Michael L. Weiner is a partner in the firm and has been helping accident victims and their families nationwide since 1981. He is a skilled trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, railroad, products liability, and civil appeals. He has handled a number of landmark cases, including cases expanding the rights of injured railroad employees and the victims of defective products.
Mike is a member of the Order of the Barristers and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a frequent lectured at continuing legal education programs and has written numerous articles for legal publications.
Minnesota, 1981 U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1981 U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
1981 J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence Honors: cum laudeUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1977 B.Elec.St., Bachelor of Elected Studies
Right to Punitive Damages in Minnesota in the Absence of a Personal Injury, 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev 1043, 2000
No-Fault Tort Thresholds, The Plaintiff's Perspective, 24 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 985, 1998
Weiner and Steenson, Products Liability, MTLA Cause of Action Manual, 3rd ed.
Legal Computer Operator Malpractice: A New Tort, Hennepin County Lawyer, Nov./Dec., 1986
Meeting the Statutory Tort Threshold, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Summer, 1994
Judges Speak Out, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Spring, 1995
Punitive Damages in Minnesota, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Fall, 1995
Selected as a "Superlawyer" by Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics, both generally, and as one of the Top Appellate Specialists in the state of MinnesotaOrder of the Barristers,
1981