Current employer: Farmers Business Network Education and work experience: Bachelor’s degree in agricultural and biological engineering from the University of Florida, an MBA and a JD from the University of Houston. Previously at Mills Shirley in Galveston, Texas, doing both transactional and litigation work. AALA leadership roles: Symposium planning committee How did you get interested […]

Current employer: National Pork Board Education and work experience: I am a University of Nebraska College of Law grad – class of 2000! I spent a year in private practice in Wichita, Kansas, then joined the law department at Excel Corporation (now Cargill Meat), working with the pork business and many other functions. I have […]

Current employer: Goosmann Law Firm Education and work experience: University of Minnesota, MBA, Carlson School of Management Executive Program University of Iowa, J.D., International Law Program, Arachon, France University of Iowa, B.B.A. Economics and Finance Buena Vista University Professor in Business, Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Financial Accounting, and Cost Accounting courses. Owner/Partner, Sackett Law […]

Current employer: Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association Education and work experience: Prior to joining the team at FFVA, I practiced in the offices of general counsel for a few regulatory agencies, including the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. I received […]

Current employer: Syngenta Education and work experience: Previously worked at USDA, Monsanto and Bayer. Mercer University for J.D. and Georgetown University Law Center for LL.M. AALA leadership roles: Member of the symposium planning committee How did you get interested or involved in agricultural law? My first job out of law school was with the USDA’s […]

Current employer: Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law Education and work experience: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Minor in Political Science The Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law, University Park, PA Juris Doctor AALA leadership roles: Co-chair of the newsletter committee How did you […]

AALA member Kristine Tidgren from Iowa State University’s Center for Ag Law and Taxation discussed during the September 20, 2024, Agri-Pulse Newsmakers how farm country will be affected when TCJA (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) provisions expire in 2025. Click here to watch.

Current school: 3L at the University of North Dakota School of Law Education and work experience: Colorado State University, with a B.S. in Animal Science and a B.S. in Political Science and Legal Studies minor. I worked as a Legislative Aide at the state capitol in Denver from 2020 to 2022. AALA leadership roles: Member […]

AALA member Jake Parker, secretary and general counsel of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, told Law360 that his organization filed a lawsuit against the federal Labor Department to protect its members’ interests. NCFB accused officials of promulgating a rule that violates the National Labor Relations Act and exceeds the authority that lawmakers granted the […]

AALA member Brandon Davis, a Phelps Dunbar LLP attorney representing Battle Fish and Magnolia Processing, was quoted by Law360 about a misunderstanding between the U.S. Department of Labor and his clients. In a consent judgment, the DOL and Battle Fish North stipulated the information previously received by the agency from employees has been clarified through […]