Duane A. Lillehaug

Duane A. Lillehaug is an attorney at Maring Williams Law Office whose practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance coverage disputes in North Dakota and Minnesota. He represents injured people and families in significant civil matters and has spent more than four decades concentrating on trial law. Lillehaug is also certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, reflecting substantial experience in courtroom litigation.

Lillehaug earned a B.A. from North Dakota State University in 1971 and graduated with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1975. After law school, he served for one year as a law clerk to the North Dakota Supreme Court. His education and early judicial experience provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, appellate procedure, and trial preparation that has supported a long career handling complex civil claims.

Lillehaug has focused his practice on trial work in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota for more than 40 years. His work includes personal injury, wrongful death, insurance coverage, and product liability matters, including disputes that may involve serious injuries and substantial financial losses. Through these cases, he helps clients investigate claims, evaluate insurance and liability issues, prepare evidence, negotiate with opposing parties, and pursue litigation when a case cannot be resolved outside court.

Duane A. Lillehaug has been recognized as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, selected for The Best Lawyers in America, and named a Great Plains Super Lawyer. In 2026, Best Lawyers recognized him in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs, insurance law, and product liability litigation for plaintiffs. Lillehaug has also served as President of the Minnesota Association for Justice and the Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court, combining extensive trial experience with professional leadership and service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Maring Williams Law Office
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• North Dakota State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)