612-746-6640
sschurman@fitchjohnson.com
Assistant
Emma R. Tippett
612-746-3449
etippet@fitchjohnson.com
Experience
Attorney: Fitch Johnson Larson, P.A. (2024-Present)
- Employer and insurer defense in workers’ compensation matters from initiation of litigation through appellate work.
Personal Injury Law Clerk: Schmidt and Salita Law Team, Minnetonka, MN (2023)
- Conducted legal research on case law, statutes, and procedural rules.
- Drafted legal memoranda and pleadings.
- Assisted attorneys and staff to support the firm’s needs.
Ethics, Labor, and Employment Legal Extern: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Bloomington, MN (2022)
- Wrote memoranda advising agency officials on potential conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed files and collaborated with attorneys to resolve internal agency disputes.
Expungement Program Extern: Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, St. Paul, MN (2021)
- Analyzed expungement applicants’ criminal records to determine expungement eligibility.
- Negotiated with prosecutors to facilitate expungement of eligible criminal records.
- Drafted judicial orders granting expungement.
Education
- J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2024 (magna cum laude)
- Honors: CALI Award – Advocacy; Dean’s List; Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competitor (Midwest Regional Quarterfinalist)
- B.A., Winona State University, 2013
- Majors: Communication Arts and Literature Teaching
Admission to Practice
- State of Minnesota, admitted 2024
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association