After eight years of service to the MDLA, an organization of approximately 650 civil defense trial lawyers dedicated to promoting the profession, educating defense lawyers, protecting the rights of defendants in civil actions and improving the administration of justice, Fredrickson’s term as President Emeritus ended at the MDLA’s Annual Meeting in Duluth on August 13, 2015. He will continue to be active in the organization and anticipates serving as DRI’s Minnesota State Representative starting in October, 2015.