Owatonna, MN

Mark Moonan Walbran

Mark Moonan Walbran joined the firm in 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1971) and Creighton University Law School (J.D., 1974) where he was a member of the Law Review. His practice areas include personal injury litigation, workers' compensation, social security, and municipal law. He has served on the Board of Governors of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association and is past president of the Minnesota City Attorney's Association. He also serves as the City Attorney for the City of Owatonna. Mark Walbran has recovered significant verdicts and negotiated substantial settlements on behalf of accident victims and their families. He has an ‘AV' rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Minnesota Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law and Politics.

Stephen J. Smith

Stephen J. Smith graduated from St. John's University in 1974 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1979, where he served on the Minnesota Law Review. He practiced in Minneapolis before returning to Owatonna in 1981. He has held positions on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association Task Force on Tort Reform, and the Minnesota Supreme Court Standing Committee on No-Fault Arbitration. He is a member of the Steele County and Minnesota State Bar Associations and the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. He practices corporate and transactional law, commercial litigation, health care law, personal injury, and general personal and business practice.

David K. Furness

David K. Furness joined the firm in 1981. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1975) and William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1979). His primary areas of practice involve representing clients in workers' compensation claims, personal injury claims and social security disability claims. Mr. Furness has successfully represented workers' compensation clients at the administrative hearing level, Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court and assisted numerous clients in achieving substantial settlements of their claims. He has also successfully represented social security claimants at the hearing level, before the Appeals Council, and in the United States District Court. David Furness also practices in the areas of wills and probate. He is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Association of Justice and past President of the Steele County Bar Association.

Mark Rahrick graduated summa cum laude from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a BS in physics and cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1994. He worked as a reliability engineer before joining Smith & Tollefson. He is a member of the Minnesota and United States District Court bars and practices civil litigation, family law, criminal law, and estate planning. He is involved in community activities like Big Brothers/Big Sisters and SCOPE.

Ben Cass graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BS in applied psychology and an MS in secondary school counseling. He attended Hamline University Law School from 2002 to 2006, serving as student director for the Innocence Clinic and competing in Moot Court. He joined Smith, Tollefson & Rahrick after graduation. He is a member of the Minnesota and United States District Court bars and practices criminal law, family law, and civil litigation. He is involved in community activities like the Crisis Resource Center and United Way of Steele County.

Marissa R. Wunderlich

Marissa R. Wunderlich joined the firm in 2020. She is a graduate of Bemidji State University (Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, 2017) and Mitchell Hamline School of Law (J.D., 2020). While in law school she represented inmates through the Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners legal clinic, won the 2019 Rosalie Wahl Moot Court, and served as student liaison to the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Public Law Section Board. She currently serves as Secretary for the Cannon City Community Church.