Larson · King, LLP

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Law Firm in St. Paul, Minnesota
 
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2800 Wells Fargo Place, 30 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
(Ramsey Co.)
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Phone: 651-312-6500
Toll Free: 877-373-5501  
Telecopier: 651-312-6618
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Larson · King, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Trial and Appellate Experience in State and Federal Courts. Products Liability and Mass Tort Litigation, Catastrophic Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation and Subrogation, Construction Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Environmental Coverage, Reinsurance, Labor and Employment, Professional Liability and Intellectual Property.
Year Established: 1999
Firm Size: 31
Representative Clients:
3M Company, ABC Bus Companies Inc., Alliant Tech, Allstate Insurance Company, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Apple, Inc., Avera Health, Bausch & Lomb, B.T. Prime Mover, Inc., Cendant Corporation, CenterPoint Energy, Dairy Queen, Deluxe Corporation, Domtar Inc., Emco Enterprises, Inc., Energy Maintenance Service Inc., Erdman Automation Corporation, European Specialty Group Re Ltd., Gage Marketing, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, GMAC Residential Funding Corporation, Graebel Van Lines, Hannover Life Insurance Company of America, Hartford Financial Products, Home Depot, Inc. (The), Ingersoll-Rand Company, Intercon Construction, Inc., Key Safety Systems, Inc., Manitex, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Minnesota Joint Underwriters Association, Nash Finch Company, Nationwide Indemnity Co., Raymond Corp, RBC Dain Rauscher, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Schindler Elevator Corporation, Scottsdale Insurance Corporation, Securian Financial Group, Seren Innovations, Inc., Suzuki Motor Corporation, Textron Financial Corporation, TGI Friday's, Transamerica Capital, Inc., Transport America, Union Security Life Insurance Company, US Bancorp, Valspar Corporation (The) , Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Vanliner, Wal-Mart, Warner Chilcott, Washington Group International, Wausau Insurance Companies, Werner Enterprises, Wright Line, LLC, XCEL Energy.
PARTNERS
Daniel C. Adams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey; 1987, Minnesota; 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1978); Exeter University, England (1982); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1984). Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and New Jersey State and International Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Intellectual Property. Email: Daniel C. Adams
Richard W. Bale (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1986); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: United Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc. v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co., 725 U.E. 2d 871 (Ind. App. 2000), transfer denied; Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. LTV Steel Mining Co., 658 N.W. 2d 875 (Minn. App. 1997); Keitzer v. Blake Builders, Inc., 2003 WL 1962446 (Minn. App. 2003). Practice Areas: Property and Liability Coverage; Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard W. Bale
John M. Bjorkman (Partner) born Durham, New Hampshire, July 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1987); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Co-Editor, Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation, West, 2000. Member: Minnesota State and American (Past-Chair, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: John M. Bjorkman
Patrick J. Boley (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Boley
Angela Beranek Brandt (Partner) born Huron, South Dakota, December 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Minnesota; 2000, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.L.S., 1996); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Angela Beranek Brandt
Philip V. Chabot (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1980, Connecticut; 2004, Minnesota. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Boston University (J.D., 1975). Member: American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Class Actions; Insurance; Professional Liability; Products Liability. Email: Philip V. Chabot
Keith A. Dotseth (Partner) born January 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with highest distinction, 1987); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1990). Co-Author, "Sailing Unchartered Waters: Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Disputes Arising from the Internet," William Mitchell L. Rev., Vol. 28:3 (2002). Member: Hennepin County (Chair, Insurance Law Committee), Minnesota State (Member, Board of Governors) and American Bar Associations; Hennepin County Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Reinsurance; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Products Liability; Mass Torts; Litigation. Email: Keith A. Dotseth
Lawrence R. King (Partner) born Quincy, Illinois, May 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1983, Wisconsin; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1973); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Faculty Member, IADC Trial Academy in Boulder, CO (2002). Co-Author: "Applying Simplicity to Communicate Complex Medical Information to Jurors," For the Defense, September 2004; "Developing and Using Themes in Products Liability Cases," Minnesota Institute for Legal Education, March 2000. Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State (Co-Chair, Fair Response Committee, 2005-2006), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1991-1992); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; International Society of Barristers; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Mass Torts; Professional Liability; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Governmental Liability; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Lawrence R. King
Stephen P. Laitinen (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, October 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (B.S., English, 1985); Drake University (J.D., 1993). Member: Hennepin County, Ramsey County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (Chair, Commercial Litigation Committee); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Appellate; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Stephen P. Laitinen
Shawn M. Raiter (Partner) born St. Paul, Minnesota, June 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1994, Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, Iowa and North Dakota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A. 1990); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Author: "Restatement (Third) of Torts and the Proof of a Reasonable Alternative Design," (Part One) Minnesota Defense, Spring, 2000. Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Defense Research Institute; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Class Actions; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Catastrophic Personal Injury. Email: Shawn M. Raiter
Daniel L. Scott (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota; 1994, South Dakota. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1987); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Insurance Coverage; Class Actions; Mortgage Lending and Servicing Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Daniel L. Scott
Douglas L. Skor (Partner) born Helena, Montana, August 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Minnesota; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); Yale University (LL.B., 1969). Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Family Service of St. Paul (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Douglas L. Skor
