Attorney Joseph S. Friedberg

Joe has extensive experience in litigating criminal, white-collar criminal, and complex civil cases in state and federal courts across the United States including the United States Supreme Court. His clients include physicians, bankers, lawyers, chief executive officers, athletes, and police officers.

The Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers honored him with their Distinguished Service Award. He is President of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. The National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified him as a criminal trial specialist. He is a frequent lecturer at law schools and continuing legal education seminars and is a television and radio commentator.

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Minnesota Law & Politics named him to their Minnesota Legal Hall of Fame as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in the history of the state. Joe is listed in all editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

Admitted

  • 1966, Minnesota

Selected To:

  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2010
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2009
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2008
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2007
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2006
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2005
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2004
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers 2003

Historical data is only available from 2003

Certifications and Credentials:

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Law School & Education:

  • University of North Carolina, J.D., with honors, 1963
  • University of North Carolina, B.S., 1959

Honors and Awards:

  • Order of the Coif, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1963
  • Juris Doctor with Honors, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1963
  • Teaching Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1963
  • Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Distinguished Service Award

Military Involvement:

  • With USMCR, 1955-1961

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • National Board of Trial Advocacy  – certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy, 1981

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – Annual Criminal Justice Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association

Professional Memberships:

  • Hennepin County (Member, Criminal Law Section
  • Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1979-1980)
  • Minnesota State (Member, Criminal Law Section) and American (Member, Section on Criminal Justice) Bar Associations
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1992
  • Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002)
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
  • American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Member, Executive Committee, 1987—)