Welcome to the 2023 Professional Standards Committee

Please Note the Following: Article VI, Section 6 of the Minnesota Realtor® Bylaws requires that members who are selected to serve on the Professional Standards Committee are required to attend an annual training program every year sponsored by the Association.  This is to ensure that members serving on the Professional Standards Committee are intimately familiar with the obligations, interpretations, and policies as outlined in the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual and its supporting documents. The Bylaws further require removal of any Professional Standards Committee member who fails to attend this annual Professional Standards training.  

We are very happy to see you back!

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Ryan Torpey
Ryan serves as director of member legal services and associate counsel for Minnesota Realtors®. He also works with various risk management programs, including Minnesota Realtors® approved Forms, Professional Standards, and the Legal Hotline. Ryan is a licensed attorney in Minnesota. Prior to joining the association in 2022, he practiced civil litigation, primarily in the areas of ethics and professional liability. Ryan received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Jonathan Kopecky
Mr. Kopecky received his Juris Doctorate from The Saint Louis University School of Law in 1998 and has been licensed to practice law in both Iowa and Minnesota since 1999. Mr. Kopecky practiced Real Estate law for five years while an associate at Ackley, Kopecky & Kingery, LLP and then practiced Canon Law for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for eight years. Mr. Kopecky is currently in-house counsel and the Director of Professional Standards for the Minnesota Association of REALTORS®.

Susan Dioury
Susan is the Vice President of Risk Reduction for the 16,000+ member Minnesota Association of REALTORS®. In this position she serves as in-house counsel for the Association and oversees risk management issues including the MNAR approved Forms, Buyer/Seller Arbitration, and will be overseeing the Association’s Professional Standards Program. Susan has been with the Minnesota Association of REALTORS® since 1995 with a four-year break from the Association to finish her law degree.Susan is a licensed attorney in Minnesota receiving her Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in 2012 and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg College in 1995.