Board Information

Public Board Meetings

The 2021 meeting dates are:

  • Thursday, December 9, 2021 – Additional information as to whether the meeting will be in person or remote will be posted by December 1, 2021.

The 2022 meeting dates are:

  • Thursday, April 7, 2022 – Location TBD.
  • Thursday, June 16, 2022 – Location TBD.
  • Thursday, September 15, 2022 – Location TBD.
  • Thursday, December 15, 2022 – Location TBD.

All meetings are held in the Board office and begin at 1:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. The topics on the public meeting agenda will be available by request to clestaff@mbcle.state.mn.us the Monday prior to the meeting.

Board Membership

The Board has 12 members and a Chairperson. The membership includes:

  • 3 members of the public
  • 1 district court judge
  • 6 lawyers nominated by the Minnesota State Bar Association
  • 3 lawyers nominated by the Court

The Supreme Court appoints all members of the Board of Continuing Legal Education.

With the exception of the Chair, members may serve no more than two 3-year terms.

Current Board Members

Jenna M. Peterson, Attorney, Chair
Jason Adkins, Attorney
Joni Fenner, Public Member
Susan D. Lenczewski, Attorney
Charles E. MacLean, Attorney
B. Steven Messick, Attorney
Matthew T. Mikulski, Public Member
Benjamin I. Omorogbe, Attorney
Kevin Sieben, Attorney
Evan C. Tsai, Attorney
Chang Wang, Attorney
Chris Wilton, Judge
Abbie Ziegler, Public Member

Emily Eschweiler, Director