Kennedy and Graven Chartered
Sam Ketchum is an Associate Attorney at Kennedy and Graven Chartered since January 2020, with previous experience as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Minnesota Judicial Branch and as a Law Clerk at Sherwin-Williams. Sam's legal education includes a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where concentrations were in Environmental & Energy Law and Civil Litigation. Additional roles included serving as a Student Director and Student Attorney at the Robins Kaplan Civil Practice Clinic and as a Research Assistant under Professor Alexandra Klass. A diverse background includes positions such as Swim Instructor and Lifeguard at YMCA of the North, Government Relations Specialist at Larkin Hoffman, and an internship with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Sam also participated in an advanced French program at Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France.
Kennedy and Graven Chartered
Providing highest quality legal services to local government, including serving as contract city attorney providing a complete range of services from litigation to personnel management; public finance, redevelopment and bond counsel services, representing special governmental entities such as water management organizations and joint powers entities, governmental insurance defense, school law.