Mark R. Carver was born and raised in Owatonna.  Mark is a 1987 graduate of the Owatonna Senior High School and a 1997 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School.  Since being admitted to the Minnesota State Bar in 1997, he has been a licensed attorney with what is now Dow, Einhaus, Mattison & Carver.  Mark became a shareholder of the firm in 2002 and maintains a general practice of law.  Mark is also a qualified neutral and mediates civil disputes and divorces for couples.  Mark was admitted to the Federal Bar in 2005.

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Mark is an involved member of the local community.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Steele County as President.  Mark recently served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Owatonna Business Incubator and on the board of the Ivanhoe housing project.  In the past, Mark has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for Wee Pals Child Care Center, Inc., President of the Steele County Bar Association and Chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. 

Member of:
Minnesota State Bar Association
5th District Bar Association
Steele County Bar Association

Education:
2005 - Admitted to the Federal Bar
2003 - Qualified as a Neutral pursuant to Rule 114
2003 - Civil Mediation Training from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN
1997 - Admitted to the Minnesota State Bar
1997 - J.D., University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, MN
1993 - Graduate work in Trondheim, Norway
1992 - TEFL Certification, Hamline University in St. Paul, MN
1991 - B.A., University of Minnesota in Minneapolis , MN
1987 - Owatonna Senior High School (exchange student in Vienna, Austria)

Foreign Languages: Spanish, German and some Norwegian.

Interests: Motorcycles and Bicycles, Bike Racing, Rollerblading, Traveling, Frisbee Golf, and Sailing.  Mark is also the "webmaster" of this site.  (I use the term loosely ;). 

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