Michael L. Weiner
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    Michael L. Weiner
    Firm: Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak, PLC
    Address: 745 Kasota Avenue SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55414
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    Phone: (612) 333-6371
    (800) 435-7888
    Fax: (612) 333-3619
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    Lawyer Profile:

    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.

    Current Employment Position(s):
    Partner

    Year Joined Organization:
    1993
    Areas of Practice:
    Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
    Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
    Products Liability Law
    Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
    Litigation & Appeals
    Litigation Percentage:
    100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    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
    Education:
    William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1981
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: cum laude

    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1977
    B.Elec.St., Bachelor of Elected Studies

    Published Works:
    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

    Representative Cases:
    Kissoondath v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 620 N.W.2d 909 (Minn. Ct, App. 2001)
    Short v. Dairyland Ins. Co., 334 N.W.2d 384 (Minn. 1983)
    Kulavic v. Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry. Co., 1 F.3d 507 (C.A.7 (Ill.) 1993)
    Forster v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 437 N.W.2d 655 (Minn. 1989)
    Pikop v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 390 N.W.2d 743 (Minn. 1986)
    Garcia v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 818 F.2d 713 (C.A.10 (Colo.) 1987)
    Stevens v. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co., 915 F.2d 1565(Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unpublished (4th Cir 1990)
    Melin v. Burlington Northern R. Co., 401 N.W.2d 418 (Minn. Ct. App 1987)
    Myers v. John Deere Ltd., 683 F.2d 270 (C.A.8 (N.D.) 1982)
    Foss v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (as Amicus Curiae), 1996 Minn. App. LEXIS 1286 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996)
    Lindsey v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. (as Amicus Curiae), 775 F.2d 1322 (5th Cir. 1985)
    Lundman v. McKown (as Amicus Curiae) , 530 N.W.2d 807, cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1092 (1996) (Minn. Ct. App. 1995)
    References:
    U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathon Lebedoff
    Professor Michael Steenson, William Mitchell College of Law
    Attorney Greg Spalj
    Classes/Seminars Taught:
    Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Frequent Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Programs

    Honors and Awards:
    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 Minnesota

    Order of the Barristers, 1981

    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1981 - Present
    Member

    Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - Present
    Member of Board of Governors

    Past Employment Positions:
    Weiner & Kvas, Partner, 1991 - 1993

    DeParcq, Hunegs, Stone, Koenig & Reid, Associate, 1981 - 1991

    Pro Bono Activities:
    Legal Advice Clinics
    Birth Information:
    1954, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
    West Practice Categories:
    Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law

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