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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 Law & Politics Magazine. The 2004 “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyer” survey was published in the June/July edition of Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. Over 18,000 ballots…
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 Law & Politics Magazine. The 2004 “Minnesota’s Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyer” survey was published in the June/July edition of Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. Over 18,000 ballots were…
Railroad tort claims are ruled to be preempted
State tort claims against a city and the state based on negligent installation and maintenance of railroad warnings were preempted by federal statutes and regulations, the Court of Appeals has ruled. A train operated by the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) struck a car at the Legion Field Road railroad crossing in…
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 courtroom if one of the jurors is a lawyer? Minnesota Stat. sec. 593.31 states that all citizens should serve as…
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 most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts,…
“President’s Page”
Article Co-Authors: Mark H. Gruesner, William A. Crandall IIIArticle Authors: Max H. Hacker, John C. Goetz, Peter W. Riley By Peter W. Riley MTLA Magazine, Spring 2004 Political Issues A recent Google search revealed that, since taking office a little more than three years ago, President Bush has given speeches demanding tort reform over 170…
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 prestigious organization that serves to distinguish and encourage outstanding achievements in the practice of law. Outstanding Lawyers of America members are selected in a variety of…
“President’s Page”
Article Author: Peter W. Riley Early last summer, my partner, Jim Schwebel, dropped into my office to discuss a case he had to try in September. Since it was a medical malpractice case, he asked if I would be willing to try the case with him, and I agreed. Over the years I have had…
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 attorney’s office announced Friday. "The Health Department report said it could not show that the extra morphine caused the patients’ deaths and we couldn’t, either," said…
Heavenly Justice
Heard the one about the priest, the rabbi and the Baptist preacher? Wait – it gets even better: they’re all lawyers! This sounds like the start of a bad joke, and it easily could be, but in this case it’s not. A quick study of history will tell that the origins of religion and the…
Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States
Public Health Goals The data in this report clearly demonstrate the importance of traumatic brain injury as a public health problem. Consequent to these injuries, each year more than 50,000 Americans die, nearly 230,000 are hospitalized and survive, and an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 experience the onset of long-term or lifelong disability. We have much…
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 associations in America. The induction ceremony at which Mr. Sieben became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 1,350 persons during the…
Bus Accident Kills Maplewood Girl
A 5-year-old Maplewood kindergartner was struck and killed Thursday afternoon by her school bus, seconds after she and her older sister got off the bus across the street from their home. Sarah Busch died at the scene. She had been riding from her afternoon kindergarten class at Edgerton Elementary School, less than a mile from…
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 Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. The NBTA, a nonprofit organization founded in 1977, was created in the public interest to…
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 Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. The NBTA, a nonprofit organization founded in 1977, was created in the public interest to…
“The Challenges Ahead – President’s Page”
Article Author: Peter W. Riley As MTLA approaches its 50th Anniversary in 2004, we find our profession and the rights we stand for facing serious threats. Big business, insurance companies, the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have launched a full frontal assault on our civil justice system. If these forces have their way, the…
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” in various specialties. In the field of personal injury, all 18 of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben lawyers were named by this publication as "Super Lawyers.” Statewide, less than 2% of…
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 its annual meeting August 15, 2003 in Alexandria, Minnesota. “Peter is an excellent trial lawyer, and an even better spokesperson. The election certainly reflects on his career achievements,…
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 increase. Members of the plaintiffs’ and defense bar agree that juries are generally awarding more in cases of death or catastrophic illness, but the reasons that…
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 Lawyers” and seen in Minnesota Law & Politics. The list of top 40 lawyers is voted on by over 13,500 of Minnesota attorneys and appears in an issue dedicated to personal…