Amoun Vang Sayaovong is an attorney licensed to practice in the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.  He attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science.  He pursued his legal education at the prestigious University of Michigan law school.  He has been in practice since 2007. 

Amoun is a community activist in many ways.  His involvement in politics started early in 1991 when he worked on the re-election campaign of Alderman Napoleon Harris - an African American alderman in the city of Madison, Wisconsin.  In 1997 he was a founding member of the Hmong United Coalition - an ad hoc grass roots organization in Milwaukee, dedicated to increasing voter participation in the political process.  His work was rewarded when he was appointed as Assistant Director of the Office of the Governor - Milwaukee Office.  Amoun worked with Governor Doyle to appoint the first Asian American to the Milwaukee County Circuit bench - Glen Yamahiro. 

In 2004, he was awarded an Asian Pacific Bar Association scholarship to work on Asian legal issues in Washington D.C.  In 2006, right out of law school, he participated in the successful re-election of Governor Jim Doyle.  He was appointed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to the Milwaukee Board of Review in 2007.

Since coming to Minnesota, Amoun has already been appointed to two boards.  The Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce and the Payne Avenue Business Association.  Amoun states, “I have always been involved in the community.  I will continue to work with the community to help it advance.  Please, feel free to give me a call.  I love talking to people about any issues they may have.”  His practice of law centers around business law, real estate law, immigration law, and social security disability.  When asked what is the biggest issue he sees in the Hmong community, Amoun replied, “A lot of people think they can handle a legal issue themselves.  But later it costs them much more money than if they had consulted with an attorney.  I have seen people lose hundreds of thousands of dollars rather than spend a few thousand dollars on an attorney.”  You may reach Amoun at 651-815-0015.