O’Keeffe O’Brien Lyson Attorneys welcomes our newest associate attorney, Chris D. Cerney. Chris is a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Law. Prior to his law school experience, Chris earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1997 from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota where he majored in Accounting. He began working for a foam fabricating business in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area while pursuing his undergraduate degree and continued working for this business in a number of roles for six years afterwards. Chris then worked for the Minnesota Department of Revenue for 11 years before beginning law school.
While a student in law school, he externed for Legal Services of North Dakota and he was a law clerk for O’Keeffe O’Brien Lyson Attorneys.
Chris was admitted recently to practice law in North Dakota. He practices general law for the firm.
