History

Minnesota, L'Etoil du Nord / Star of the North gains statehood

Minneapolis, the City of Lakes, incorporated. Name derived from Minnehaha, Dakota word for waterfall

Charles Rollin Fowler opens law office, forerunner of Moss & Barnett, at 236 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis

Better Business Bureau founded in Minneapolis

Hennepin County Bar Association incorporated, charter members include Moss & Barnett's Paul J. Thompson and Abbott Fletcher

Elsie Wolf joins Moss & Barnett, second female attorney admitted to a major MN law firm

First successful open heart surgery performed, at University of Minnesota

Now iconic Blue Cross symbol first registered by Moss & Barnett's Abbott Fletcher

Guthrie Theatre, nation's largest regional playhouse, opens in Minneapolis with Hamlet, directed by founder Sir Tyrone Guthrie

Moss & Barnett's Bud Barnett defends seminal products liability case in MN, "Farr v. Armstrong Rubber Co."

MN shareholder rights law adopted, spurred by Moss & Barnett litigator Scott Herzog's case, "In re Villa Maria"

Moss & Barnett's Michael Flanagan represents MN State Bar Ass'n in key role securing approval for the constitutional amendment establishing the Minnesota Court of Appeals

Moss & Barnett formed in a merger of the law firms of Moss, Flaherty, Clarkson & Fletcher and Barnett, Ratelle, Hennessy, Vander Vort, Stasel & Herzog

Moss & Barnett's Howard Cox incorporates what will become one of the largest cell telephone providers in the U.S., Rural Cellular Corporation

Mall of America opens in Bloomington, MN, with a staggering estimated 40 million annual visitors

Tort reform legislation and professional liability defenses drafted and pushed through Minnesota Legislature by Moss & Barnett's Tom Shroyer

Ann Newhall elected Moss & Barnett president, one of the first female law firm leaders in the Upper Midwest

First major municipal Wi-Fi network in U.S. is constructed in Minneapolis, legal structure for city project drafted by Moss & Barnett's Brian Grogan

Target Field, home of Minnesota Twins baseball team, opens in downtown Minneapolis

Moved from long-time home in the Wells Fargo Center to the 150 Tower of the Fifth Street Towers

U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings football team, opens in downtown Minneapolis

Moss & Barnett celebrates 125 years of service

Moss & Barnett opens St. Cloud office