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References
- 1 2 Minnesota State Bar Association Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-08-09
- ↑ "The Barrister". 2001.
- ↑ Minnesota State Bar Association Governance, Minnesota State Bar Association, retrieved 2012-08-09
- ↑ MSBA Current Officers Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
