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JOHNSON CONDON Attorneys at Lam P.A. Practice Areas BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAW CONSTRUCTION LAW EDUCATION LAW GENERAL LIABILITY GOVERNMENT LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE SELF INSURANCE PREMISES LIABILITY PRODUCTS LIABILITY TOXIC AND MASS TORT Mark R. Azman Direct dial: 952.806.0408 E -mail: MRA @Johnson - Condon.com Direct fax: 952.893.8308 MRA MARK R. AZMAN Attorney at Law In litigation and transactional matters, Mark Azman represents and advises school districts and public entities, focusing his practice in the areas of public sector matters and construction law. Mark has handled the day to day litigation management of numerous large -scale Minnesota and Wisconsin public school district matters involv- ing school safety, tort liability, employment law, and construction matters. Mark also negotiates and drafts contracts and other agreements on behalf of school districts in the fields of construction, joint enterprise, insurance, employment, and real estate. Mark has also represented a variety of clients in a diverse range of commercial litigation cases involving the mortgage industry, real estate speculation and develop- ment, food industry, animal feed businesses, home health care, insurance brokerages and advertising and communications. He has defended insurers in complex coverage disputes involving a wide range of underlying litigation including unfair business practices, CERCLA and products liability. He also has defended counties, cities and townships in suits involving election disputes, dram shop, employment disputes, feed- lots, roads, water law, and zoning. Mark recently co- authored an Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a national client on important issues involving the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Mark has spoken at numerous seminars on many topics including construction law, governmental liability, joint powers, and indoor air quality. Prior to joining the Firm, he practiced in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mark also clerked for the Honorable Sharon L. Hall of the Tenth Judicial District. He has been named a 2008 Rising Star by Law and Politics Magazine. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Minnesota Defense lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Eighth Circuit Bar Association. Mark is admitted to practice in all state courts in Minnesota, and the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Council of School Attorneys, and is an Alumnus of the Warren E. Burger and John E. Simonett American Inns of Courts.