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After graduating from Yale Law School in 1973, Mike practiced at the
Minneapolis Legal Aid Society and Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, where he became their first Director of Litigation and was recognized for his work for individuals with developmental disabilities. Since joining the firm, Mike has continued to work for people who have debilitating injuries, obtaining million dollar recoveries for clients. He has also successfully argued more than 20 cases in the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Mike has been appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court to two terms on the committee supervising no-fault arbitrations and on the Legal Services Advisory Committee. He has been an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law and, for more than 15 years, has served as the editor of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Minnesota Motor Vehicle Deskbook.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Hauer Fargione Love Landy & McEllistrem (1982-present)
Minneapolis Legal Aid Society and Central Minnesota Legal
Services (1973-1982)
Director of Litigation, Central Minnesota Legal Services
(1981-1982)
Yale Law School (1973)
St. Louis University (1967)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Minnesota Supreme Court No-Fault Standing Committee
(2000-2005)
Adjunct Professor - William Mitchell College of Law
(1995-2004)
Minnesota Supreme Court Legal Services Advisory Committee,
Chairman (1998-2000)
Minnesota Supreme Court Legal Services Advisory Committee
(1994-2000)
Board of Governors, Minnesota Trial Lawyer’s Association (1992)
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
PUBLICATIONS
Editor-in-Chief, Minnesota Motor Vehicle Accident Deskbook,
Minnesota State Bar Association (1989-present)
Editorial Board, Federal Litigation Practice Manual, National Legal
Services Corporation (1980)
AWARDS
Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law and Politics and Mpls/St. Paul
Magazine (1995-present)
10 Best Prepared/Successful Attorneys, Judges' Survey by
Minnesota Lawyer (1991)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota State Bar (1973)
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
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