Mike has been handling a variety of matters for and on behalf of insurance carriers for 25 years throughout the State of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. He has tried many cases to verdict and handled hundreds of arbitrations. He has handled a number of matters before the Minnesota Appellate Courts.
Education:
- College of St. Thomas, B.A., magna cum laude, 1987
- University of Minnesota, J.D. cum laude, 1990
Bar Admissions:
- Minnesota, 1990
- Wisconsin, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
Areas of Practice:
- Boating and Recreational Vehicle Accidents
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
- Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury
Professional Associations:
- Minnesota State Bar
- Wisconsin State Bar
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Professional Recognition:
- Voted Super Lawyer, 2003 – 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
Representative Cases:
- State Farm Fire & Casualty v. Haulcy, 2000 WL 1664890 (Minn.App. 2000)
- Am. Nat. Gen. Ins. Co. v. Solum, 641 N.W.2d 891 (Minn.2002)
- Schneider ex rel. Schneider v. Erickson, 654 N.W.2d 144 (Minn.App.2002)
- Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Schmitt, 651 N.W.2d 843 (Minn.App.2002)
- Schuster v. Welton, 2004 WL 1728094 (Minn.Ct.App. Aug.3, 2004)
- Ittel v. Pietig, 705 N.W.2d 203, 207 (Minn.App.2005)
- Berston v. Oakwood Builders, 2005 WL 2847221
- Weston v. McWilliams & Assocs., 716 N.W.2d 634, 638 (Minn.2006)
- Haefele v. Franson, 2007 WL 1815859, (Minn.App.)
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Kistner, 2009 WL 2852618 (Minn.App.)
- Brown v. Commonsense Mortgage, 2010 WL 1657754 (Minn.App.)
- Kalenda v. Veit & Company, Inc., 2011 WL 589619 (Minn. App.)
- Target Corp. v. All Jersey Janitorial Serv., Inc., 916 F.Supp.2d 909 (D.Minn.2013)
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. ARC Mfg., 11 F.Supp.3d 898 (D.Minn.2014)