INSIGHTS

In Their Own Words: Mike Boyle
Ella Wiebusch Ella Wiebusch

In Their Own Words: Mike Boyle

As Blethen Berens marks its 130th anniversary, we're honoring our history through the voices of the people who lived it. Michael Boyle began at Berens, Rodenberg & O'Connor as a summer law clerk during law school and returned years later to practice, spending his career on the New Ulm side of the firm. Here, he shares memories of Bill O'Connor, the firm's deep roots in cooperative law, and the merger that united Berens and Blethen.

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In Their Own Words: Jim Turk
130th, INSIGHTS Ella Wiebusch 130th, INSIGHTS Ella Wiebusch

In Their Own Words: Jim Turk

As Blethen Berens marks its 130th anniversary, we're honoring our history through the voices of the people who lived it. Jim Turk joined the firm in 1973, was licensed in 1975, and became a partner in 1979 — practicing for 35 years as an equity partner before spending another 12 as a mediator. Here, he looks back on the people, the culture, and the lessons that shaped his career.

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In Their Own Words: Randy Berkland
130th, INSIGHTS Ella Wiebusch 130th, INSIGHTS Ella Wiebusch

In Their Own Words: Randy Berkland

As Blethen Berens marks its 130th anniversary, we're honoring our history through the voices of the people who lived it. Randy Berkland was hired in March 1971 as the firm's sixth lawyer and spent his career there, retiring when the firm had grown to about twenty attorneys — nearly half of them women. Here, he reflects on mentors, a memorable trial, and a standard of work that never wavered.

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