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The firm specializes in civil litigation. We are licensed to practice and actively represent clients throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. We have offices in Moorhead, Minnesota, and Fargo, North Dakota. Our clients include the largest and most sophisticated consumers of legal services.

Statement of Practice

Products Liability Defense, Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Environmental Torts, Toxic Torts, Asbestos Defense, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Governmental and Municipal Liability, Fire Losses, Liquor and Dram Shop Liability, Labor and Employment Law, Insurance Coverage, Asbestos Personal Injury, Property Litigation, Trucking Accidents. Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Representative Clients:

Corporate Defense: BOC Group
Crouse-Hinds Division of Cooper Industries
Deere & Company
Graybar Electric Company
Hobart Brothers
Illinois Tool Works
Kelsey-Hayes & TRW
Lincoln Electric Company
Praxair Companies and Praxair Distribution, Inc.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Swift Transportation Companies
Tyco
Uniroyal, Inc.
Western Steel & Plumbing. Insurance Defense: Acuity Insurance
Allied Group
Alpha Property and Casualty
American International Group Inc.
Austin Mutual Insurance Companies
Chubb Group
Cincinnati Insurance Co.
Commercial Union Insurance Co.
Dakota Fire and Employers' Mutual Co.
Gates McDonald
General Casualty Insurance Co.
Great American Insurance Co.
Great West Casualty Co.
Harleysville Insurance Companies
Hartford Insurance Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Metlife Auto and Home
Milbank Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance Co.
Ohio Casualty
Old Republic
QBE the Americas
Royal & SunAlliance
St. Paul Travelers Insurance
State Auto Insurance Co.
The North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF)
Westfield Co.
Zurich American Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

1800 30th Avenue S. P.O. Box 657
Moorhead, MN 56561-0657, (Clay Co.)

Phone

Phone: 218-233-8105
Fax: 218-233-8620; 1-877-233-2336
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Website

http://www.owqlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNER

Paul R. Oppegard (Partner) born Wadena, Minnesota, January 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Minnesota and North Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Concordia College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: Clay County, Cass County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Also at Fargo, North Dakota Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Asbestos Claims; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Environmental.Email: Paul R. Oppegard

MEMBERS

Troy A. Wolf (Member) born March 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Minnesota and North Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa; Arizona State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.Email: Troy A. Wolf

Corey J. Quinton (Member) born Rapid City, South Dakota, September 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota and North Dakota. Education: Northern State College (B.S., 1992); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Member: Cass County, Clay County and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Environmental Law.Email: Corey J. Quinton

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Barbara Anderson Lewis (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota, April 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, South Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, North Dakota; 2001, Minnesota. Education: Black Hills State College (B.S., 1978); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1984). Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of South Dakota; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense.Email: Barbara Anderson Lewis