KELSCH KELSCH RUFF & KRANDA

 

 

 

  

 

THOMAS FREDRICK KELSCH

Mr. Kelsch is an experienced commercial law litigator.  He has also served as the Burleigh County States Attorney, Chief Deputy Attorney General for the State of North Dakota, and has occupied special assistant attorney general positions with several state agencies.  Mr. Kelsch presently leads the firms governmental affairs and administrative practice activities.

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1975-Present:  Senior partner, Kelsch Kelsch Ruff & Kranda, Mandan, North Dakota 

  • 1975-1983:  Special Assistant Attorney General - North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Instruction, Public Service Commission, State Treasurer , Commerce Counsel, Public Service Commission

  • 1974-1975:  Chief Deputy Attorney General, North Dakota

  • 1971-1974:  Burleigh County State's Attorney, Bismarck, North Dakota

  • 1965-1971:  Member, Zuger, Bucklin, Kelsch and Zuger, Bismarck, North Dakota

  • 1958-1961:  1st  Lieutenant U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service

 EDUCATION

  • Post Graduate:  University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota,  Juris Doctor with Distinction, 1965

  • Law Student Intern:  Degan Hager MacElroy & Lamb, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1963 - 1965

  • College:  St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts with a major in History and Political Science and minors in English and Philosophy, 1958

  • High School:  Mandan High School, Mandan, North Dakota, 1954

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Bismarck Elks

  • Greater North Dakota Association

  • Bismarck/Mandan Chamber of Commerce

BAR MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Bar Association

  • State Bar Association of North Dakota

  • Big Muddy Bar Association

LICENSED TO PRACTICE

  • US Supreme Court

  • 8th Circuit Court of Appeals

  • US District Courts of North Dakota

  • US District Courts of Minnesota

  • North Dakota Supreme Court

  • North Dakota State District Courts

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Interests:  Reading, Writing Music, Politics and Golf

 

CONTACT  INFORMATION 

 

Kelsch Kelsch Ruff & Kranda

103 Collins Avenue

PO Box 1266

Mandan, ND 58554-7266

Phone 701-663-9818 or 1-888-663-9818

Fax 701-663-9810

Email: tfwk@kelschlaw.com

 

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