Press Releases

May 2009		Alicia Sieben joins Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben P.A. Minneapolis (May 1, 2009) – The Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Alicia Sieben is now associated with the firm....
Apr 2009	Biker Lawyers Revving Up for Their Busy Season As the temperature continues to rise, motorcyclists around the state are donning their leather, revving their motors and preparing to hit the open road. Hopefully none of them will literally hit...
Mar 2009	Attorney Robert L. Lazear Named to Million Dollar Advocates Forum The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Robert L. Lazear of Minneapolis, MN has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates...
Feb 2009	Two Schwebel Goetz and Sieben Trial Lawyers Recognized as "Attorneys of the Year" Minneapolis (February 2009) Minnesota Lawyer released their 10th Annual “Attorneys of the Year” awards to those who have made a unique contribution to Minnesota justice through...
January 2009		Spotlight: Tasha Schuh Tasha Schuh was rehearsing on stage for her high school musical, when without her knowledge, someone removed the cover of a trap door directly behind her. She took a step back, and...
Nov 2008	35W Bridge Collapse Victims File Compensation Lawsuits Lawsuits were filed today in Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on behalf of three individuals who were injured and the family of one who was killed in the August 1, 2007...
Nov 2008	Eight Schwebel Goetz & Sieben Attorneys Listed in 2009 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Minneapolis (November 2008) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that eight attorneys have been listed in the 2009 edition of ‘The Best Lawyers in America’....
October 2008		Spotlight: Aaron Holm Aaron holm was helping a friend change a tire on the shoulder of 394 when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. His legs suffered significant trauma and both had to be...
Oct 2008		Courtney Lawrence joins Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben P.A. Minneapolis (October 07, 2008) – The Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Courtney Lawrence is now...
Sep 2008		Jim Weinmeyer selected to Best Lawyers in America Attorney Jim Weinmeyer has been selected for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America”. Over the last two decades this publication has been acknowledged as the...
Jun 2008	Wrongful Death Lawsuit Won for Families of Train Crash On June 13, 2008 an Anoka County jury returned what is believed to be among the highest wrongful death verdicts for the deaths of individual unmarried young adults in Minnesota history. Corey...
Jun 2008	Dakota County Judge Rules That Mother May Go Forward With Breach Of Contract Action Under Wrongful Death Statute A Dakota County Court Judge has held that that the surviving mother of a 16 year old girl could go to trial on a breach of contract claim under Minnesota’s Wrongful Death Statute. In a...
May 2008	Three Million Dollar Recovery for Misuse of Child Seatbelt Restraints On April 14, 2005 the plaintiffs departed their home in Wisconsin en route to Red Wing, Minnesota with the intention of purchasing all terrain vehicles. The plaintiff was driving a...
Mar 2008	Spring Comes Early at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. Minneapolis,MN (March 24 2008)- Schwebel Goetz and Sieben is pleased to announce these recent jury verdicts obtained by our attorneys. Mark Gruesner Uninsured motorist claim Offer...
Dec 2007	State Establishes Fund for Bridge Collapse Injured and Survivors The fund will pay 85% of gross income to a maximum of $250.00 per week through the period of disability up to $10,000.00 per claimant. We assume this also applies to replacement wage loss...
Dec 2007	35W State Fund for Bridge Collapse Injured and Survivors Adjusted We previously advised you about the fund set up by the State for the bridge collapse injured and survivors. The rules governing this fund have just been changed. The fund will now pay 85%...
Dec 2007	Seven Schwebel Goetz & Sieben Attorneys Listed in 2008 Edition of ‘The Best Lawyers in America' Minneapolis (December 2007) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that seven attorneys have been listed in the 2008 edition of ‘The Best Lawyers in America’....
Nov 2007	MnDOT Parsimonious with Bridge-Collapse Info In the three months since the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, the Minnesota Department of Transportation's increasingly tight control on information has drawn the ire of...
