Charlene (Charlie) Feenstra is CEO, President and shareholder at Heacox Hartman, PA and has been with the firm since November of 1996. She practices primarily in workers’ compensation defense on behalf of employers, insurers and third-party administrators. She is also a qualified mediator. At the top of Charlie’s list of favorite things are spending time… read more

Judge Carlson was appointed to the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals in 2023. Prior to her appointment, she worked in private practice for 30 years exclusively in workers’ compensation, representing injured workers as well as employers and insurers throughout Minnesota. She received her JD, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in… read more

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… read more

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.