John C. Goetz - Minneapolis, MN

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John C. Goetz Overview

I like to help people who deserve help. I also like to use my skills as a lawyer to fight for what is right for my clients. For these reasons, I find it very gratifying to represent individuals and families who have suffered injuries and deaths through no fault of their own and will not receive fair treatment in the legal process unless they have a good attorney on their side.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiff - Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Product Liability
• Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff

Litigation

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Languages

• English

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Adocacy, 1985
• Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1988

Other Affiliations

• National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1985 - Present (Civil Trial Specialist)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Civil Trial Specialist)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
• American Arbitration Association (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Better Business Bureau, 2006 - Present (Member)

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Law Review: Order of the Coif,Editor, 1976 - Present
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: History

Past Positions

• Lindquist & Vennum, Associate, 1976 - 1978

Pro Bono Activities

• Native American Center

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, "National Institute of Trial Advocacy", Boulder, Colorado, 1979

Photos

Address

5120 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2227

Phones

612-344-0316
800-752-4265 (Toll Free)

Faxes

612-333-6311

Emails

Contact Us

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00 - 7:00, Saturday 8:00 - 4:00

Websites

http://www.schwebel.com
http://www.thepersonalinjurypowerhouse.com (Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben's blog)

Articles

"Five SG&S Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America", Press Release, 2005

"Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Dominate Top 40 Personal Injury Poll", Press Release, 2003

"Stringer case at turning point", St. Paul Pioneer Press, 2003

"Three Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America", Press Release, 2002

"Top 100 Super Lawyers, The Cream of the Crop", MPLS ST. PAUL Magazine, 2002

"St. Paul officer cleared in death", St. Paul Pioneer Press, 2002

"Top Attorneys", MPLS ST. PAUL Magazine, 2001

"Prepare for Arbitration: Same as Trial", MTLA Magazine, Sping, 1981

"Underinsured Motorist Claims Under the New Uninsured Motorist Provision of the MN No-Fault Act", MTLA Magazine, Winter, 1980

Representative Cases

• Walk v. Starkey Machinery, Inc., 180 F.3d 937 (C.A.8 (Minn) 1999)
• Solstad v. Manson, 1997 Wl 559740 (Minn. App. 1997)
• Tomfohr v. Mayo Foundation, 450 N.W. 2d 121 (Minn. 1990)
• Eustis v. David Agency, Inc., 417 N.W.2d 295 (Minn. App. 1987)
• Tackeson v. Abbott-Northwestern Hosp., Inc., 415 N.W.2d 733 (Minn. App. 1987)
• Witt v. National Ben, Life Inc. Co., 1986 WL 8576 (D. Minn. 1986)
• Wood v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific R. Co., 353 N.W. 2d 195 (Minn, App. 1984)
• Anderson v. Minneapolis, 296 N.W. 2d 383 (Minn. 1980)
• Rydzeski v. Burlington Northern, 708 F. Supp. 1057 (D. Minn. 1989)
• Burgraff v. Aetna Life & Cas. Co., 346 N.W. 2d 627 (Minn. 1984)