Oct 2007	Law Firm Sues MnDOT for Access to Bridge Info A law firm representing victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse has sued the Minnesota Department of Transportation, claiming the agency is withholding key information and giving it only to...
Oct 2007	A Law Firm Sues Mn/DOT to Force Compliance with Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Today the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben representing several families of persons who died in the I35 bridge collapse, and numerous injured victims, filed a lawsuit against Mn/DOT in an attempt to...
Oct 2007	Bridge Victims' Lawyers Sue State Victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse sued the Minnesota Department of Transportation on Thursday for its failure to turn over public information since the bridge fell Aug....
Oct 2007	Firm Sues Over Bridge Collapse Access MINNEAPOLIS - A law firm filed a freedom of information lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Transportation on Thursday, seeking access to documents from an engineering...
Sep 2007	Lawyers Seek Cause in Preparing for Lawsuits State and federal officials aren't the only ones investigating the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. From their downtown Minneapolis offices, two major law firms have initiated far-reaching efforts...
Sep 2007	Law Firm Allowed Limited Access by State to Bridge Collapse Site The Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben represents the families of several who were killed in the 35W Bridge Collapse, as well as many of the injured survivors. As a result of...
Sep 2007	Law Firm for Some 35W Victims Allowed into Site MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A law firm representing some victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse site said Friday its investigators had been granted access to the site. A federal judge in...
Sep 2007	Legal Team is Given Access to Bridge Site Bridge experts hired by a Minneapolis law firm were granted access Thursday to limited portions of the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge. On Thursday morning, a team of...
Aug 2007	Nick Coleman: Protecting Dignity? It's Really Dodging Responsibility After the Twin Towers were destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, and as the recovery of the victims stretched from days and weeks into months, New York City built four platforms to allow the public to see the...
Aug 2007	Law Firm Denied Petition For Access To Bridge Site Minneapolis A law firm that asked a federal court to grant its experts immediate access to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse site so they can begin...
Aug 2007	Law Firm Petitions for Access to Bridge Collapse Site MINNEAPOLIS- A law firm asked a federal court to grant its experts immediate access to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse site so they can begin their own...
Aug 2007	Minnesota Bridge Death Toll up to Eight MINNEAPOLIS — The official death toll in the devastating collapse of a highway bridge here last week rose to eight after rescue divers found what appeared to be three bodies Thursday...
Aug 2007	Effects of Bridge Work Weren't Analyzed As federal investigators continued to pursue evidence Thursday in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, state officials said they had no reason to analyze the potential impact of resurfacing the...
Aug 2007	Possible Flaw Identified in I-35W Bridge Design Federal officials investigating the Interstate 35W bridge disaster said Wednesday that they are looking at a possible design flaw in some of the steel plates under the bridge and issued an...
Aug 2007	Minnesota's Worst Bridges More than 35 state and federal highway bridges in Minnesota were ranked about the same as or worse than the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed Wednesday. The list includes only those...
Aug 2007	Two SG&S Named 100 Most Influential Attorneys in Minnesota History Minneapolis (August 8, 2007) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben is pleased to announce that James R. Schwebel and William R. Sieben have been named by Minnesota Law & Politics as...
May 2007	Prominent Trial Attorney Joins SG&S MINNEAPOLIS (May 1, 2007) – The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben announced today that prominent trial attorney, Richard J. Nygaard, formerly of...
Feb 2007	Sherburne County Faces $30 Million Lawsuit in Death of Inmate MINNEAPOLIS---The beating death of a man confined to the Sherburne County Jail on a minor traffic violation has resulted in a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against Sherburne County....
Oct 2006	Attorney Paul Godlewski Honored with Outstanding Alumni Award MINNEAPOLIS, MN—October 19, 2006—The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., is pleased to announce that Paul E. Godlewski was recently honored with Bemidji...
Sep 2006	Nine SG&S Attorneys Named Super Lawyers Minneapolis, August 1st, 2006 – Nine attorneys with Minnesota’s leading personal injury law firm Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben have been named to the annual list of...
