About Chantell Colby
Chantell Colby Bergquist graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law with a J.D. in 2021. During law school she took on practical work that exposed her to client needs and court procedures. Her time at the Mitchell Hamline Self-Help Clinic in 2018 placed her on the front lines of legal assistance while she was still a student.
After earning her degree, Bergquist moved into a series of clerkships that broadened her understanding of public law practice. In 2019 she served as a law clerk in the Dakota County Lawyer’s Office and also worked in the Minneapolis City Lawyer’s Office. Those roles gave her experience in municipal and county government contexts, helping her learn how local agencies and court systems operate.
Bergquist shifted into private practice in 2020 when she joined the Law Offices of Charles H. Johnson as an associate lawyer. That post marked her first full-time role outside of clerkships. She returned to private practice again in 2023 as an associate at Burns & Hansen, P.A. The change reflected a steady career progression from student clinics to government service to private-firm work.
Her resume shows a steady accumulation of courtroom and office experience in Minnesota. The sequence of positions—student law clerk, law clerk in county and city offices, then associate roles—suggests comfort with both client-facing tasks and the research and drafting responsibilities common to young lawyers. Colleagues and supervisors from those earlier positions typically assign clerks and associates to a mix of litigation support, motion practice, and transactional drafting; Bergquist’s path follows that pattern.
Bergquist is licensed in Minnesota and has maintained professional memberships that connect her to the local legal community. She has kept ties to the area where she trained and worked, which has allowed her to continue building a practice grounded in state and municipal procedures. She is based in Minnesota and continues to handle matters arising in the state’s courts and administrative bodies.
Her current practice is at Burns & Hansen, P.A., where she works as an associate handling legal matters under Minnesota law.
