Joelle M. Lester
Associate
 

Contact information:
Telephone #: 612-338-2525
Fax #: 612-339-2386

Year of Bar Admission: 2007—Minnesota

Other Courts of Admission: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation                                                                                       

Education:
• College: University of Wisconsin—Madison
• Degree: B.A., Double Major in Psychology and Women’s Studies
• Law School: University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude
• Scholastic Achievements: Maynard Pirsig Moot Court (Best Oralist in section,
  Honors Oral Argument Tournament participant): UW Public Interest Law Foundation
  Summer Public Service Fellowship (2005); L’Université de Provence (Study Abroad in
  Aix-en-Provence, France, 1996–1997).

Professional Memberships/Affiliations: HCBA, MSBA, ABA, Federal Bar Association        

Community/Pro Bono: Board Member, Foundation for Political Management

Personal Information: Lives in St. Paul with husband Erik Carlson and son Liam.

Prior to bar admission, Ms. Lester served as the Executive Director of the Oregon Student Association, a statewide higher education advocacy group, and was a lobbying for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.