Sep 2006	Ballentine Named 2006 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-August 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of “Super Lawyers”. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very...
Sep 2006	Paul E. Godlewski Named 2006 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-September 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of “Super Lawyers”. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very...
Sep 2006	Mark H. Gruesner Named 2006 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-September 1, 2006 - Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of “Super Lawyers”. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very...
Sep 2006	Richard Tousignant Named 2006 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-September 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of “Super Lawyers”. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very pleased to...
Sep 2006	Peter W. Riley Named 2006 'Top 100 Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-September 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Top 100 Super Lawyers". Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very pleased...
Sep 2006	William R. Sieben Named 2006 'Top 100 Super Lawyer' Minneapolis-August 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Top 100 Super Lawyers". Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very...
Sep 2006	James R. Schwebel Named 2006 Top 100 Super Lawyer Minneapolis-September 1, 2006 -- Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Top 100 Super Lawyers. Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A is very pleased to...
Jul 2006	Railways sued over Arborg man's death An Arborg couple has launched a lawsuit against two railroad companies and the State of Minnesota, alleging their 21-year-old son's fatal collision with a freight train last year shouldn't have...
Jul 2006	Catching up: Omen in fire and rain After a year of sorrow and suffering, Shawnee Wair and Gary Washington were ready to create a family "for real.'' 'It's good luck if it rains on your wedding day," relatives assured...
Jul 2006	Railroads, state face lawsuit from fatal crash The family of an Arbog, Manitoba, Canada, man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two railroad companies and the state of Minnesota for the man’s 2005 death near Thief River Falls....
Jul 2006	TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: Family to file suit The family of a Canadian truck driver who died last year after his semi struck a moving train in Minnesota is planning to sue two railroad companies and the state for negligence. Robbie...
Jun 2006	Seven SGS Lawyers Voted Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 1, 2006– Surpassing all other law firms in Minnesota, seven of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben attorneys were designated as “Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers ”...
May 2006	Top Verdict of the Week Type of action : Automobile Accident Injuries Alleged: Neck and back pain, headaches Settlement: $300,000 Plaintiff’s Attorney(s): Richard L. Tousignant , Schwebel Goetz...
May 2006	Mixed Signals Different times for crosswalks cause major confusion for Twin Cities pedestrians FOX 9 Investigators (KMSP) Aired: 5/7/2006 Here's one sure- fire way to beat the high price of gasoline,...
Mar 2006	Jim Schwebel Inducted in International Society of Barristers MINNEAPOLIS, MN-March 29th– Jim Schwebel , President of the Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, was inducted as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers at...
Mar 2006	Do you really want to be a friend of the court? Amicus curiae really does mean “friend of the court,” appellate attorneys stressed at a recent continuing legal education...
Feb 2006	Strength to survive Slide Show Story Shawnee Wair and her family have spent nearly a year recovering from a fire that killed one child and badly burned another. Shawnee finds unexpected strength in her fiance'...
Dec 2005	Practitioners respond to expansion of NIED damages The Minnesota legal community is absorbing the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s recent expansion of the negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) tort. In Engler...
Nov 2005	Snow-and-ice cases get a chilly reception, but can lead to cold cash When the winter weather outside gets frightful, it’s debatable whether the resulting wave of slip-and-fall cases is delightful. Most plaintiffs’ attorneys would agree that slip and...
Nov 2005	Paul Godlewski elected to the Board of Directors Brain Injury Association of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, November 23, 2005 - - Trial Lawyer Paul E. Godlewski , a shareholder in the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. has been elected to the Board of Directors...
Nov 2005	Five SG&S Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America Minneapolis, MN – Five attorneys at the personal injury law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. have been selected among “The Best Lawyers in America” ...
Oct 2005	Living Inspired The first time Bill Sieben ’77 met Kimberly Middendorf ’02, things didn’t look good. It was the summer of 1995, and Middendorf, a senior at North Dakota State University in...
