Criminal Law

• Sex Crimes
  Carol is admitted to practice law in state and federal courts in Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals. She received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University - Bloomington, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her JD from Indiana University - Bloomington. Her practice focuses on trademark law, employment law, and mediation/arbitration. Carol is Of Counsel to Bakke Norman. She is fluent in French. In her free time, Carol has been involved in community organizations, including service on the boards of our local United Way, YMCA, Youth Action Hudson, Hudson Area Swim Association, local and State Bar Associations, and St Croix Valley Sexual Assault Response Team.

Business and Corporate Law

• Intellectual Property
  Intellectual property (IP) consists of certain creations of the intellect, including technological, marketing, literary, and artistic creations. Patents, copyrights and trademarks are the most common legal tools used to protect intellectual property. In general, they provide an exclusive right to use and commercialize the creation.

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation
  Carol Skinner is a qualified neutral, and has been involved in ADR in both mediation and arbitration for over ten years. She has spent the majority of her 27 years in practice in the area of employment law, both plaintiff and defense. She is licensed and practices in both Wisconsin and Minnesota, state and federal courts. This experience has positioned her to respond to the unique issues that exist in employment cases. Through our own experience as advocates in this area, we are confident that resolution of employment claims require in-depth knowledge of the substantive area of employment law, including state and federal discrimination laws, hiring and firing issues, Fair Labor Standards issues, as well as the significant emotional issues that make employment disputes difficult to resolve. Carol has been successful in mediating claims to resolution largely because of her varied experience in representing both employers and employees in her practice.