Leveling The Playing Field
Between Businesses And The Government
Erick G. Kaardal
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Practice Areas:
- Governmental Litigation & Appellate Practice
- Trial Practice
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1992
- Harvard College
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship
- Major: Economics
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court District of Idaho
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
Representative Cases
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. White (U.S. Supreme Court victory 5-4), 2002
- Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (U.S. Supreme Court victory 7-2), 2018
Honors
- Outstanding Contribution to the Cause of Liberty, Institute for Justice
- Minnesota Lawyer, Lawyer of the Year, 2018
- Life Legal Defense Foundation "Defender of Life" Award Winner – 2021
Pro-Bono Activities
- Republican Party of Minnesota, Past Secretary/Treasurer
- John Adams Society, Past Chairman
- Minnesota Chapter of the Federalist Society, Advisory Board Member
Past Positions
- Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, PA - since January 1, 2000
- Trimble & Associates, Ltd., Associate Attorney, 1994-1999
- Faegre & Benson, Associate Attorney, 1992-1994
- U.S. Army Reserves, Minnesota and Illinois National Guard, Field Artillery Officer, Captain (retired)