Aug 2005	MTLA elects officers, recognizes members The Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) earlier this month named a new slate of officers and board members. Elected officers at MTLA’s annual meeting at Arrowwood Resort in...
Aug 2005	17 SG&S Attorneys Named Super Lawyer MINNEAPOLIS (August 1, 2005) – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announces today that 17 attorneys are named as 2005 Minnesota "Super Lawyers" published by Law &...
Jul 2005	Dakota County Jury Awards $1.9M for Death of Baby in Auto Accident Parents testimony on damages key; discuss what childs life would have been like A recent $1.9 million award for the wrongful death of an 8-month old baby in an auto accident is...
June 21, 2005	Woodbury Family Hit in Road is Awarded $1.9 Million A Woodbury family whose infant daughter was killed when she and her grandmother were struck as they crossed Radio Drive was awarded $1.9 million in a civil verdict last week. Sophia Gu...
Jun 2005	Godlewski Voted "Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney" MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15 th – Paul E. Godlewski , shareholder with the Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. has been voted by his peers as...
Jun 2005	John Goetz Voted "Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney" MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15 th – John C. Goetz , shareholder with the Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. has been voted by his peers as one of “Minnesota’s...
Jun 2005	Tousignant Voted "Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney" for fourth straight year MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 1, 2005– For the forth consecutive year, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben’s attorney, Richard Tousignant was voted by his peers as one of...
Jun 2005	Sieben Voted 'Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney' for fifth straight year MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15th– For the fifth consecutive year, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben’s shareholder, William R. Sieben was voted by his peers as one of...
Jun 2005	Schwebel Voted Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney for Fifth Straight Year MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15th– For the fifth consecutive year, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben’s president, James R. Schwebel was voted by his peers as one of...
Jun 2005	Eight SGS Lawyers Voted Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 1, 2005– Surpassing all other law firms in Minnesota, eight of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben attorneys were designated as “Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers...
Jun 2005	William Crandall Voted "Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney" MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15th– William A. Crandall , shareholder with the Minneapolis law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. and former state representative has been voted by...
Jun 2005	Riley Voted 'Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney For Fifth Straight Year MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 15th– For the fifth consecutive year, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben’s attorney, Peter W. Riley was voted by his peers as one of...
Jun 2005	Sharon L. Van Dyck Voted Top Appellate Lawyer MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, May 27, 2005 - - Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is proud to announce that in a poll of Minnesota lawyers conducted by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine , Sharon L....
Jun 2005	William Crandall Adds Mediator Title to Forte MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, June 1, 2005 -- Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that veteran trial lawyer and former state representative, William A. Crandall is now...
May 2005	Peter Riley elected to the Board of Directors Brain Injury Association of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, May 27, 2005 - - Trial Lawyer Peter W. Riley, a shareholder in the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. has been elected to the Board of Directors of the...
May 2005	Coverage unavailable for deaths in home garage Survivors of a man who died accidentally of carbon monoxide poisoning while in his vehicle in his garage were not eligible for no-fault benefits where they were unable to prove that the...
Mar 2005	Lawyers closely watch proposed med-mal reform legislation Medical-malpractice lawyers across the state are keeping an eye on proposed state legislation that would limit damage awards for injured plaintiffs. A House panel earlier this month...
Mar 2005	Lawyers discuss their practices for checking expert qualifications Qualified expert witnesses are an important part of many legal matters, often making or breaking a case. But how far do attorneys have to go to make sure their experts have the qualifications...
Mar 2005	Legislative efforts at no-fault change dealt a setback Efforts to repeal or modify Minnesota’s automobile no-fault insurance system were dealt a setback March 2 after a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee. A bill sponsored by Sen....
Mar 2005	Peter W. Riley: Attorney of the Year 2004 Born: May 27, 1952; Minneapolis Education: University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1977; Williams College, B.A. (Economics, Psychology), 1974 Employment:...
Nov 2004	Five SG&S Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America Minneapolis, MN – Five attorneys at the personal injury law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. have been selected among “The Best Lawyers in...
