Mac J. Schneider

Mac J. Schneider is an officer at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Fargo, North Dakota whose practice focuses on business disputes, compliance, class actions, civil rights, administrative law, and complex litigation. Schneider works with businesses and organizations facing disputes, investigations, compliance questions, and government-related litigation on civil litigation, appellate work, compliance advice, government disputes, investigations, and high-stakes business conflicts. The practice is grounded in the specific legal and business issues reflected in those matters, with attention to the governing law, the client’s objectives, and the practical steps required to move a matter forward.

Schneider’s education includes a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2008 and a B.A. from the University of North Dakota in 2002, summa cum laude. His legal education preceded public service and private litigation work in North Dakota and Minnesota. This background supports careful legal analysis, research, writing, and problem solving in the matters handled in practice. It also provides context for evaluating legal risk, explaining available options, and connecting technical rules to the real-world decisions clients need to make.

Schneider’s experience includes representing clients in civil actions against the federal government and Fortune 500 companies, trying civil cases, and handling appeals before state supreme courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Schneider has also served as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2022 to 2025, overseeing parallel civil and criminal proceedings and personally representing the United States at trial and on appeal. These matters have involved federal and state trial courts, appellate courts, government investigations, compliance matters, and complex civil disputes.

Mac J. Schneider brings together private litigation, federal prosecution leadership, and public service. Schneider served as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2022 to 2025 and previously represented Grand Forks’ District 42 in the North Dakota Senate from 2008 to 2016. That background informs his work on complex civil disputes, class actions, government-related matters, compliance questions, investigations, and appeals involving businesses and organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Board Member, Development Homes, Inc. (2009-2012)
• Board Member, Red River Valley Community Action (2009-2022)
• Board Member, Community Violence Intervention Center (2012-2021)
• Senator, North Dakota, Senate (2008-2016)

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Dakota
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Summa Cum Laude

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