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As a partner at SiebenCarey, Mike has earned a reputation for being a strong advocate for the rights of injured workers. He has achieved success in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, and auto accident insurance litigation.

Mike graduated from Hamline University School of Law after working for more than 15 years with government, nonprofit and education organizations. Mike was admitted to the Minnesota State Bar in 1997, the Federal District Court in 2004, and is qualified as a mediator by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Since 2014, Mike has been selected as a Minnesota Super Lawyer honoree every year; selection for this respected list recognizes lawyers for their outstanding professional achievements who have attained a high degree of peer recognition. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Mike has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Workers' Compensation Law every year since 2010. In 2016, Mike was chosen as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America.

As a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice, Mike has actively lobbied the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Advisory Council and the Minnesota Legislature to support change in the Minnesota Workers' Compensation laws to benefit injured workers. Mike frequently speaks to labor union members about the rights of injured workers.

Mike and his family live in Hastings where he is an active member of his church and community. In 2009, he was awarded the "Distinguished Leadership Award" from the YMCA of Hastings.

Location
  • 901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 500
    Minneapolis, MN 55402
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Saint John's University, BA, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
  • Minnesota Association of Justice - Board of Governors
  • Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
  • YMCA, Hastings, Minnesota - Board Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, Minneapolis (2018)
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, Minneapolis (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
Special Focus:
  • Veteran's Disability
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America - Lawyer of the Year 2016
  • Best Lawyers in America - Workers Compensation Law
  • Minnesota Super Lawyer - Workers Compensation Law
  • Minnesota Rising Stars - Super Lawyers
  • Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 - Minnesota Supreme Court
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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