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Michael Welch is an attorney focused on a water resources and public sector practice, and a frequent presenter on water- and public-law topics.
In 2005-06, he served as law clerk for Associate Justice Helen Meyer of the Minnesota Supreme Court after graduating from William Mitchell College of Law. Prior to his clerkship, Michael ran the Resources for Redevelopment program at the Minnesota Environmental Initiative, supporting dozens of nonprofit property-redevelopment projects and expanded the program’s scope into restoration of green spaces. Before joining MEI, Michael worked in communications for organizations and publications as diverse as the Minnesota North Stars, City Pages, the Carnegie Museum and the United States Golf Association.
Michael served as the Minneapolis representative to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission from January 2000 to November 2024, and has been a member of the board of Minnesota State Bar Association’s Environment and Natural Resources Law section and the American Constitution Society’s Minnesota chapter.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota
B.A., with honors, 1992
William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota
PRACTICE AREAS
Water Resource
Land Use
Public Sector