Category: BGS in the Community
BGS Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2014
July 8, 2014 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.Barna, Guzy and Steffen would like to congratulate their attorneys named to the 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers lists. This year, the law firm had five Super Lawyers and three Rising Stars named to the lists. The attorneys named Super Lawyers were: John T. Buchman/Personal Injury Michael F. Hurley/Banking Jeffrey S. Johnson/Real Estate Bradley A. Kletscher/Business Litigation Steven G. Thorson/Real Estate And the Rising Stars: Timothy D. Erb/Real Estate Tammy J. Schemmel/Business Litigation Angela M. Woessner/Real Estate These attorneys will appear in the Minnesota Super Lawyers Magazine published in July 2014 and distributed to attorneys in Minnesota and the ABA-accredited law school libraries. In addition, selected attorneys will also appear in the August 2014 issue of Mpls./St.Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. Super Lawyers are chosen using peer nominations and evaluations which are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The firm recognizes that it is an honor to have attorneys named Super Lawyers/Rising Stars. This acknowledgement reinforces their continuing mission to be recognized as the best and most innovative law firm in their market.
Read MoreAttorney Joan Quade named to Achieve Services Board
June 16, 2014 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.The law firm of Barna, Guzy and Steffen is proud to announce that Joan Quade (Shareholder and Litigation Group Practice Manager) has been elected to the ACHIEVE Services Board of Directors. Achieve Services is a nonprofit serving the Twin cities area and particularly the Anoka area, providing day training and habilitation programs that serves adults with developmental disabilities. The program recently celebrated 50 years of service with an open house, tours of the facility, and an evening of fun with bowling and other activities at Brunswick Zone XL in Blaine. Achieve gives training that helps to provide its participants a job at the Achieve site or to be placed into the community in a productive job. Achieve builds skills, careers and independence for its participants who gain the confidence of being employed. Achieve has done great things for this community and Joan Quade is proud to be a part of its mission!
Read MoreCoon Rapids Heart Safe Community
June 5, 2014 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.This week, BGS took part in the Coon Rapids Heart Safe Community initiative receiving bystander CPR training from Coon Rapids Police Officer Bryan Platz. We received important instruction on CPR and using the firm’s own AED Device. The Coon Rapids Heart Safe Community initiative was launched by Coon Rapids Police Officer Bryan Platz in an effort to increase the survival odds of someone who suffers sudden cardiac arrest. Nationwide, only about 8{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest (outside of a hospital setting) will survive. Officer Platz has been on the scene of such events where bystanders were too afraid to help, and he hopes his efforts to inform the community will increase the survival odds for the next victims. His program trains people in hands only CPR and explains the basic instructions to use an AED Device. Medical experts report that if an AED and CPR are used during the crucial first two minutes of a case of sudden cardiac arrest, there is an 85{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} success rate in revival. However, if the public doesn’t know what to do, they wait for emergency responders to arrive and miss this opportunity. The Heart Safe initiative is hoping to inform the community and increase the success and survival rate for those suffering from SCA….
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