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CEC JOHNSON CONDO N Attorneys at Law RA. Practice Areas EMPLOYER LIABILITY EMPLOYMENT LAW GOVERNMENT LIABILITY LIQUOR LIABILITY SELF INSURANCE SUBROGATION WORKERS' COMPENSATION Christopher E. Celichowski Direct dial: 952.806.0442 E -mail: CEC @Johnson - Condon.com Fax: 952.831.1869 CHRISTOPHER E. CELICHOWSKI Attorney at Law Chris Celichowski represents clients in a variety of matters involving Minnesota workers' compensation, subrogation, employer liability, general liability, dram shop, employment and OSHA defense matters. A shareholder with the Firm since 1993, Mr. Celichowski heads Johnson & Condon's Workers Compensation Section, one of the largest Workers Compensation practice groups in the state. He began his career with the Firm in 1987 as a law clerk. Mr. Celichowski served as the firm's managing partner from 1993 - 2000 and from 2004 - 2006. Mr. Celichowski graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 1984. Mr. Celichowski received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1988. At the University, he served as a managing edi- tor for the Journal of Law & Inequality, was on the Dean's List, and earned the William O. Douglas Award for excellence in Constitutional Law. Admitted to practice in Minnesota state and federal courts, he is a member of the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and the Hennepin County Bar Association. Mr. Celichowski litigates cases in civil, appellate and administrative law courts. He lectures extensively and has prepared seminar materials for workers' compensation, workers' compensation subrogation, employer liability and dram shop audiences. In 2003, he co- authored an essay, "Recent Developments in Minnesota Dram Shop Law" which appeared in Vol. 30, No. 2 of the William Mitchell Law Review. His peers have voted him a Minnesota "Super Lawyer" and "Rising Star" in Law and Politics Magazine. His professional colleagues have also given him an "AV" rat- ing through the Lexis Nexis Martindale- Hubbell Peer Review Ratings signifying very high to pre- eminent legal ability and very high general ethical standards. He lives with his wife, Bonnie Sons, and their four children in Shorewood, Minnesota. Outside the office he coaches multiple youth sports, serves on various community boards, and enjoys competitive running and freelance writing.