Pre-registration is required. The cost is $25. You may register online by clicking the registration link above. No tickets will be sent and no refunds will be made. Seating is open, so please allow enough time if you are meeting someone at the luncheon.

Nicollet Island Pavilion
Register by: Sept. 25

MinnPost.com writer Doug Grow described Doug Kelley as a man who “has climbed mountains, run for governor as a Republican, been wooed to become a DFLer, defended crooked pols, prosecuted people with Mafia ties, sued the good people of Minneapolis, exposed political skullduggery, worn a green beret. But his current job – as receiver sitting atop the $3.45 BILLION Tom Petters’ paper empire – looks to be Kelley’s biggest challenge ever.”

Join us at this year’s kickoff luncheon of the First Friday Speaker Series to learn more about Petters’ alleged Ponzi scheme and its implications.

Kelley’s background includes the positions of chief of staff for former Sen. Dave Durenberger and chairman of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board during the Ventura administration. His work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney earned him the Meritorious Achievement Award by the Department of Justice and was named a “Super Lawyer” by the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics while in private practice. He currently is partner and president of Kelley & Wolter, P.A. and serves on the School of Law Board of Governors. This event is co-sponsored by the St. Thomas School of Law.

PARKING: Surface lot parking is available.

SHUTTLE: A free shuttle will depart at 11:30 A.M. from the St. Thomas Minneapolis campus on the corner of Harmon Pl. and 10th St. The shuttle will return to the campus immediately following the luncheon.

DIRECTIONS:
From Downtown Minneapolis : Take the Hennepin Ave. Bridge over the Mississippi River and turn right onto Main St. Next, turn right onto Merriam St. and cross the bridge to Nicollet Island. Take a left onto Power St.

From St. Paul : Take I-94 west and take the 5th St. exit. Follow 5th St. to Hennepin Ave. and take a right. Take Hennepin across the Mississippi River, take a right on Main St., another right on Merriam, cross the bridge onto Nicollet Island, and take a left on Power St.

From I-394 : Exit I-394 onto Washington Ave. and turn right. Follow that to Hennepin Ave., take a left and cross the bridge. On the other side, take a right on Main St., another right on Merriam, cross the bridge onto Nicollet Island, and take a left on Power St.

From the North Metro / I-35W : Take I-35W south to the University Ave./4th St. SE exit. Take a right onto 4th St. (one-way) then turn left onto 3rd Ave. Follow to Main St. and take a right. Go to Merriam St. and take a left, cross the bridge onto Nicollet Island, and take a left on Power St.

From the South Metro / I-35W : Take I-35W north and take the 5th Ave. downtown exit. Follow that to Washington Ave. and take a left. Go to Hennepin Ave., take a right and cross the bridge. On the other side, take a right on Main St., another right on Merriam, cross the bridge onto Nicollet Island, and take a left on Power St.