Brian Melendez

• Class Actions
• Consumer Fraud
• General Civil

Minnesota

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Partner

Faegre & Benson

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Harvard University

J.D

1991

cum laude

Harvard University

1991

M.T.S.

Harvard University

1986

A.B., cum laude

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Activities: American Bar Association, House of Delegates (1997-2004)

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Activities: American Bar Association, Presidential Appointments Committee (2003-2004)

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Activities: American Bar Foundation, Fellow

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Activities: ABA Young Lawyers Division, Chair (2000-2001)

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Activities: ABA Section of Business Law, Council (2001-2003)

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Activities: American Institute of Parliamentarians

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Activities: Central Minnesota Legal Services, Vice-President (2003-2005)

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Activities: Hennepin County Bar Association, President (2001-2002)

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Activities: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Trustees

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Activities: Minnesota State Bar Association, President (2007-2008)

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Activities: Minnesota State Bar Association, Chair, Court Rules & Administration Committee (1998-2001)

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Activities: National Association of Parliamentarians

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Activities: Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd., Board of Directors (1996-2006)

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Activities: Supreme Court of Minnesota, Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice (2000-2004)