Mitchell A. Skinner is an owner and the managing member of Larson Skinner PLLC, a Minneapolis based law firm. He provides legal counsel and strategic advice to clients on software and content licensing, intellectual property portfolio creation, consolidation and collaborative initiatives, and all matters related to MLS governance and data management. From 2016 to 2020 Skinner was named to the Swanepoel Power 200, a list of the most powerful people in residential real estate. He provides counsel to the Council of Multiple Listing Services, the Real Estate Standards Organization, and many multiple listing services and REALTOR Associations.