Mark A. Fonken
Partner
AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Minnesota Superlawyer
Direct: 651.290.6512
mfonken@jlolaw.com
Paralegal: Ellen Dorow
Mark A. Fonken is a partner with Jardine, Logan & O’Brien, P.L.L.P. Mr. Fonken represents clients in both civil litigation and workers’ compensation disputes.
Within his civil litigation practice, Mr. Fonken represents clients within the areas of general liability, property claims involving arson and fraud, and products liability. A background in farming and construction trades allows Mr. Fonken to provide clients additional insight into the areas of agricultural and construction-related equipment litigation.
In the area of workers’ compensation, Mr. Fonken defends employers and insurers before the Department of Labor and Industry and the Office of Administrative Hearings through all aspects of workers’ compensation cases. He has had extensive experience in coverage B defense of employers in a third-party liability litigation in which the employer has been named as a defendant and in pursuing workers’ compensation subrogation claims against a third-party tortfeasor.
Education:
- J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1976
- B.A., University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1971 - Major: Business Administration
Bar Admissions:
- Minnesota, 1976
- Wisconsin, 1984
- Iowa, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Ramsey County Bar Association
- State Bar of Wisconsin