612-746-3454
kwerner@fitchjohnson.com
Assistant
Julissa Gilbertson
612-746-6635
jgilbertson@fitchjohnson.com
Experience
Attorney: Fitch Johnson Larson, P.A.
(2026-Present)
- Employer and insurer defense in workers’ compensation matters from initiation of litigation through appellate work.
Judicial Law Clerk: Minnesota Court of Appeals (2024-25)
- Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Matthew E. Johnson, Diane B. Bratvold, & Elizabeth G. Bentley
- Prepared bench memoranda, conducted legal research, and assisted in drafting judicial opinions
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Jill Bartee Ayers: Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals (2023)
Intern: Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Tennessee, Capital Habeas Unit
(2022)
Education
- J.D., Belmont University College of Law (2024)
- Honors: Dean’s Scholar Program; Dean’s Cup Oral Argument Semifinalist; CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Evidence
- Activities: Mock Trial Team; Submissions and Transcript Editor – Belmont Law Review
- B.B.A., Belmont University (2020)
- Major: Music Business
Admission to Practice
- State of Minnesota, admitted 2025
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association