Nov 2004	Lawyers decry being targeted in political ads Plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers are feeling a little defensive these days, seeing themselves under attack in political campaigns nationally and in Minnesota...
Aug 2004	Attorneys offer their thoughts on using day-in-the-life videos A picture is worth a thousand words — especially in the case of a critically injured person who is trying to make others understand what a day in his or her life is like....
Jun 2004	Seven SGS Attorneys Designated Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers MINNEAPOLIS (JUNE 1,2004)—Seven attorneys from the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. have been named “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers” by Minnesota...
Apr 2004	The verdict is split on putting attorneys in the jury box The goal of a trial lawyer is to control the courtroom, not let a rogue juror or outside influence destroy months or even years of preparation. But what happens to a litigator’s control of the...
Apr 2004	Attorney Mark H. Gruesner Named to Million Dollar Advocates Forum The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Mark H. Gruesner of Minneapolis, MN has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as the...
Jan 2004	James G. Weinmeyer Inducted into Outstanding Lawyers of America Minneapolis, MN, January 28, 2004 — Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. expresses great pride in our colleague, James G. Weinmeyer , named a member of Outstanding Lawyers of America, a...
Dec 2003	HENNEPIN COUNTY: Nurse not charged A former registered nurse at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale accused of overmedicating five terminally ill patients who later died will not face felony charges, the Hennepin County...
Nov 2003	William Sieben Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers Minneapolis, November 10, 2003 – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. attorney William R. Sieben has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers , one of the premier legal...
Nov 2003	Attorney Larry Stern Receives National Certification As A Civil Trial Specialist Minneapolis, MN (October 15, 2002) - The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Larry E. Stern Esq., has been certified by the National Board of Trial...
Nov 2003	Attorney Larry Stern awarded State Certified as Civil Trial Specialist Minneapolis, MN (October 15, 2002) - The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Larry E. Stern Esq., has been certified by the National Board of...
Aug 2003	SG&S Named Super Law Firm MINNEAPOLIS, MN—August 31, 2003—Every year Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine surveys practicing lawyers in the State of Minnesota to name the “Super Lawyers”...
Aug 2003	Peter Riley Elected President of Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Minneapolis, MN – Peter W. Riley , trial lawyer and shareholder of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. was recently elected President of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association at...
Jun 2003	Verdicts and settlements are on the rise in wrongful death cases Two notably large results for plaintiffs in Minnesota wrongful death cases this year illustrate the widely held belief that verdicts and settlements in those tragic cases are on the...
Jun 2003	Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Dominate Top 40 Personal Injury Poll MINNEAPOLIS, MN – June 1, 2003– Surpassing all other law firms in Minnesota, seven of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben attorneys were designated as “Top 40 Personal...
Jun 2003	Richard Tousignant Voted 'Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney' MINNEAPOLIS, MN-June 1, 2003– For the second consecutive year Richard Tousignant was voted by his peers as one of “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury...
May 2003	Lawmakers change joint and several threshold While the defense bar applauded legislation passed last week that will raise the threshold for joint and several liability in Minnesota, plaintiffs’ lawyers expressed shock and outrage at...
Mar 2003	Stringer case at turning point Kelci Stringer's $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings has been whittled from 11 claims to three over the past 13 months. Today, Hennepin County District Judge Gary...
Mar 2003	Commander Weinmeyer Retires After 23 Years of Service MINNEAPOLIS, MN—MARCH 5, 2003— Navy Commander James Gregory Weinmeyer , a Minneapolis native, retired after 23 years of service in the Navy Reserves on March 1 of this year....
Feb 2003	American Board of Trial Advocates Elects Paul Godlewski Member Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Paul G. Godlewski was elected into the membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates at its national meeting, held in San Francisco, CA in February 1,...
Nov 2002	Report: Squad car ran red light before fatal collision An Apple Valley police officer ran a red light Oct. 26 when his car struck another, killing the pregnant woman who was driving it, according the first official report of the accident. The...
