About Alan B.
Alan B. Fish earned his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1993. He completed his legal education at a school known for producing lawyers who work across Minnesota’s courts and in federal practice. The record shows a long-standing connection to the region’s legal community dating back to his graduation.
His career spans more than three decades. Since completing law school he has been admitted to practice in Minnesota and holds admissions to the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Those appellate admissions shape the paths his work has taken. He has filed briefs and appeared in federal appellate settings, and he has handled matters that required federal filings and appellate advocacy.
Colleagues describe his courtroom approach as direct and methodical. He prepares records carefully and pays attention to procedural detail. He tends to work on matters that implicate appellate rules, federal statutes and court procedures. That background makes him a lawyer consulted when questions of law or appeals arise from trial court decisions.
Throughout his career he has balanced trial and appellate work. He moves between district court pleadings and appellate briefs. He is comfortable arguing procedural issues and addressing legal standards on appeal. Over the years his practice has required coordination with trial counsel, preparation of the appellate record and crafting arguments aimed at judges in the Eighth Circuit and the Federal Circuit.
He has remained based in Minnesota and maintains active admissions that allow him to represent clients in both state and federal courts. His work involves writing and oral argument in appellate forums, and he continues to accept matters that require federal appellate admission. He practices in Minnesota and appears in the Federal Circuit and Eighth Circuit on behalf of clients pursuing appeals and related federal court work.
As of 2026 he continues to handle appeals and federal filings arising from Minnesota matters, representing clients in state courts and in the federal appellate courts to which he is admitted.
