Peter F. Barry is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the State of Minnesota and a partner of Barry & Slade, LLC. His practice is dedicated exclusively to protecting consumers against illegal debt collection activity. He was recently named by his peers as a Super Lawyer® for 2003 and 2004 by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. He was named as Consumer Lawyer of the Year by the National Association of Consumer Advocates for 2005-2006.

In 1996, Barry graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota where he competed nationally on the school's trial advocacy team and won top honors for his appellate work. Barry did extensive clinical work with several organizations including the Ramsey County Public Defenders Office, Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners, and the St. Paul Tenants Union. He opened his law practice directly out of law school and has been enjoying his private plaintiff's practice ever since. Barry frequently appears in local and national news stories discussing consumer rights issues.

Barry volunteers annually with the Minnesota State Bar Association's High School Mock Trial Program as a judge. He also devotes volunteer time to various William Mitchell clinical programs and maintains an ongoing pro-bono legal services commitment in the area of consumer rights. In 2003, Barry was named an adjunct Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law where he has taught Consumer Rights Law for the past four years.

In addition to being admitted to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin state and federal courts, Barry was also recently admitted to the United States Supreme Court. He was born in San Jose, California in 1964 and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Nicholas P. Slade is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the State of Minnesota and a partner in Barry & Slade, LLC. His practice focuses exclusively on protecting consumers’ rights.
In 1996, Slade graduated from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul Minnesota. During law school, Slade worked as a student certified attorney with the Ramsey County Public Defenders Office. After graduation he continued to work with the Public Defenders Office until opening his own law practice in 1997. Originally practicing criminal defense, Slade switched to consumer rights in 2000.

Slade was born in Minneapolis in 1962, and except for serving 3 years on active duty with the U.S. Army has lived in the Twin Cities. He currently lives in St. Louis Park, with his wife and 2 children. He has been on the Board of Directors for the Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Minnesota since 1997. He also has been volunteering through the Minneapolis Park Board as a wrestling coach for kids ages 6-14 since 1985.