Nov 2002	American Board of Trial Advocates Elects Richard Tousignant Member Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Richard L. Tousignant was elected into the membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates at its national meeting, held in San Francisco, CA in...
Nov 2002	Attorney Richard Tousignant Named to Million-Dollar Advocates Forum The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Richard L. Tousignant of Minneapolis, MN has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum...
Oct 2002	Three Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America Minneapolis (Oct 21, 2002) — Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that three attorneys have been listed in the 2003-2004 edition of 'The Best Lawyers in America'. "This...
Aug 2002	Paul Godlewski Named "Top 100 Super Lawyers" Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Top 100 Super Lawyers. Congratulations to Paul E. Godlewski , of the law firm of Schwebel,...
Aug 2002	Crandall Named "Super Lawyer" Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Super Lawyers. Congratulations to William A. Crandall , of the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. for...
Aug 2002	Weinmeyer Named Super Lawyer Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Super Lawyers. Congratulations to James G. Weinmeyer , of the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz...
Aug 2002	John Goetz Named "Top 100 Super Lawyers" Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Top 100 Super Lawyers. Congratulations to John C. Goetz , of the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz...
Aug 2002	Van Dyck Named Top 100 Super Lawyer Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Top 100 Super Lawyers". Congratulations to Sharon L. VanDyck , a...
Aug 2002	Gruesner Named "Super Lawyer" Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Super Lawyers". Congratulations to Mark H. Gruesner , of the law firm of...
Aug 2002	Max Hacker Named "Super Lawyer" Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Super Lawyers". Congratulations to Max H. Hacker , of the law firm of...
Aug 2002	Lazear named "Super Lawyer" Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Super Lawyers. Congratulations to Robert L. Lazear , of the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz...
Aug 2002	Tousignant Named 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Super Lawyers". Congratulations to Richard L. Tousignant , a Shareholder of...
Aug 2002	Stern Named 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Super Lawyers". Congratulations to Larry E. Stern , of the law firm of...
Aug 2002	Sieben Named Top Three 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Super Lawyers. Congratulations to William Sieben , a Shareholder of Schwebel,...
Aug 2002	Schmitz Named 'Super Lawyer' Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Super Lawyers. Congratulations to Robert J. Schmitz , of the law firm of Schwebel,...
Aug 2002	Peter Riley Named Top 100 Super Lawyer Minneapolis (August 31,2002) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of Top 100 Super Lawyers. Congratulations to Peter W. Riley, of the law firm of...
Aug 2002	Top 100 Super Lawyers, The Cream of the Crop Every year Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine surveys practicing lawyers in the State of Minnesota to name the “Super Lawyers” in various specialties. In the field of personal injury, 17...
Jul 2002	Conviction may be used as collateral estoppel Where a day care provider was convicted of assault and malicious punishment of a child, the parents of the child were collaterally estopped from denying in a subsequent civil case that the day...
Jul 2002	High court pondering whether to issue guidelines for voir dire The Minnesota Supreme Court is currently considering whether to adopt guidelines on what constitutes “best practices” for the voir dire process. In a report submitted last...
Jul 2002	St. Croix River: North St. Paul man was killed in boat collision The man killed in a pre-holiday boating accident on the St. Croix River was identified Thursday as Nathan A. Nieber, 26, of North St. Paul. Nieber, who worked at the Rosemount headquarters of the...
May 2002	North Branch twins killed in car accident A pair of seven-year-old twins were killed Wednesday evening after a car accident near Tanger Outlet Center when they were on their way to church. According to a Department of Public Safety...
May 2002	St. Paul officer cleared in death A St. Paul police officer who shot and killed an innocent man who was struggling with a carjacker will not face criminal charges, the Ramsey County grand jury decided Friday. Officer Michael Lee,...
May 2002	Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, May 1, 2002-- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that Richard L. Tousignant has been board certified by The Minnesota State Bar...
