Adam Petras ’10

Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office

Degrees

  • University of Wisconsin, B.S.
  • University of Minnesota, J.D.

Adam Petras is a senior assistant county attorney for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office (HCAO), where he helms the HCAO's Appeals division. Before joining HCAO, Adam practiced at the Ramsey County Attorney's Office ("RCAO"), where he began his career as a trial prosecutor before transitioning to handle appeals and postconviction cases. Adam serves on the MSBA's Appellate Practice Section Council, the MCAA's Appellate Committee, and is a frequent speaker at CLEs and other legal trainings.

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