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Minnesota |
Authorized to practice
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1977 |
01/22/2012 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Notre Dame Law School |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1977 |
| University of Iowa |
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PhD - Doctorate |
1971 |
| College of St. Thomas |
Philosophy |
BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1966 |
See all 3 degrees
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Attorney Professionalism Award |
Hennepin County Bar Association |
2005 |
| President’s Award for Outstanding Service |
Minnesota State Bar Association |
2003 |
| Award of Professional Excellence |
Minnesota State Bar Association |
1991 |
See all 3 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Chair |
Minnesota State Bar Association, Task Force on ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct Amendments |
2002-2003
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| President |
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers |
1998-1999
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| Chair |
Hennepin County Bar Association, Professional Conduct Committee |
1992-1994
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| Member |
Minnesota State Bar Association, Rules of Professional Conduct Committee |
1992-1994
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| Member |
National Organization of Bar Counsel |
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
Date |
| Confidentially Speaking, the Ethics Rules can be Tricky (Part II) |
Minnesota Lawyer |
2007 |
| Confidentially Speaking, the Ethics Rules can be Tricky (Part I of II) |
Minnesota Lawyer |
2007 |
| Character, Fitness & Redemption: Measuring Fitness to Practice |
Bench and Bar |
2007 |
| 'Pretexting,' Prevaricating and Getting the Facts |
Minnesota Lawyer |
2006 |
| Comments to Professional Rules: Guidance or Basis for Discipline? |
Minnesota Lawyer |
2006 |
| New Directions in Professional Conduct: The Devil is in the Details |
Bench & Bar |
2005 |
| Investigation Ethics |
Hennepin Lawyer |
2005 |
| Ethics Walls in Minnesota — Lennartson Revisited |
Minnesota Lawyer |
2003 |
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