Howard Bass
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
About Howard Bass
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1984J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Law Review: DePaul Law Review, Managing Editor, 1983 - 1984
- Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, 1981B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: President, Mankato State University Student Association, 1980-1981
Representative Cases
- United States v. Jeffrey A. Siewert, 2008 WL 4635258 (United States District Court Minnesota 2008)
- State of Minnesota v. Daniel Alan Kuhlman, 729 N.W.2d 577 (Minnesota Supreme Court 2007)
- State of Minnesota v. Daniel Alan Kuhlman, 722 N.W.2d 1 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2006)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1984
- Minnesota, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1988
Other Affiliations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1989 - Present (Member)
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2002 - 2003 (President)
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1994 - 2004 (Board Member)
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1989 - Present (Member)
- Mississippi Public Defenders Association, 1986 - 1987 (President)
- Mississippi Public Defenders Association, 1985 - 1987 (Board Member)
- American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, 2005 - Present (Board Member)
- American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, 2005 - Present (Volunteer Attorney)
- Mississippi Civil Liberties Union, 1985 - 1987 (Board Member)
Past Positions
- Washington County, Greenville, Mississippi, Assistant Public Defender, 1984 - 1988
- Thomson & Ellis, St. Paul, Minnesota, Associate, 1988 - 1989
- Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Associate, 1989 - 1994
- Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Partner, 1994 - 2004
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
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