“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
--Aristotle

• PRESS:

March 2009

Alan King and Erin Rellias at Legal Expo 2010, an event that brought legal professionals from a variety of backgrounds to a high school audience. The event was sponsored by the HCBA Community Relations Committee, which Alan chairs.

January 2009

Deborah Eckland receives the Golden Gavel Award from Westfield Insurance Company for her work on the Buscher v. Montag case.

October 2009

Deborah Eckland and Alan King represented Liz Johnson in a whistleblower case against Northland Learning Center in Virginia, Minnesota. After a week-long trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Ms. Johnson and awarded damages.

September 2009

Alan King is again named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law & Politics.

August 2009

Minnesota Court of Appeals affirms sanctions against Buscher and Childress, Duffy law firm

Deborah Causey Eckland of Goetz & Eckland P.A. again named Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics.

July 2009

We achieved an important victory for our clients, six Muslim clerics arrested at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, when a United States District Court Judge denied the motions of the defendant law enforcement officers to have the case dismissed. In a thorough and scholarly opinion, the Honorable Ann D. Montgomery agreed with our arguments that the officers were not entitled to immunity and that they still could be held liable for constitutional violations despite a recent federal law affording qualified immunity to officers responding to security issues at airports. Judge Montgomery ruled that the actions of the imams prior to their flight did not justify their detention. She noted that the imams were subjected to “extreme fear and humiliation of being falsely identified as dangerous terrorists.” Rejecting the officers argument that the attacks of September 11, 2001 justify a massive curtailment of liberty whenever the specter of terrorism is raised, the Court ruled:

“Unquestionably the events of 9/11 changed the calculus in the balance American society chooses to make, especially in airport settings, between liberty and security. Ultimately, the proper balance will be achieved, in large part, because we have the most capable and diligent law enforcement and intelligence communities in the world. But when a law enforcement officer exercises the power of the Sovereign over its citizens, she or he has a responsibility to operate within the bounds of the Constitution and cannot raise the specter of 9/11 as an absolute exception to that responsibility.”

The ruling has national importance as it protects not only the rights of the Six Imams but the entire flying public. A link to one of the news articles about the ruling including analysis by Frederick Goetz is below.

http://www.startribune.com/local/51600797.html

April 2009

Alan King at the Festival of Nations U.S. Citizenship Ceremony, River Centre, Saint Paul, April 30, 2009. Alan is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association Community Relations Committee that co-chaired the event.

September 2008

Alan King and Vince Stevens, Goetz & Eckland P.A., named “Rising Stars” by Minnesota Law & Politics. This award recognizes the state's top up-and-coming attorneys.

August 2008

Once again, Frederick J. Goetz and Deborah Causey Eckland of Goetz & Eckland P.A. are named Super Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics.

May 2008

Sanctions Ordered against plaintiff Brad Buscher and his law firm, Childress, Duffy.

September 2007

Alan King, Goetz & Eckland P.A., named “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007. This award recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state.

August 2007

Frederick J. Goetz and Deborah Causey Eckland of Goetz & Eckland P.A. are again named Super Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics. “Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify Minnesota lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys in Minnesota, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Five percent of the lawyers in Minnesota are named Super Lawyers.” Minnesota Law & Politics, August 2007.

August 2006

Frederick J. Goetz and Deborah Causey Eckland of Goetz & Eckland P.A. named Super Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics. “Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify Minnesota lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys in Minnesota, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Five percent of the lawyers in Minnesota are named Super Lawyers.” Minnesota Law & Politics, August 2006.

2006

Jennifer M. Spalding and Vince Stevens, Goetz & Eckland P.A., named “Rising Stars” by Minnesota Law & Politics, 2006.

March 2006

Jury Renders Favorable Verdict in Personal Injury Case

January 2006

Frederick Goetz achieves record recovery in
civil rights case.

August 13, 2005, Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Inmate's untreated appendicitis results in $225,000 settlement

• PHOTOS

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October 2009

Deborah and Alan with clients Elizabeth and Carl Johnson. Successful jury verdict in whistleblower case against school district in Virginia, Minnesota.

Deborah with client Dave Stewart and fire investigator Terry Duncan, Elbow Lake, Minnesota--January 2009

The Women of Goetz & Eckland P.A. volunteer at WomenBuild 2008--Habitat for Humanity. (left to right) Alex Felton, Deborah Eckland, Brittany Ryan, Megan Bacigalupo, and Melony Siedow in front of home in Saint Paul. The women helped with installing siding and house wrap, finish carpentry and roofing.

Goetz & Eckland P.A. celebrates Deborah and Melony's 10 years together and Melony's B-Day! (July 2008)

Dan Singel, client Jerry Armstrong, Deborah Eckland and local counsel Patrick Duffy celebrate jury verdict and victory in Wall Drug Store v. Armstrong Extinguisher Service, Rapid City, South Dakota. (May 12-16, 2008)

Dan Singel and Deborah Eckland outside Wall Drug Store. (May 16, 2008)

Deborah Eckland and Dan Singel obtain dismissal for client
Dan Demars in construction defect case based on two-year
statute of limitations for improvements to real property.

Deborah Eckland and Dan Singel with client Gene Juergens,
Successful jury trial in construction defect case in Shakopee.

Deborah Eckland becomes President of Amdahl Inn of Court September 21, 2006, Brother-in-law Myron A. Walker speaks on Hurricane Katrina, Personal Rescue Efforts and Hurricane’s Effects on Practice of Law.



From left to right: Rebecca Walker, Myron Walker, Abigail Eckland,
Deborah Eckland, Emily Eckland, Jeff Eckland and William Eckland

Dan Singel and Alan King are sworn into United States District Court.