Justice North Supervising Attorney Receives MJF Outstanding Service Award
On September 30, 2025, the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) will hold its Annual Awards Celebration to recognize attorneys and advocates who have demonstrated a commitment to public interest legal work. MJF’s Outstanding Service Awards were established in 1991 to honor the dedicated service, achievements, and excellence of students, lawyers in private practice or in-house settings for their pro bono work, and public interest legal service providers.
MJF is pleased to announce that Art Wolf, supervising attorney with Justice North, has been named this year’s Direct Legal Service Award recipient. Wolf graduated from West Virginia University College of Law in 2016. He joined Justice North as an attorney in 2018, with a primary focus on family law. Prior to joining Justice North, Wolf worked at Indian Legal providing criminal defense to individuals with low incomes.
In recommending Wolf for the award, his nominator said, “Art takes the time to create trusting relationships with his clients, justice partners and his co-workers. He gives them his full attention and takes their concerns seriously, while also having the hard conversations that come with family law. Not satisfied with the reach of his already large caseload, Art has been creating and renewing significant partnerships in the community. As a veteran, he leveraged his personal knowledge to create a legal clinic for veterans through the St. Louis County Veterans Service Office, where he meets with vets regularly to advise and represent. As a family law attorney, Art saw the gaps during COVID and renewed partnerships with local domestic violence advocates to begin a re-designed clinic in a local shelter that allows him to meet with survivors in a safe and comfortable space.”
Wolf will be honored alongside MJF award recipients in the categories of Advocate, Private Practice, and Plunkett Christenson Law Student Volunteer Awards.
This year’s Annual Awards Celebration will feature speaker Lee Hawkins, the author of I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free. The work is an introspective journey into his family history, tracing its roots to pre-Revolutionary America. Utilizing genetic testing, investigative reporting, and historical documentation, Mr. Hawkins explores 400 years of his family’s lineage, revealing the intertwined lives of Black and White families, their resilience and sufferings, and the impact of historical trauma. Mr. Hawkins is an American investigative journalist and author who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2022.
Save the date for MJF’s Awards Celebration on September 30, 2025, at the Campus Club of the University of Minnesota.