Judge Deb Sundquist has served on the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals since her appointment by Governor Dayton in 2015. Before that, she was an attorney/ shareholder at Aafedt, Forde, Gray, Monson & Hager, PA. She previously worked as a senior staff attorney for CIGNA Insurance and an associate attorney at the law fi rm of Meagher Geer, PLLP. As an attorney, she represented both employees and employers.

David Kempston hails from Minnesota. A perennial Super Lawyer, he was named the 2017 Anoka County Lawyer of the Year. He has written two books, “That’s Why They Call it Practicing Law” (2017) and “Lessons Learned on the Run” (2020). He enjoys reading, running, fishing, and spending time with family.