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| | Address | 225 South Sixth Street
Suite 4800 | | Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 | | (Hennepin Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Brownson & Ballou, PLLP practices in the following areas of law:
Environmental Law, Hazardous Materials, Toxic Torts, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, Workers Compensation, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage Litigation, School and Municipal Litigation, Public Entity Litigation, Civil Litigation, Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 2001 | Firm Profile:
The firm represents corporations, insurers, insureds, and individuals in civil litigation, arbitration, workers compensation and appellate practice. The practice includes product liability, toxic tort and environmental litigation, construction law, insurance coverage litigation, public entities and school districts, and workers compensation. As national coordinating counsel in asbestos litigation, the firm manages, coordinates and litigates cases nationwide as lead counsel. Sophisticated computerized systems have been developed for local and national case management for docket control and cost efficiency. | | Firm Size: 7 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Robert D. Brownson (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Minnesota. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., cum laude, 1975); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1979). Staff Member, 1976-1977 and Editor, 1977-1978, William Mitchell Law Review. Author: "Notice of Claim Requirement Under the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act," William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 4, #1, 1978. Member: Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman, Litigation Committee, Environmental Law Section, 1980-1990). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Asbestos Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Exposure; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation. Email: Robert D. Brownson | | D. Scott Ballou (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, August 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1969); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Extension of The Dram Shop Act: New Found Liability of The Social Host," North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 1. County Attorney, Carver County, 1979-1982. Member: Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; School Litigation; Municipal Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Employment Litigation. Email: D. Scott Ballou | | Susan M. Hansen (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, February 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Minnesota; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota; William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Ramsey County and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Susan M. Hansen | | Thomas J. Linnihan (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Minnesota; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2000, Wisconsin. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1976); Hamline University (J.D., 1980). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Outstanding Student Award. Member, Silver Gavel Honor Society. Notes and Comments Editor, 1979-1980 and Staff Member, 1978-1979, Hamline Law Review. Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: Thomas J. Linnihan | | Kristi K. Warner (Member) born March 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2003, North Dakota. Education: Concordia College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Appletree Square I Limited Partnership and Business Consultants, Inc. v. O'Connor & Hannan, et. al., 575 N.W.2d 102 (Minn. 1998); Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Co., Inc., 634 N.W.2d 401 (Minn. 2001); Juelich v. Yamqzaki Optonics Corp, 682 N.W.2d 565 (Minn. 2004). Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Kristi K. Warner | | —————————— | | Patrick M. Biren (Associate) born Slayton, Minnesota, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1996); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, Judge Michael T. DeCourcey, Ramsey County, Minnesota District Court. Member: Hennepin County and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Schafer v. JLC Food Systems et al. 695 N.W.2d 570 (Minn. 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Toxic Exposure; Construction Law. Email: Patrick M. Biren | | Michael A. Vellon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and Minnesota Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Fordham University; University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Director, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court, 2005-2006. Member, Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team and Winner, 2nd Place Brief, Jessup International Mock Regional Competition, University of Minnesota Law School, 2006. Member: Hennepin County Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Michael A. Vellon |
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