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Meet Our Attorneys

At Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey, LLP, we do not have any inexperienced or junior lawyers. Our attorneys have substantial experience in trial practice, as well as the management of appeals in all state and federal courts in southern Minnesota.


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.


Our lawyers have served with distinction on various professional committees of the Minnesota 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. We are active in our southern Minnesota communities, serving on the boards of nonprofit organizations. We actively support Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and have provided many hours of pro bono volunteer legal services to this provider of legal aid.


The lawyer you meet at your initial consultation is likely to be the lawyer who will handle your case, from beginning to end. For more information, click on an attorney’s name below.

John S. Beckmann

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Phone: 507-433-3483

Fax: (507) 433-7889

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    John Beckmann was born in Nebraska in 1954 and attended the University of Minnesota as both an undergraduate and law student. While an undergraduate, he achieved the honor of Phi Beta Kappa and received his law degree in 1979 cum laude.   Mr. Beckmann was admitted to the practice of law in 1979 and has been a member of our firm since that time.  He has exceptional writing talents, honed while acting as editor of the University of Minnesota literary magazine.  He specializes his practice in the areas of products liability, personal injury, wrongful death, employment law, commercial disputes, fire, arson and construction litigation.  Mr. John Beckmann was recognized by his peers by being invited as a lecturer at continuing legal education seminars.  He has published legal monographs on the effect of recent products liability and judicial decisions and has both written and lectured on medical malpractice, business torts, legal ethics and litigation strategy.  John Beckmann has been listed in the categories of Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Law in the guide book Minnesota Law and Leading Attorneys, having earned the designation by a survey of his peers in the legal profession.  Mr. Beckmann has been, and remains, a member of the Minnesota Bar Association Advisory Committee relating to jury instructions.

  • Areas Of Practice

    Personal Injury

    Product Liability

    Wrongful Death

    Employment Law

    Commercial Disputes

  • Bar Admissions

    Minnesota, 1979

  • Education

    University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Honors: cum laude

    University of Minnesota

  • Professional Associations and Memberships

    Minnesota Bar Association Advisory Committee, Member

  • Fraternities/Sororities

    Phi Beta Kappa

Craig M. Byram

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Phone: 507-433-3483

Fax: (507) 433-7889

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    Craig Byram was born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1968 and attended University of Iowa, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1991 and his Juris Doctor with distinction in 1994.  In 1994, Mr. Byram was admitted to practice law in both Iowa and Minnesota and began his practice in Austin, Minnesota.  Since 1992, Craig has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Iowa State Bar Review School, which is a non-profit organization that provides a high quality review school for graduating law students intending to take the Iowa Bar Exam.  His practice is focused in civil litigation with an emphasis in family law.  Mr. Byram frequently represents clients before Social Security Administrative Law Judges.  Currently, he also serves as Assistant City Attorney, providing advice and guidance to the Austin Planning and Zoning Commission.

  • Areas Of Practice

    Personal Injury

    Employment Law

    Family Law

    Commercial Law

    Collections

  • Bar Admissions

    Minnesota, 1994

    Iowa, 1994

  • Education

    University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa

    Juris Doctor - 1994

    Honors: With Distinction

    University of Iowa

    B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1991

    Major: Philosophy

  • Professional Associations and Memberships

    Iowa State Bar Review School, Member, Board of Directors

Marty G. Helle

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Phone:507-433-3483

Fax: 507- 433-7889

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    Marty Helle was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1974.  Mr. Helle received two bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 1996, and graduated with honors from the Drake University Law School, in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2000.  While a law student, Mr. Helle served as a teaching assistant in the legal research and writing department and was a torts research assistant.  Mr. Helle was president of the Drake Student Bar Association during his third year of law school. He was admitted to the practice of law in Iowa in 2000, and was a law clerk in Marshall County, Iowa, before joining our firm in January, 2001. Marty Helle is licensed to practice in Minnesota and Iowa.   Mr. Helle primarily practices in real estate, probate, and banking law.   He also does a great deal of work in the area of medical assistance/nursing home planning, evictions, and foreclosures. He represents many banks and landlords in Mower County and the surrounding areas. 

  • Areas Of Practice

    Real Estate

    Probate

    Municipal Law

    Medical Assistance

    Nursing Home Planning

    Family Law - Divorce - Mediation

    Estate Planning

  • Bar Admissions

    Minnesota

    Iowa, 2000

  • Education

    Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa

    Honors: With Honors

    Honors: Teaching Assistant in the Legal Research and Writing Department

    Honors: Torts Research Assistant

    Honors: President of the Drake Student Bar Association during his Third Year of Law School

    Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

    Bachelor Degree

  • Past Employment Positions

    Marshall County, Iowa, Law Clerk

Steven J. Hovey

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Phone: 507-433-3483

Fax: (507) 433-7889

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    Steven Hovey was born in North Dakota in 1962 and attended the University of North Dakota as both an undergraduate and law student. He obtained his law degree from the university with distinction in 1987 when he was admitted to the practice of law in North Dakota. He served as a law clerk to the State Court for one year and was then admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota in 1988 at which time he joined our firm.  Mr. Hovey practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, workers compensation, products liability, business organization, labor, employment and insurance law.  He is a member of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.  He has lectured on Employment Polices for employers.

  • Areas Of Practice

    Personal Injury

    Product Liability

    Civil Litigation

    Insurance Defense

    Employment Law

    Insurance law

    Workers Compensation

    Business Organization

    Labor law

  • Bar Admissions

    Minnesota, 1988

    North Dakota, 1987

  • Education

    University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota

    University of North Dakota

  • Professional Associations and Memberships

    Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Member

  • Past Employment Positions

    State Court, Law Clerk

Chandler St Michel

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Phone:507-433-3483

Fax: 507- 433-7889

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    Chandler St Michel was born in Crookston, Minnesota, in 1996. Mr. St Michel attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota as an undergraduate and law student. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2018, and his Juris Doctor in 2022. During his summers in law school, Mr. St Michel was a law clerk for the South Central Judicial District in Bismarck, North Dakota, and the East Central Judicial District in Fargo, North Dakota. In his third year of law school, Mr. St Michel clerked for a law firm in Crookston, Minnesota. Mr. St Michel joined Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann & Hovey LLP in 2022. He primarily practices in the areas of personal injury, contractual disputes, family law, evictions, and estate planning.

  • Areas Of Practice

    Personal injury

    Contractual Disputes

    Family law

    Evictions

    Estate Planning

  • Bar Admissions

    Minnesota

  • Education

    University of North Dakota

  • Past Employment Positions


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

For More Information

Call 507-433-3483 or fill out our contact form on this website to schedule a consultation with one of our Austin, Minnesota, lawyers. Spanish language appointments available.

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