Admissions to Bar:
Minnesota Courts 1986
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota 1986
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1986
Education:
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota 1985 JD
Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter Minnesota, 1981 BA
Fraternities:
Delta Theta Phi
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), Executive Council MSBA Family Law Section – Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee of the MSBA Family Law Section - member of the MSBA Domestic Abuse Committee - MSBA Family Law Section Executive Committee
Member of the Hennepin County Bar Association - Anoka County Bar Association-
Presenter at the 2008 and 2009 Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Family Law Institute, presenting the Legislative Update
Minnesota Association For Justice
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
BNI West Metro Alliance
Christian Legal Society of MN
2007-2008 Professional of the Year Representing Family Law, Cambridge Who's Who
Voted Top Lawyer, Global Whos Who http://www.gdoww.com/top-lawyers-bio.asp?id=7803
Listed:
Global Directory of Who’s Who
Empire Who's Who
National Registry of Who’s Who
Manchester Who's Who
Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who
Strathmore's Who's Who
Martindale & Hubbell
Employment History:
In 1986, after being admitted to practice law in Minnesota, Mr. Norton began his own solo practice in Wayzata. Later moving to Minnetonka he began focusing on general civil practice, including family law. He later joined the law firm of Sween, Salazar & Barry as an associate and continued in these practice areas. The W.W. Holes Manufacturing Company subsequently hired him to serve as General Counsel. After one year with the company, he advanced to Vice-president of Customer Relations/General Counsel. In 1995 Mr. Norton resumed his civil practice of law, now focusing on family law, joining Paul Ross, as Ross & Norton PLLP in Chaska. Mr. Norton joined one of the state's premier real property law firms, Jensen, Anderson, & Sondrall PA in Brooklyn Park on January 1, 2002, with a practice focused upon family law and civil litigation. On March 1, 2007 he moved his practice out of the firm setting and into solo practice in Maple Grove to provide client centered legal services. In October 2008 he moved his office and it is now located in Brooklyn Center MN, at 6160 Summit Drive North.
Mr. Norton has experience in litigating and settling cases in over 20 counties in Minnesota with the majority of cases in Hennepin, Carver, Scott, McLeod, Anoka, Wright and Dakota counties.
As a youth, Mr. Norton decided his career objective was the practice of law. He began his legal career in 1976 working as a file clerk and messenger for Williston, McGibbon & Kuehn, in Chicago, IL during the summers. He then served as a file clerk for Bergman Knutson Street & Ulman and then as a clerk & messenger for Rider Bennet Eagan & Arundel. This was all before attending law school. During law school he built upon this experience working as a Paralegal Specialist at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S Attorney, in Minneapolis.