Degnan, John M.

Current Employment Position(s)

; Business Litigation

Year Joined Organization: 2004

Lawyer Overview

John is a shareholder in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. He is based in our Minneapolis office and is a member of the Business Litigation Section. John is an accomplished trial lawyer and represents clients in the areas of:

• Professional liability and disciplinary matters
• Directors and officers liability
• Commercial/business litigation
• Admiralty
• Intellectual property litigation
• Personal injury
• Employment law
• Qui tam actions

John regularly represents clients in business disputes, as well as members of the legal and medical communities in professional matters. He has more than 30 years of experience handling medical malpractice claims, prescription drug and pharmacy matters, products liability and issues relating to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and the federal False Claims Act. He is frequently chosen as a mediator in business disputes and employment, commercial and injury cases.

John is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been repeatedly listed in Minnesota Super Lawyers  and relatedly, one of the designation’s top 100 “super” attorneys, as seen in  Minnesota Law & Politics. He has also been named a Top 40 Business Litigation Super Lawyer and a “Leading American Attorney.” John is listed in Who's Who in America.

John is a civil trial specialist certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and he is certified as a Minnesota Rule 114 neutral. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute. John is a member of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota, past president of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and past president and board member of Creative Dispute Resolution. He is a master for the Warren E. Burger Chapter of the Inns of Court. He also served on the William Mitchell College of Law Alumni Board of Directors. John is a member of the Hennepin County, Minnesota, American and Federal Bar associations and is admitted to practice before the Minnesota Federal District Court, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, John received his B.A. at the University of Minnesota and earned his J.D. at William Mitchell College of Law. He has practiced law in the Twin Cities for more than 30 years.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Health Care and Professional Liability
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Administrative & Regulatory
• Class Action Defense
• Construction Litigation
• Product Liability Defense
• Health Care
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Labor and Employment
• Employment Law Litigation
• Appellate Representation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Law, Administrative Officers & Agents, Administrative Rulemaking, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Asbestos, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Construction Contracts, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Contracts, Copyrights, Defects, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Disability, Domain Names, Elder Law, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Food & Drug Administration, Government Construction Contracts, Government Construction Contracts, Government Contracts, Hazardous Waste, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, Internet -- Cyberspace, Labor Law, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Medical Products & Devices, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Nursing Home, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Patent Litigation, Patents, Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy, Regulatory Enforcement, Science & Technology Law, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Social Security -- Disability, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Technology Licensing, Toxic Torts, Trade Associations, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transactions, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employer, Workers' Compensation Law, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member; Civil Trial Specialist
• Minnesota Rule 114 Neutral
• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Civil Trial Specialist
• William Mitchell College of Law
• Member, Board of Directors; Member, Alumni Board of Directors
• Warren E. Berger Inn of Court (2004-Present)
• Master
• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (2003-Present)
• Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Member
• Defense Research Institute
• Member
• Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
• Member
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
• Member; Past President
• Creative Dispute Resolution
• Member; Past President
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Member
• American Bar Association
• Member
• Federal Bar Association
• Member

Honors and Awards

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  J.D.
• University of Minnesota

Published Works

• Briggs’ Pro Bono Work Highlighted in MN Lawyer, 2009
• Health Care, Qui Tam Actions and the False Claims Act, 2008
• A New Priority for E-Discovery: Early Collaboration, Identification, Preservation and Documentation, 2007

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8660 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/