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John (Mac) LeFevre is a shareholder and former president of Kennedy & Graven, Chartered. He practices in the areas of Litigation, Employment Law, Eminent Domain, and Construction Law.

Mac earned a B.A. in English from Williams College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude in 1966. Mac then enrolled in the University of Michigan Law School, earning a law degree in 1969.

Following law school, Mac served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (1970-1972) and spent his early career trying cases in the military JAG (Judge Advocate General) Program and in a legal services program in New York State. He came to Minnesota in 1977 and, since then, has practiced with Kennedy & Graven and its predecessor firm.

Mac is an experienced litigator, focusing in the areas of condemnation (eminent domain), employment and labor matters, and government liability. His most memorable work includes defending municipal employers in employment discrimination cases, particularly in sexual harassment claims. He has been successful in many major eminent domain cases such as the Metrodome, the Crown Roller Mill, the Target Store project, as well as other redevelopment projects.

Mac is an avid runner and has to date completed five marathons. He is still trying to learn the game of golf, and has coached football, soccer, basketball, and baseball.

Mac has this to say about his work:

I joined this firm twenty years ago to practice a challenging variety of law with a focus on issues of public interest. I enjoy solving problems so that public officials can concentrate on doing their real jobs.