DATE: January 17, 2006

CONTACT: Karen L. Dyck, Marketing Director
(612) 373-8478, by email to kdyck@felhaber.com

For Immediate Release

Richard A. Beens

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - The Twin Cities law firm of Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon and Vogt, P.A. announces the retirement of Attorney Richard Beens. Mr. Beens joined Felhaber in 1993, and has practiced law for over 37 years.

Mr. Beens was placed on the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Services Roster of Arbitrators, and also serves on The Construction Arbitrator Services Roster of Arbitrators. He is retiring from the firm so he may engage in a solo practice in St. Louis Park, limited to work as an arbitration and mediation neutral.

Founded in Saint Paul in 1943, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon and Vogt, P.A. has offices in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. With over 55 attorneys, the firm serves clients in the areas of corporate and commercial law, employee benefits, employment law, estate planning, health care, intellectual property, labor law representing management, litigation, real estate, transportation law, and workers' compensation.