Restovich Braun criminal defense team. Representing Sarah Beth Petersen are Daniel McIntosh, second from right, and Thomas Braun, next to him. Braun has another current client in a prominent case — Adam Fravel in the 2023 homicide of Maddi Kingsbury of Winona.
Also a client in a high-profile case: Adam Fravel
PRESTON, Minn. – One of the twin sisters involved in the 2023 fatal Amish buggy crash, Sarah Beth Petersen, is being represented by two Rochester attorneys who specialize in criminal defense. Thomas Braun and Daniel McIntosh of the firm Restovich Braun & Associates have signed on to her case. Her twin, Samantha Jo Petersen, is represented separately by a Minneapolis attorney. Sarah is facing 16 charges.
Braun profile
Holds a 2005 law degree with honors from University of Minnesota. Then a law clerk to Judge Pamela Alexander in Minneapolis. After admission to the Minnesota bar he moved to Rochester to begin his legal career with George F. Restovich & Associates. Now co-owner of Restovich Braun & Associates in Rochester. Litigation experience is mostly criminal defense, family law and personal injury matters. Recently named a Top 10 Attorney in Minnesota by National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.
McIntosh profile
Holds a 2001 law degree with honors from Hamline University. First courtroom experience was during a clerkship with the county attorney in Duluth. Elected in 2010 as county attorney in Owatonna. Has also served on the boards of the Owatonna Hospital, United Way of Steele County, and youth sports associations. Has litigated cases involving all degrees of murder, all degrees of criminal sexual conduct, all degrees of assault, weapons offenses, drug offenses, drunken driving. and domestic abuse cases.
Petersens. Sarah Beth and Samantha Jo. Accused of swapping roles as driver of a vehicle that struck an Amish buggy and killed two children on their way to school.