David B. Tibbals

David B. Tibbals is a Senior Associate at Fredrikson in Fargo who advises corporate and individual clients on commercial, corporate, and tax matters. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, business and tax planning, financing, commercial law, closely held business issues, and tax disputes. Tibbals works with public and private companies across industries including retail, technology, financial services, and healthcare, helping clients structure transactions and address tax and business considerations.

Tibbals earned a B.S. from North Dakota State University in 2011, graduating summa cum laude. He received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2014. He was admitted in Wisconsin in 2014 and in North Dakota and Minnesota in 2015. His legal and business education supports work that often requires coordination of transactional documents, tax consequences, financing terms, and the practical needs of companies and individual business owners.

Before joining private legal practice, Tibbals worked as a senior associate with a public accounting firm in Minneapolis, focusing on state and local tax consulting. His work included multistate taxability questions and administrative appeals. At Fredrikson, he advises on mergers and acquisitions, business planning, commercial transactions, family and closely held businesses, and tax controversies. This combination of accounting-firm tax experience and legal practice gives him perspective on both compliance and transaction structure.

David B. Tibbals has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for mergers and acquisitions work and has also been recognized as a North Star Lawyer. His practice brings together corporate, commercial, and tax considerations that frequently overlap in business decisions. Tibbals helps clients evaluate transaction structures, manage multistate tax issues, address disputes, and move business objectives forward with legal guidance grounded in both transactional practice and prior tax consulting experience.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Tax Law Section
• Director, Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley
• Director, First Lutheran Church Foundation

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• North Dakota State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Summa Cum Laude

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