Press Releases

Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium

The inaugural Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium presented by one of the country’s premier entertainment law firms is slated for Thursday, November 13, 2008 in Minneapolis. The program will educate entertainment, sports professionals and others about...

Bob Donnelly Named to "Irish Legal 100" by Irish Voice Newspaper

A 30-year veteran of the legal profession, practicing in the entertainment industry, has been named to the prestigious first annual “Irish Legal 100” by the Irish Voice newspaper and Irish American Magazine. Bob Donnelly of the law firm Lommen, Abdo, Cole,...

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Patient in Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - July 31, 2008 - The Minnesota State Supreme Court today ruled that, in a failure to diagnosis cancer case, the statute of limitations begins at the point when, looking at the unique circumstances of the particular...

Bob King Licensed in North Dakota

Bob King, an attorney in Lommen Abdo’s Minneapolis office, was admitted to practice in North Dakota on May 6, 2008. Bob King is included in the list of Minnesota’s Top 40 PI Super Lawyers®...

Bob Donnelly Celebrates his 30th Year as a Music Attorney

NEW YORK/MINNEAPOLIS – February 22, 2008 – Bob Donnelly, a lifelong New York music attorney who has always championed musicians’ rights, will mark the 30th anniversary of his practice, which includes a diverse client pool of many established...

Record Industry to be Discussed During SXSW Legal Panels, Lommen Abdo Firm Helps

MINNEAPOLIS/AUSTIN, TEXAS - March 7, 2008 - While the buzz bands will be buzzin' at the annual SXSW (South by Southwest) confab March 13-15 in Austin, Texas, many of the most pressing issues facing established and emerging recording artists and the...

Jamie Johnson Appointed to Wisconsin Governor's Judical Advisory Council

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle appointed Lommen Abdo Attorney Jamie Johnson to The Governor’s Judicial Advisory Council (JAC). The JAC assists the Governor in making appointments to the bench to fill mid-term vacancies at the trial and appellate court levels...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Decision on 'Light' or 'Low Tar' Cigarette Advertising

TWIN CITIES - December 4, 2007 - The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its ruling today against cigarette manufacturers stating that federal laws do not preempt fraud claims brought under Minnesota law against tobacco companies that make and advertise...

Lee Hutton Joins Lommen Abdo

MINNEAPOLIS, NEW YORK, HUDSON, WI – October 23, 2007 – A former Golden Gopher letterman has joined the law firm of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A., (www.lommen.com) effective October 1, 2007. Lee Hutton III, who played for the Gophers between 1994...

Brad Lehrman Joins Lommen Abdo

TWIN CITIES - September 18, 2007 - Bradley H. Lehrman, a well-known Twin Cities attorney, business advisor, private investor, fund manager and board member, has joined the law firm of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A, as a shareholder...

Margie Bodas Reaffirmed as Vice President of Practice Management

Margie Bodas has been reaffirmed as the vice president of practice management at Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. by the firm’s board of directors. She has served in that position since it was created in 1998. She is responsible for...

Board Elections

Barry O’Neil (litigation), Kay Nord Hunt (appeals) and Marc Johannsen (family law) have been elected to the board of directors of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A., a litigation, business and entertainment law firm with offices in...

Lommen Abdo's Phil Cole and Bob King Inducted Into Litigation Counsel of America

New York, NY- Minneapolis attorneys Phillip A. Cole and Robert J. King, Jr. of Lommen Abdo Cole King & Stageberg P.A., were inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America at the LCA’s Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in New York. Phil...

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Severely Injured Boy in Suit Involving Car Seat Laws

TWIN CITIES – June 21, 2007 – A young boy severely brain injured in a car accident five years ago won a victory against his family’s insurance company when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today in his favor. The unusual lawsuit – filed on behalf of the...

Sheila Bjorklund Participates in Autism Causation Proceeding

Minneapolis attorney - and former RN - Sheila Bjorklund (of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.) is one of 10 attorneys from around the country on the Executive Steering Committee for the Petitioners (plaintiffs) in the Court of Federal Claims...

The Planning Divas

TWIN CITIES - April 30, 2007 - The Planning Divas are here to help: It’s a sobering but true fact that many women will outlive their spouses and may not be prepared to deal with the complexities of their finances or estate planning issues. Now...

Bob Donnelly Joins Lommen Abdo

NEW YORK/MINNEAPOLIS – April 11, 2007 – Bob Donnelly, a life-long New York music attorney who has been awarded 38 gold and platinum records over his nearly 30 years of representing music clients world-wide, is joining his practice with the growing...

New Shareholders / New Hires

Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. has elected three new shareholders and hired three additional attorneys, as it expands to serve its clients growing needs. The three new shareholders are Tim Matson, entertainment and intellectual property law; Valerie...

Paul Bezilla Joins Lommen Abdo

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., – December 1, 2006 – With a resume minted in Los Angeles, veteran entertainment lawyer, Paul Bezilla, has joined the Twin Cities-based law firm of Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. Bezilla's 25-plus years in the entertainment...

The Minnesota Supreme Court Agrees to Review Freedom of Expression Rights in Manufactured Home Parks

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – September 5, 2006 – How much can free speech rights be restricted by a manufactured (mobile) home park owner in Minnesota? That’s the issue the Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to review on appeal on behalf of the nonprofit group that...

New Lommen Abdo Law Firm Will Combine Litigation, Business and National Entertainment Strengths

The new year is bringing together two long-standing Midwest-based law firms to create a new firm whose combined talents deepen its collective practice areas and sharpen its competitive edge – all to the benefit of their clients locally, nationally and...