John Douglas Wong Kipper is an attorney focusing on family law, business and commercial litigation, and construction and real estate.

Before joining Bassford Remele, John was an attorney at a litigation defense and insurance coverage firm, where he was an associate in its insurance coverage group, primarily working on first-party property coverage disputes.

John was a law clerk for the Honorable Rebecca Rossow, a Family Court Referee of the Second Judicial District. John graduated cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he served as a primary editor for Volume 44 of the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy. John worked for the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, Complaint Investigation Division, and later a national family law firm during law school.

Education

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2023
  • Dean's List, spring 2021-2023
  • Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, Vol. 44, Primary Editor, 2022-2023
• Augsburg College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2020
  • Chi Alpha Sigma
  • Outstanding Senior of the Year
  • Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies Program, Co-Founding Member and Advisory Board
  • Murphy Square, Editor

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Judicial Clerkships

• Second Judicial District, The Honorable Rebecca Rossow, Law Clerk, 2023-2024

Bar Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Ramsey County Bar Association

Civic Involvement

• Hi-Five Sports, Volunteer Coach