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Patrick K Costello
Costello, Carlson & Butzon, LLP
310 Main Street
P.O. Box 929
Lakefield, Minnesota 56150
Phone: 507-662-6621
Fax: 507-662-6623


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Practice Areas:
Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Agricultural Law
Description of Practice or Services: General Practice law firm with four lawyers
Primary Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Agricultural Law
Other Practice Areas: Intentional torts
Years as Attorney: 32 years
Courts Admitted: Supreme Court of Iowa. 1977. Supreme Court of Nebraska. 1977. United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. 1977. Supreme Court of Minnesota. 1978. United States Tax Court. 1979. United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. 1981. United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. 1982. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. 1982. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1994.
Professional Affiliations and Memberships: American Bar Association. 1977. Vice-Chair of the Animal Law Committee of the Tort, Trial and Insurance Section, 2004 - 2009; Member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Law Practice Management; General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Sections. Minnesota State Bar Association. 1978. Board of Governors, 1993-1994; 2003-2008; Chair of the Outstate Practice Section, 1992-1994, 2008; Chair of the Agricultural Law Section, 2002-2004; Agricultural Law Section Council, 2005-2010; Member of the Agricultural Law; Animal Law; Business Law; Elder Law; General Practice; Outstate Practice; Probate and Trust Law; Real Property Law Sections. Legal Education and Law School Admissions Committee, 2004; Judiciary Committee, 2007-2009; Multijurisdictional Practice Task Force. Seventeenth Judicial District Bar Association. 1978. President, 1992-1993; 2004-2005; Chair of the Fee Arbitration Panel, 1991- Iowa State Bar Association. 1977. Nebraska State Bar Association. 1977. Inactive. American Agricultural Law Association. Board of Directors, 2007- 2010; Chair of Awards Committee, 1998; Publications Committee; Membership Committee. American Veterinary Medical Law Association.