T. Joe Snodgrass (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Minnesota; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1989); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Class Actions; Catastrophic Personal Injury. Email: T. Joe Snodgrass
Mark A. Solheim (Partner) born Moose Lake, Minnesota, May 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1996, Wisconsin. Education: Hamline University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1990). Pi Gamma Mu; Silver Gavel Honor Society. Member: Defense Research Institute; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Insurance; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Professional Liability; Catastrophic Personal Injury. Email: Mark A. Solheim
Michael J. Steinlage (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1990); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Ramsey County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Risk and Insurance Management Society; ARIAS U.S. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Insurance; Reinsurance; Banking Litigation; Lending Litigation. Email: Michael J. Steinlage
Paula Duggan Vraa (Partner) born Edina, Minnesota, July 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Minnesota; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2008, Wisconsin. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1988); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Reported Cases: Illinois Farmers Ins. Co. v. Glass Service Co., 701 N.W.2d 783 (Minn. 2005); CFI of Wisconsin, Inc. v. The Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 230 F.R.D. 552 (W.D. Wisc. 2005); Schwickert, Inc. v. Winnebago Seniors, Ltd., 680 N.W.2d 79 (Minn. 2004); Koltunski v. Western National Mut. Ins. Co., 271 Wis.2d 819, 677N.W.2d 732 (Wis. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage Litigation.
David M. Wilk (Partner) born September 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Minnesota; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Hamline University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: David M. Wilk
ASSOCIATES
Caryn A. Boisen (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota, February 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2001, Virginia, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Construction; Business Litigation; Insurance; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Construction Litigation. Email: Caryn A. Boisen
David M. Classen (Associate) born Yokosuka, Japan, May 15, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2001); Syracuse University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: David M. Classen
Jennifer L. DeKarske (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota, March 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Minnesota; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Hamline University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Ramsey County and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Jennifer L. DeKarske
Cassandra F. Fortin (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2005); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations; Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers; Minnesota Women Lawyers; Twin Cities Diversity in Practice. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability.
Renee I. Fossen (Associate) born Edina, Minnesota, June 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Winona State University (B.S., 1994); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jane M. Hill (Associate) born Encino, California, March 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Licensed Certified Public Accountant, 2000. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Financial Services Litigation. Email: Jane M. Hill
Sarah E. Hornbrook (Associate) born La Mesa, California, October 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Sarah E. Hornbrook
Margaret J. Jennings (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 1, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Minnesota; 2008, Iowa. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., with distinction, 2004); Drake University Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability.
Hilary J. Loynes (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, April 26, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Minnesota. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations.
Jennifer G. Lurken (Associate) born Jackson, Minnesota, July 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Minnesota. Education: Hamline University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance; Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Jennifer G. Lurken
Anthony J. Novak (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota, June 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Minnesota. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., 2001); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Law. Email: Anthony J. Novak
Kelly A. Swanson (Associate) born Edina, Minnesota, February 11, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Minnesota; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 2000); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Class Actions. Email: Kelly A. Swanson
Troy F. Tatting (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 2001); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance; Mass Torts; Class Actions; Products Liability; Employment Law. Email: Troy F. Tatting
Melissa M. Weldon (Associate) born Mankato, Minnesota, August 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Minnesota; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., 1993); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Reinsurance; Business Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Melissa M. Weldon
OF COUNSEL
Mary H. Harens (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1958; admitted to bar, 2008, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., Economics); College of St. Catherine (Accounting Certificate); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2008).
Dale I. Larson (Of Counsel) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 12, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth, Fourth, Ninth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State, American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Financial Services Litigation; Mortgage Lending and Servicing Litigation. Email: Dale I. Larson
J. David Prince (Of Counsel) born Cherokee, Iowa, August 10, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Iowa; 1972, Minnesota; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1968); University of Iowa (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Co-Author: "Minnesota Practice - Products Liability Law," West Publishing Co. (forthcoming, Summer 2006). Author: "Defective Products, Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims in Minnesota," Hamline Law Review (vol. 29-2, Spring 2006). Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law, 1977-1989. Administrative Law Judge, State of Minnesota, 1979-1986. Member: Minnesota State (Member and Newsletter Editor, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: J. David Prince
Yvonne Shorts (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1998, Minnesota. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., 1991); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers; mnlegaldiversity.org (Chair). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Financial Services Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Yvonne Shorts

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