Prior to co-founding Atticus, Chris was the CEO of Dahl Administration, where he oversaw the administrative services for more than 200 settlements. Among those settlements were high profile cases including In Re Motor Fuel (Hot Fuel) and the Target Data Breach – Financial Institutions class action settlement, to name just a few. An Attorney by training, Chris graduated from William Mitchell College of Law and the University of St. Thomas. He is a member of the Minnesota Bar, the American Bar Association where he serves as Membership Chair of the Consumer Litigation Committee, the 8th Circuit Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to co-founding Atticus, Jim held finance leadership positions in a variety of industries, including contract manufacturing, medical devices, sheet-fed printing, and commodity trading, for twenty years. Jim spent the first eight years of his professional career as a CPA, the last three of which were with one of the largest firms in the mid-west region. The wide-range of responsibilities and challenges gained from his prior experiences equipped him with a versatile set of finance, administrative and applications skills that he contributes to Atticus’ operation and finance departments. Jim has an accounting degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bryn Bridley Vice President of Business Development
Bryn joined the Atticus team as Senior Project Manager in 2018 with nearly fifteen years of project management experience, predominately in the claims administration industry, including with two nationally recognized class action administration firms. She served as the Director of Project Management at Atticus for six years and was instrumental in developing the strong team serving clientele today. As Vice President of Business Development Bryn is utilizing her 20 years of industry experience to provide customers with successful settlement plans and to develop new opportunities for the company.
Mike joined Atticus in 2018 with more than fifteen years of payroll experience in employment law matters. Mike oversees the QSF and Treasury division of Atticus where he works side by side with his team to establish Qualified Settlement Fund accounts, complete settlement award calculations, manage tax reporting nationwide for the settlement accounts, and disperse settlement benefits. Prior to joining Atticus Mike managed the settlement award distributions for one of the nation’s largest labor and employment administrators, ranging from a few hundred claimants to over 700,000 claimants across the country.
Milena Higgins is a technology leader with a long history of innovation in the legal field. She has a proven track record of innovation, including developing groundbreaking testimony intelligence software and automated intellectual property tools. Her expertise in process improvement and efficiency has consistently driven operational excellence, ensuring exceptional service for law firm clients. Milena holds a Ph.D. in physics and a M.S. in Management of Technology from the University of Minnesota.
