Attorney at Law - Senior Shareholder
Born
Admitted to bar
Education
- University of Minnesota at Duluth (B.A. 1986)
- Drake University Law School (J.D. 1989)
Professional Memberships:
- Minnesota Self-Insured Association (past Seminar Speaker)
- American Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Twin Cities Claims Association (past CLE Speaker)
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Law Clerk experience
- Harry Dahl, P.C. - former Iowa Industrial Commissioner (June, 1987 to April, 1988, August, 1988 to May, 1989);
- Polk County Legal Aid - Des Moines, Iowa (January, 1988 to April, 1988);
- Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis (May, 1988 to August, 1988).
Professional Experience
- Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, Attorney, Workers' Compensation Defense and General Civil Litigation (September, 1989 to February, 1993);
- Brown & Holman, P.A., Attorney/Shareholder, Workers' Compensation Defense and Personal Injury Defense Litigation (February, 1993 to February, 1997);
- Brown & Carlson, P.A., Attorney - Senior Partner/Shareholder, firm Marketing Director, Workers' Compensation Defense Litigation (February 1997 to present).
Special Notes
- Martindale Hubbell rating: AV (both firm and individually), representing highest national ratings for legal competency and ethics.
- Selected as "Super Lawyer" (purportedly top 5% of all Minnesota lawyers), by Mpls St Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly, and Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
- Featured as a "Rising Star of Law," Minnesota Law & Politics, December 1998, 1999, and 2000 issues.
- Past Trilogy seminar speaker and author - Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust.
- 2005 and 2008 Minnesota Law & Politics "Blue Ribbon Ratings Panelist" for Workers' Compensation Super Lawyer nominees.
- Selected by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine as one of Minnesota's Top 40 Workers' Compensation Attorneys (January, 2008, 2009, and 2010).
- Featured by Minnesota Law & Politics for Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition in 2008 (first year of designation) and 2009.
- 2010 Martindale-Hubbell awarded "AV Preeminent" status, as being nationally recognized for highest peer review ranking amongst AV rated attorneys - for both legal ability and ethical standards.
Client sampling
- Saint Mary’s Duluth Clinic/Essentia Health, JBS USA LLC, Brown Printing Co., Mayo Foundation, Honeywell International Inc., ALLETE, Minnesota Health Care Association, Boise Cascade LLC and Boise Paper Holdings LLC, and many other self-insured employers, third-party administrators, and insurers.
- Frequent lecturer for employers and insurers on various Workers’ Compensation topics.
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