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Mark Briol
Mark Briol graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1976 and number one in his class from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1981. He has tried more than 100 commercial and securities cases to award or verdict.
At age 19, Mark Briol was an aspiring professional boxer and the Welterweight Champion for the City of Minneapolis. He has run four marathons (the Twin Cities Marathon and Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN twice each). These days he limits his pugilistic and aerobic endeavors to the courtroom.
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* According to the Minnesota Judicial Branch, as of October 2018, there were more than 25,000 licensed attorneys in Minnesota.
* As of 2010 Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine ceased publication.










PERSONAL INJURY LAW SECTION

NATIONALLY RANKED TOP 10 ATTORNEY 2020
A FIGHTER IN THE COURTROOM

Attorney Mark Briol has always been a fighter, as one can see in this filmed 1973 bout with Gary “the Hammer” Holmgren (2013 Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee) in the 1973 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves Championships.
MINNESOTA LAWYERS MAGAZINE

Minnesota Lawyer's April 2018 feature on Briol & Benson founder Mark Briol covers a lot of ground. The article discusses how Briol turned a youthful boxing defeat turned into a successful career in litigation, his favorite Minneapolis hotspots, and everything in between.
BEST LAWYERS MAGAZINE

Attorney Mark Briol went from being the 1973 Welterweight Boxing Champion for the City of Minneapolis to one of the most prominent financial litigators in the nation, as profiled in a front-cover feature in the national Best Lawyers publication.
EDUCATION
William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., #1 in class, magna cum laude, 1981
University of Minnesota
B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Phi