Apr 2002	PAIN RELIEVERS by Mark Baumgarten Meet three personal injury lawyers who make the best out of the worst of situations. Risky Business Think racing on a Yamaha V Max motorcycle down Mexico’s back...
Apr 2002	William Sieben Voted "Top Personal Injury Attorney" for Second Year MINNEAPOLIS, MN – For the second consecutive year William R. Sieben received the most peer-votes in Minnesota Law & Politics' annual list of “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal...
Apr 2002	Six SGS Attorneys Designated Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers Minneapolis (April 1,2002)—Six attorneys from the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. have been named “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers” by Minnesota Law...
Mar 2002	Holidazzle plaintiffs can recover no-fault benefits Holidazzle plaintiffs can recover no-fault benefits Liability cap doesn't apply to claims for basic economic losses In a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis stemming from a...
Feb 2002	SG&S Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, February 4, 2002-- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that Mark H. Gruesner has been board certified by The Minnesota State...
Feb 2002	SG&S Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, February 1, 2002-- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that William R. Sieben has been board certified by The Minnesota State...
Feb 2002	SG&S Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, February 1, 2002-- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that James R. Schwebel has been board certified by The Minnesota...
Feb 2002	SG&S Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, February 4, 2002-- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that James G. Weinmeyer has been board certified by The Minnesota State Bar...
Jan 2002	Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Names Four New Shareholders MINNEAPOLIS, MN— January 1, 2002 —Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce the election of Peter W. Riley , Sharon L. Van Dyck , Paul E. Godlewski and...
Nov 2001	William Sieben Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award MINNEAPOLIS, MN—November 29, 2001—The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., is pleased to announce that William R. Sieben was recently honored with St. Cloud State...
Nov 2001	Holidazzle verdict in, but the battling is not yet finished A $4 million verdict awarded to one family and the subsequent settlement of claims by eight other victims has brought most, but not all, of the legal dispute surrounding the 1998 Holidazzle...
Nov 2001	Municipal tort liability cap collides with No-Fault Act Holidazzle litigation may resolve interplay of statutes Two well-established principles of automobile accident law have bumped up against each other in litigation stemming...
Aug 2001	William Jepsen Named "Super Lawyer" Minneapolis (August 31,2001) Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine has released their annual list of “Super Lawyers.” Congratulations to William E. Jepsen , of the law firm of Schwebel,...
Aug 2001	Top Attorneys MINNEAPOLIS, MN—August 31, 2001—Every year Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine surveys practicing lawyers in the State of Minnesota to name the "Top Attorneys" in various specialties....
May 2001	Tips on how to try soft-tissue cases effectively The credibility of your client is the key to prevailing in a soft-tissue case, Minneapolis plaintiffs’ attorney Peter Riley told attendees at a recent personal injury continuing legal education...
Apr 2001	Master of Disaster Peter Riley : Stubborn, Emotional, and Excellent When asked how he happened into a career as a trial lawyer, Peter Riley says, “The how and the why are both easy for me. Both...
Nov 2000	Two SG&S Attorneys Named To Best Lawyers In America (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – James R. Schwebel and William R. Sieben from the law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best...
Oct 2000	SG&S Attorney Certified as Civil Trial Specialist MINNEAPOLIS, October 10, 2000 -- The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. announced today that William A. Crandall has been board certified by The Minnesota...
Oct 2000	Top Appellate Super Lawyers While you may have only one chance at life, American law sometimes gives you a second chance. The second chance is found at the appellate courts. Appellate courts review the work of the...
Sep 2000	A look at some online 'cyber settling' services It’s not only dot-com entrepreneurs who can make money on the Web, plaintiffs and attorneys are discovering. One of several Internet dispute resolution systems can be used to allow litigators to...
Aug 2000	Bill Sieben Receives Most Votes Among Super Lawyers (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine has released their annual list of "Super Lawyers" in the state of Minnesota. This year’s top vote-getter: Bill...
Aug 2000	Should We Call Them "Super Duper Lawyers?" William R. Sieben, personal injury attorney of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, compares his profession to politics. "On an individual basis for one victim or family I do what my political heroes...
