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About Timothy Purdon

Timothy Q. Purdon is a former U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota who leads complex criminal investigations and high-stakes civil litigation. In 2022, he secured wrongful death judgments exceeding $2 billion under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He has a thirty-year track record in private practice and public service, with a special focus on American Indian Tribes and public safety in Indian Country.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$2,000,000 (accepted offer of judgment)

Lacey Higdem, 19, was found hallucinating in the woods under the influence of methamphetamine and booked into the Rolette County Jail in Rolla, North Dakota on June 3, 2020. She died in her cell roughly nine hours later. Rolette County and two former correctional officers made a $2 million offer of judgment, which was accepted.

U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · 2025Civil RightsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Hamline University School of Law
J.D., 1994
Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Undergraduate, 1991

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Minnesota
State Bar of Montana
State Bar of New York
State Bar of North Dakota

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