About Aaron Street.
Aaron Street is a lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and historic preservationist based in Northfield, Minnesota.
He is the founder of Remaking Ventures, where he advises business owners on long-term strategy, systems, succession, and navigating the future.
He co-founded Lawyerist in 2009, building it into the leading practice management resource for small firm lawyers. After merging Lawyerist with Affinity Consulting Group in 2023, he now serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors at Affinity. He is co-author of The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited, a bestselling guide for lawyers building and running small law firms.
Before founding Lawyerist, Aaron’s career spanned the United States Senate, the White House, corporate strategy consulting, election law, legal education, and ventures in robotics and innovation management. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he served as articles editor of the Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, and was the graduate student representative to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
Outside of the legal industry, Aaron owns and is restoring the 1857 Lyceum Building in Northfield, Minnesota, the town’s original municipal hall with ties to the abolition movement. He is writing the first biography of Oskar J.W. Hansen, the Norwegian-American sculptor best known for the monuments at Hoover Dam, and founded the Oskar J.W. Hansen Archives to support that research.
Current Roles
- Founder, Remaking Ventures
- Board Chair, Affinity Consulting Group — via 2023 merger with Lawyerist
- Co-Founder, Lawyerist — founded 2009
- Founder, Oskar J.W. Hansen Archives
- Owner, The Lyceum Building
Community Leadership
- President, Northfield Historical Society (2024–present)
- Commissioner, Heritage Preservation Commission, City of Northfield (2025–present)
Education
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School — cum laude, 2004
- International trade law concentration
- Articles Editor, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade
- Graduate student representative, University of Minnesota Board of Regents
- B.A., Political Science, University of Minnesota — Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
- Lake Forest College — 1997–1998
Publications
- The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited (2023) — with Stephanie Everett
- The Small Firm Roadmap (2019) — with Sam Glover, Stephanie Everett, Marshall Lichty
- Columns at Law Technology Today (ABA)
- Biography of Oskar J.W. Hansen (in progress)
Speaking & Media
- Co-host, Lawyerist Podcast (Legal Talk Network)
- ABA TECHSHOW speaker
- CLE presenter
Awards & Recognition
- ABA Journal Blawg 100 Hall of Fame
- ACLEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing (2014)
Past Board Service
- Friends of Downtown Northfield, Board of Directors
- ABA Legal Technology Resource Center, Board of Directors
- Minnesota State Bar Association, State Assembly
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Board of Directors
- Hennepin County Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Minnesota Chapter
- Minneapolis Charter Commission
Personal
Aaron lives in Northfield, Minnesota with his wife and children, where he enjoys wild mushroom foraging in the woods.
