RICHARD N. JEFFRIES


Richard N. Jeffries graduated from Minnesota State University in 1965 with a degree in Business Administration. Dick graduated first in his class at the University of North Dakota Law School in 1970. He received the Juris Doctor degree With Distinction. He is a member of the honorary legal society, Order of the Coif. During law school, Dick was Articles Editor of the North Dakota Law Review.

Dick is a member of the Clay County Bar Association, the Seventh District Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Cass County Bar Association, the State Bar Association of North Dakota, and the Florida Bar Association.. Dick is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of both North Dakota and Minnesota. He is the recipient of an "AV" rating in Martindale-Hubbell.

In law school, Dick published two articles entitled Damages - Aggravation, Mitigation and Reduction of Loss - Recovery of Medical Expenses Under Both Medical Payments and Liability Coverages in Family Automobile Insurance Policy 45 N.D.L.REV. 528 (1969); and Automobiles - Liability of Manufacturers or Sellers - Automobile Manufacturer's Liability for Negligent Design, 45 N.D.L.REV. 100 (1968).

Dick also published two additional articles in MINNESOTA DEFENSE: Using the Structured Settlement Annuity Expert to Combat the Plaintiff's Economist in Catastrophic Injury Cases, Spring 1984; and Enforcement of Settlement Agreements, Spring 1986. His most recent publications include: A Comparison of Duty to Defend and Insurance Coverage Issues in Minnesota and North Dakota (1991); Statutes of Limitation in Minnesota and North Dakota (2001); and Legal Malpractice – A Review of North Dakota Law (2003).

Dick and his wife Linda reside in Fargo.