NEWS
Thomas M. Sipkins Appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Trial Court Bench in Hennepin County
Sipkins has been a lawyer for almost 36 years. He has tried over 30 cases in state and federal courts as well as before state agencies. Sipkins is a 1969 graduate of Williams College, and a 1973 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, following service in the United States Army as a Russian linguist. He began his career as an attorney at the U.S. Renegotiation Board in Washington, D.C. specializing in government contracts and Freedom of Information Act litigation. Later, he tried civil rights, discrimination, personal injury, and zoning matters for the City of St. Paul. Sipkins has been in private practice since 1977. He is also an experienced Certified Mediator. In addition, Sipkins has been selected by Minnesota Law & Politics as a Super Lawyer in the labor and employment and commercial litigation areas since 1997, and has also been a Top 40 Employment Lawyer since 2003.