Lawyer Benjamin Reid Kwan - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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5010 Flour Exchange Building...
310 Fourth Avenue South...

Licensed & Certified to Practice In

LICENSED SINCE:

LICENSED STATES:

Minnesota

MEMBER SINCE:

October 2018

About Benjamin

In or out of the courtroom, my ability to share a compelling story is a skill I use to advocate for clients facing problems with a former or current employer. Prior to law school I hones those skills as a television news anchor and reporter with CBS and FOX affiliates in Michigan and worked with a South African national news network in Cape Town and Johannesburg. At my law firm, Haller Kwan LLP, I represent employees who have been treated illegally in the workplace. My empathy for workers was nurtured from an early age. My father is an immigrant from China. He arrived with the proverbial 'nothing but the clothes on his back.' To him, work was the only path to a better life and – quite frankly – dignity. To this day, my father serves as a role model for my advocacy. I work hard to put my clients first, and at ease. To me, it's personal. Spending extra time to ensure a client understands the legal process, making the additional phone call or sending the detailed email, are all part my commitment to help my clients reclaim their dignity and move forward with their lives. I am the President on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and maintain close ties to the Twin Cities media community socially and as a contributing columnist at Minnesota Lawyer. And, from time to time, if you're lucky, you'll find me slinging chop suey at my family's Chinese restaurant in Eden Prairie.

Experience

Winthrop & Weinstine Jan. 1, 2013 - Jan. 1, 2015

Associate
None

Halunen Law Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2017

Attorney
None

Haller Kwan LLP Jan. 1, 2017 - Current

Managing Partner
None

Education

Northwestern University - 2005

BS - Bachelor of Science

University of St. Thomas School of Law - Minneapolis - 2013

JD - Juris Doctor

Awards

Medal of Excellence

American Bankruptcy Institute

2013