Attorney Profile

With more than 10 years of criminal defense experience Brock Hunter has handled thousands of cases ranging from 1st Degree Murder to DWI.  He has been named a "Rising Star" in the area of criminal defense by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine from 2006 through 2009.

Brock currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) and, as their Legislative Chair, leads efforts for criminal justice reform at the Minnesota Legislature.

Brock is also a veteran who served as a Recon Scout in the U.S. Army.  He now devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing psychologically-injured Iraq and Afghan war veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.  Brock has handled a number of high-profile veteran cases, including a homicide case profiled in the New York Times.  In 2008, Brock drafted and lead passage of pioneering Minnesota legislation that encourages treatment over incarceration of veterans whose psychological injuries played a role in their criminal offense.  Brock regularly speaks across the country on the issue of combat veterans in the criminal courts, educating legal professionals, law makers and military members on how we, as a nation, can avoid mistakes made with past generations of veterans and truly "Support Our Troops."

To recharge his batteries between cases Brock enjoys outdoor adventure sports, particularly exploring Lake Superior's remote wilderness islands via sea kayak. In 1999, Brock, along with four other kayakers, completed an 88-mile unsupported sea kayak crossing of Lake Superior to draw attention to the Lake's imperiled health.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Felonies
• Misdemeanors
• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Parole & Probation
• Sex Offender Registration Defense
• DUI/DWI Drunk Driving
• Drug Crimes
• Drug and Gang Conspiracies
• Weapons Charges
• Burglary, Robbery, and Armed Robbery
• Theft, Shoplifting, and Other Property Crimes
• Traffic Violations and Speeding Tickets
• Sex Offenses
• Assault and Battery
• Violent Crimes
• Murder, Homicide, and Manslaughter
• White Collar Crimes
• Fraud and Identity Theft
• Internet Crimes and "Phishing" Schemes
• Criminal Law

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1998

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1994
  B.S.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Major: Business Administration
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Echoes of War - The Combat Veteran in Minnesota Criminal Court, Minnesota State Bar Association Annual Convention, Duluth, MN, June 2009
• Expungement in Minnesota, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Webcast Series, June 2009
• Echoes of War - The Combat Veteran in Minnesota Criminal Court, Minnesota County Veterans Services Annual Conference, April 2009
• Combat Veterans in the Criminal Courts, Clarion Legal Presents: Criminal Justice 2009 Forensics and Ethics Series, March 2009
• Expungement in Minnesota, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Webcast Series, February 2009
• Echoes of War - The Combat Veteran in Minnesota Criminal Court, Minnesota Social Services Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, February 2009
• Echoes of War - The Combat Veteran in Minnesota Criminal Court, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN, January 2009
• Veterans in the Criminal Justice System, Thompson University/Clarion Legal, November 2008
• Echoes of War: The Combat Veteran in Minnesota Criminal Court, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Fall CLE, October 2008
• IN THE AFTERMATH: Combat Veterans in the Justice System, Ramsey County Bar Association, October 2008
• Legislative Answers to Veterans in the Criminal Courts, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' State Legislative Conference, Milwaukee, WI, August 2008
• Trauma-Informed Care for Veterans in the Criminal Courts, Center for Mental Health Services, National Center for Trauma-Informed Care, Washington, D.C., July 2008
• Expungement & Collateral Consequences, Thomson University/Clarion Legal, November 2007
• Minnesota Legislative Update, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Summer CLE, June 2007
• Minnesota Legislative Update, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Summer CLE, June 2006
• Minnesota Legislative Update, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Summer CLE, June 2005
• Overview of the USA Patriot Act, October, 2002, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Honors and Awards

• Named a "Rising Star" in Criminal Defense by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2006 - 2009
• Named to "Who's Who in Criminal Law" by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2007 - 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 - Present
  Legislative Chair
  
  
• Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 - Present
  Board Member
  
  
• Warren Burger Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota Legislature's Collateral Consequences Task Force, 2006
  
  
• Minnesota Legislature's Working Group on Controlled Substances, 2008
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, Associate, 1997 - 1999
• United States Army, Recon Scout, 1987 - 1990

Ancillary Businesses

• Lobbying, Legislative Chair, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Mortar Board