Appleton Lawyers

I founded Future Flourish Legal PLLC with a focus on climate and ESG disclosure readiness, sustainability claims governance, and clean energy projects. My work bridges the fields of law, carbon accounting, energy systems, and risk governance, allowing me to transform complex and evolving standards into clear legal strategies. I emphasize creating audit-ready documentation through flat-fee, scoped services designed to bolster confidence in organizational decision-making. My mission is straightforward: to provide predictable, scope-controlled legal guidance that strengthens climate and ESG disclosure governance, supports well-founded sustainability claims, and facilitates the successful implementation of clean energy projects. Using QuickStart diagnostics as a foundation,...

Christopher (Chris) Huether joined the firm in October of 2007 and he became a partner in July of 2011. His practice focuses in the areas of estate planning, real estate, consumer bankruptcy, and family law.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Minnesota Morris in 2004, and welcomed the opportunity to return to West-Central Minnesota.

Chris is a member of the Alexandria Sertoma Club and the Alexandria City Planning Commission. In his spare time, Chris enjoys hiking Minnesota’s state parks, volunteering with civic groups, reading all types of books, playing basketball, and spending time with his wife,...

Nicholas T. Adams is an associate attorney at Pemberton Law’s Alexandria office. He is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Real Estate group.

Nick completed his undergraduate studies at Concordia College, Moorhead where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Business. Through Concordia College, Nick had the opportunity to spend a semester living, studying, and working in Washington, D.C. where he worked for the Public Defender’s Service.

Nick then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, MN. At Mitchell Hamline,...

Richard Stermer has practiced law in Western Minnesota for the past 24 years. Mr. Stermer has extensive experience in handling a variety of cases in both State and Federal Courts. Mr. Stermer focuses his practice on bankruptcy, and complicated litigation and appeals.