Kale Van Bruggen Attorney kvanbruggen@rinkenoonan.com 320-656-3522 Kale is a Shareholder who practices in the areas of Agricultural Law, Environmental Law, and Government Law. Growing up on a farm, Kale has the unique advantage of understanding legal issues’ impacts on agriculture. Kale represents farmers, landowners, agribusiness, and local governments on administrative, litigation, and transactional matters pertaining especially to water, wetlands, and drainage. Kale’s election to the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) Board of Directors and his past involvement as the President of the Minnesota Bar Association Agricultural Law Section further highlight his commitment to the industry. Kale is licensed to practice in Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, and the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. All Practice Areas Agricultural Law Environmental Law Government Law Paralegals Kathleen Bundy kbundy@rinkenoonan.com 320-251-6700 Julie Fincher jfincher@rinkenoonan.com 320-251-6700 Legal Technicians Anna Faerber afaerber@rinkenoonan.com 320-251-6700 Katelin Prinsen kprinsen@rinkenoonan.com 320-251-6700 Experience Kale primarily represents clients on regulatory and litigation matters, including NRCS-certified wetland determinations; Clean Water Act compliance; wetland banking and mitigation; compliance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production area easements; and Minnesota’s Wetland Conservation Act and public waters, public waters wetlands, and buffer laws compliance. Kale also represents public drainage authorities in North Dakota (water resource districts) and Minnesota (counties and watershed districts) on matters pertaining to the establishment, construction, and management of water drainage systems and water quality enhancement projects. In the courtroom, Kale has represented farmers and landowners in many cases pertaining to water and drainage law and appeals of local government orders. Kale graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Business Administration. He received his law degree from Drake University Law School, Order of the Coif. While attending law school, Kale served as the note editor of the Drake Law Review and clerked for Justice Brent Appel of the Iowa Supreme Court. Kale joined Rinke Noonan in 2012. Community Kale is a member of the following: American Agricultural Law Association Minnesota State Bar Association, Agricultural Law Section Stearns Benton Bar Association Kale is a founding member and Vice President of the James Arthur Albert Foundation, a nonprofit organization that awards scholarships for Belize students to cover the costs of attending high school. The Foundation also builds classrooms and cafeterias, a satellite internet center, and the first-in-the-country telemedicine clinic in the Toledo District of Belize. Kale is an active member of the American Agricultural Law Association, serving as a former Co-Chair of the Distance Education Committee and was recently elected to the Board of Directors; and the MSBA Agricultural and Rural Law Section, of which he formerly served on the Council and as its Chair. Related Articles Farm Talk Podcast – Interview with Kale Van Bruggen at Farmfest Recent Federal Court Ruling Reinforces Wetland Conservation Compliance Under Swampbuster Provisions of the Farm Bill The Sackett Case and the Supreme Court’s Decision on Waters of the United States What Townships Need to Know About Drainage Law Audio Interview: Kale Van Bruggen Discusses the Minnesota Buffer Law Audio Interview: John Kolb and Kale Van Bruggen on Drainage Law on AgPhd Radio The Clean Water Act and Wetlands: Redeposit vs. Incidental Fallback