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TEWKSBURY & KERFELD

September 1994 - Present

Formed in September 1994 as Tewksbury▫Kerfeld▫Zimmer, the firm’s practice consists of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, insurance defense work for a limited number of insurance carriers, insurance coverage litigation and providing alternative dispute resolution services.

SCHWEBEL, GOETZ, & SIEBEN

November 1988 - September 1994

Practice focused on plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, handling all aspects of trial work from initial pleadings through trial.

RIDER, BENNETT, EGAN & ARUNDEL

August 1980 - October 1988

Litigation Partner practicing insurance defense litigation and insurance coverage matters. Also worked on most of the firm’s major plaintiff files.

WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW

1982 - 1985

Adjunct Faculty. William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota - Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy.

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

1978 - 1980

Instructor of law - Legal Writing Programs. Responsibilities included teaching first year writing class “Introduction to Law” and “Advanced Legal Writing” to second year students.

EDUCATION

1975 - 1978

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude - Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA

1973 - 1975

Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude - University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

1971 - 1973

Knox College, Galesburg, IL

BAR ADMISSIONS

Colorado 1978

Minnesota 1979

State and Federal District Courts - Minnesota

APPOINTMENTS

Special Master Risperdal Drug Distribution Hearings 2017-Present

Special Master Yaz/Yasmine Drug Distribution Hearings 2012 - Present

Special Master Cottonwood Bus Crash 2010

Special Master: I-35 Bridge Collapse Panel to Distribute Victim Fund, 2008 - 2009

Supreme Court No-Fault Standing Committee 2001 - 2008

Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors 2005 - 2007

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Lawyer of the Year: Best Lawyers in America - 2017 Arbitrator of the Year - Minneapolis

Minnesota’s Best Lawyers: Lawyer of Year 2013 - Alternative Dispute Resolution and Personal Injury

International Order of Barristers 2014 - Present

American Board of Trial Lawyers (ABOTA) 2013 - Present

U.S. News and World Reports First Tier Rating of Law Firms 2010 – Present- Personal Injury and ADR

Best Lawyers in America-Personal Injury Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution 2008 - Present

Leading American Attorneys, Minnesota, 1997 - Present

National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers, 2009 - Present

Super Lawyer, Law & Politics, Twin Cities Business Monthly, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, 1996 - Present

Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys in Minnesota, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Law and Politics

Top 50 Appellate Lawyers in Minnesota, November 2000, Law & Politics

Top 25 Mediators in Minnesota, January 2001, 2002, 2004 Law & Politics

Top 25 Personal Injury Attorneys in Minnesota, April 2001, 2002, Law & Politics

Top 100 Super Lawyers in Minnesota, August 2001, 2003, Law & Politics

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