Jun 2000	Families of men killed by a police cruiser awarded $1.37 million each The families of two men killed when a speeding police cruiser crashed into their truck on Thanksgiving Day in 1998 are entitled to compensation of $1.37 million each, a Hennepin County District Court...
May 2000	Fatal accident near University sparks criminal and civil charges A Minneapolis man faces criminal and civil charges following a March 6 accident outside Mariucci Arena that killed a University of St. Thomas student. Jason Brank, 22, allegedly lost control...
Apr 2000	Attorney Mark Gruesner Recieves National Certification Minneapolis, MN (April 21, 2000) - The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mark H. Gruesner Esq., has been certified by the National Board of Trial...
Apr 2000	Attorney Jim Weinmeyer Receives National Certification Minneapolis, MN (April 21, 2000) - The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that James G. Weinmeyer Esq., has been certified by the National Board...
Feb 2000	Economic contribution relevant under No-Fault Act A decedent’s economic contribution and consumption are relevant factors when determining the extent of a survivor’s dependency under Minn. Stat. sec....
Feb 2000	Accident-prone plaintiff gets $164K for fourth collision Can a plaintiff who has had three prior automobile accidents recover a significant amount for injuries sustained in a fourth accident? Minneapolis attorney...
Jan 2000	Closed head injuries can lead to increased recoveries Although a closed head injury can add a lot of value to a case, plaintiffs’ lawyers and their clients sometimes overlook the existance of these injuries ....
Dec 1999	When to make a federal case out of it In a case that can be filed in either federal or state court, which forum should you choose? With federal filings in Minnesota down 29 percent in the last year, a number...
Nov 1999	Top Ten Litigators Winnin'-sotans The top litigators in Minnesota include one of the nation's most prominent and successful trial lawyers, one of the nation's most prominent auto products defense attorneys and the lead...
Oct 1999	Proposal would abolish peremptory removals The Conference of Chief Judges is considering a proposal that would eliminate lawyers’ right to peremptory removal of judges in civil and criminal trials....
Oct 1999	Insurers 'get tough' with soft tissue cases Soft tissue injury cases are increasingly likely to proceed to trial due to “get tough” pre-suit strategies adopted by many insurance companies. Under the...
Sep 1999	Dog-bit cases can lead to significant recoveries While dog-bite claims present some unique challenges to plaintiffs’ lawyers, they can lead to significant verdicts and settlements. A plaintiff-friendly statute makes...
Jul 1999	5 Men Died in a Horrific Boat Crash on the St. Croix River Stillwater, Minnesota, July 14, 1999 - When five men died last July 3 in a horrific boat crash on the St. Croix River, all of them were legally drunk, according to Washington County...
May 1999	Should municipal liability caps be higher? Plaintiffs’ attorneys contend that current statutory limits are too low to adequately compensate victims killed or seriously injured as a result of negligence on the...
Apr 1999	Successfully settling a pre-existing injury case It can be difficult for a plaintiff to settle a personal-injury action if the plaintiff had pre-existing injuries. The defense will undoubtedly maintain the injuries...
Mar 1999	Minneapolis moving closer to decision on gun lawsuit Case could set precedent for suits by individuals Minneapolis may come one step closer this week to deciding whether to file a lawsuit against the...
Feb 1999	Peter Riley Receives National Certification as a Civil Trial Specialist Minneapolis, MN (February 5, 1999) - The law firm of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A. is pleased to announce that Peter W. Riley Esq., has been certified by the National Board of...
Nov 1996	Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Add Two New Prominent Trial Attorneys Minneapolis, MN – November 13, 1996 – Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben today announced that William E. Jepsen and Leo M. Daly have joined the firm. Jepsen and Daly will both...
-	He'd rather be healthy than rich Harvey Jack says he would give up one of Rock Island County’s largest awards by a jury just to have a healthy back again. “That’s what you miss the most. You...