Travis Van Krevelen
Criminal Defense Attorney
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Represented clients in misdemeanor and felony criminal proceedings from arraignment through disposition Negotiated plea agreements with prosecutors, securing favorable outcomes for clients Appeared in court for arraignments, bail hearings, omnibus hearings, and sentencing
Experience
Criminal Defense Attorney - Martine Law, PLLC
(2026-03 - 2026-04)
- Represented clients in misdemeanor and felony criminal proceedings from arraignment through disposition
- Negotiated plea agreements with prosecutors, securing favorable outcomes for clients
- Appeared in court for arraignments, bail hearings, omnibus hearings, and sentencing
- Advised clients on case strategy, potential defenses, and collateral consequences of criminal charges
- Identified constitutional and procedural defenses, including issues related to search and seizure and custodial interrogation
Criminal Defense Attorney - BK Law Group
(2024-10 - 2025-11)
- Demands knowledgeable exercise of Minnesota criminal process and procedure
- Handles a large caseload; prioritized, executed, multitasked and met critical deadlines
- Demonstrates skillful ability to relate to a multitude of individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to build strong client relationships
- Ability to emphasize and reassure individuals experience significant emotional crises
- Demonstrates ability to exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgement and discretion
- Regularly engages in negotiation with opposing counsel to provide best favorable outcome for clients
Paralegal - BK Law Group
(2023-05 - 2024-10)
- Coordinates and assists with attorney schedules and all calendaring
- Performs client relation responsibilities
- Maintains files and databases to ensure accurate documentation
- Files all pleadings in court
- Scheduled a variety of hearings and meetings
- Conducts investigations of pre-charged clients, which includes Communication with police detectives and Communication with County/City attorneys
- Sells representation and services
Legal Research Analyst - Thomson Reuters
(2021-09 - 2022-04)
- Identify relationships among legal information sets
- Conduct significant core legal research to identify critical legal authority on specific issues
- Make fine-grain, qualitative judgments of legal content
- Monitor performance of new products and enhancements through testing and grading evaluations
- Collaborate with team members and internal stakeholders to better leverage key legal research information
Certified Student Attorney - Law Offices of Charles H. Johnson, P.A.
(2020-08 - 2021-09)
- Assist in the representation of mass-tort clients in suits against producers of defective devices
- Draft legal documents as it relates to mass-tort litigation
- Conduct legal research prior to, and during commencement of mass-tort litigation to ensure case success
Certified Student Attorney - Dakota County Public Defender
(2019-05 - 2020-07)
- Represent defendants at pre-trial and other preliminary court hearings in a wide variety of cases
- Interview in-custody clients to prepare bail, first appearance, and arraignment hearings
- Research client case information using MN Government Access (MGA) and MN Court Integration Services (MNCIS)
- Negotiate with prosecutors the terms of plea deals
- Advise clients of their rights and negotiate plea agreements with County and Municipal attorneys
Certified Student Attorney - Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic
(2020-01 - 2021-05)
- Interview incarcerated clients regarding civil and criminal matters
- Represent clients in civil and criminal proceedings
- Represent out of custody clients in expungement cases
White Glove Manager - Best Vendors Management
(2017-01 - 2018-05)
- Manage a team of staff members that exclusively dealt with Best Vendors' growing number of clients requiring detailed and meticulous care
- Monitor requests on multiple platforms for services, orders in progress or needing attention
- Provide exemplary customer service to clients where meticulous and attentive care is necessary
- Follow and ensure service requests thoroughly
Education
Juris Doctorate - Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2021-05)
Interdisciplinary Bachelors of Arts - Philosophy and Psychology - St Cloud State University (2016-05)
