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Robert Fafinski, Jr. Receives 2014 Small Business Person of the Year Award from Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce

CEO of Eden Prairie-based law firm Fafinski Mark & Johnson receives award.

The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce announced last week that Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. CEO and managing partner Robert R. Fafinski, Jr. received its 2014 Small Business Person of the Year award. Fafinski Mark & Johnson serves local, national and international clients in 12 primary practice areas: Aviation, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Commercial Lending & Finance, Commercial Real Estate, General Corporate & Business, HR & Employment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Trusts & Estates, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Each year, the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce recognizes an individual associated with one of its member companies as its Small Business Person of the Year. This award recognizes the individual for the success of the company and their participation in community affairs. Fafinski was nominated for his leadership as an entrepreneur and philanthropist.

“I’m very humbled to receive this award,” said Robert Fafinski, Jr., CEO of Fafinski Mark & Johnson. “I’ve gotten accolades for my work as an attorney, but receiving an award for being an entrepreneur was unexpected. As an entrepreneur, I have gone through many of the same stresses that my clients have experienced, which I think has made me a better attorney – the interplay is very rewarding.”

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Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. offers a full line of legal services to clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The firm strives to provide its clients with the power of the big, while maintaining the spirit of the small, by offering world class representation coupled with the level of responsiveness and attention only possible in a smaller firm. For more information, visit www.fmjlaw.com.

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