Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey, L.L.P.,  is a general practice law firm with offices located in Austin and Adams, Minnesota.  The firm provides a broad range of legal services to clients in Southern Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1941, and in 1964, the partnership was instituted in its present form when Kenneth M. Strom joined Kermit Hoversten’s practice in Austin.  Specializing initially in personal injury, insurance defense and municipal law, the firm has expanded to offer expertise across a broad range of legal practice.  Firm members have served with distinction on various professional committees of the State Bar Association, have taught at many professional development seminars and are peer-recognized for excellence in both business and personal counseling and litigation practice. 

This firm is currently comprised of seven attorneys.  In addition to the senior partner, Craig Johnson,  law firm members are:  David Hoversten, John Beckmann, Steve Hovey, Craig Byram, Marty Helle and Tracy Morton.  Founder Kermit Hoversten remains of counsel.

In addition to these attorneys, the law firm employs a staff of three experienced legal assistants as well as a number of clerical workers. 

As a general practice law firm, Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey, offers legal services in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, product liability and insurance litigation; employment, workers compensation and labor law; business and corporate law; estate planning, probate and trusts; real estate law; creditor’s remedies; bankruptcy law; administrative law; and criminal law. Our attorneys are licensed and certified to practice before all Federal and State Courts in Minnesota, as well as various governmental agencies including the Treasury Department, Workers Compensation Commission, Social Security Administration and Federal and State Agencies involved with health care, environmental protection and employee welfare.  Firm members are committed to providing legal assistance to the poor and other disenfranchised groups.  Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey actively supports Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and have provided many hours of pro bono volunteer legal services to this provider of legal aid.

In today’s legal environment, changes in the law can occur rapidly and with little warning.  Firm members have developed flexibility in developing legal solutions to our clients’ problems and have considerable expertise in new and developing fields of law, including workplace civil rights, employment discrimination and disability law, condominium and other real estate development, agricultural lending, environmental protection statutes and their enforcement, fire and arson litigation and class action litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.