Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2003

Lawyer Overview

Chad Wm. Schulze represents plaintiffs in cases involving catastrophic injuries and loss due to medical malpractice, trucking collisions, motor vehicle collisions and employment discrimination.  Mr. Schulze has been successful in obtaining millions of dollars of recovery for the injuries his clients have sustained.  Mr. Schulze is experienced in federal and state litigation including injunctions, discovery, motion practice, trials, arbitration and mediation.  His appellate practice has included multiple successful writs of prohibition and mandamus.  He is active in litigation involving mass product liability claims against drug manufacturers, including claims against the manufacturer of Vioxx.  Mr. Schulze is a 2002 graduate of Hamline University School of Law. 

Mr. Schulze was designated as a 2006 & 2007 Minnesota Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Minnesota Rising Stars are recognized as the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers who are under 40 years old, or are over 40 but have been practicing law for ten or fewer years. 

Mr. Schulze's most recent work has involved a successful challenge to the constitutionality of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Consumer Protection Act of 2005 provisions on debt relief agencies and limitations on the right of clients to obtain truthful legal opinions. 

Milavetz Gallop, & Milavetz, P.A., is rated AV by the respected, nationwide Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The ratings are developed by obtaining confidential opinions from lawyer adversaries and judges before whom the lawyer has appeared. Ability rating categories are A, B, C, and no rating. An "A" rating is the "very high to preeminent" category, the highest rating possible. It signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence, recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. The "V" rating is the highest for adherence to ethical standards, reliability, and diligence.

Areas of Practice

• Plaintiff Personal Injury 40%
• Employment 10%
• Bankruptcy 2%
• Workers Compensation 2%
• Family Law 2%
• General Litigation 4%
• Class Action 10%
• Wrongful Death 20%
• Medical Malpractice 10%

Representative Cases

• Kayachith v. Robinson , (U.S. Dist. Ct. MN 2004)
• Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, et.al. v. U.S. , (US Dist. Ct. MN 2005)
• Winnick v. Retzer, et. al. , (Minnesota State Court 2007)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Bad Faith Insurance, Consumer Bankruptcy, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Gay & Lesbian Rights, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Colleges & Universities, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Student Rights, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Sports, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Food & Drug Administration, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Motor Vehicle, Computer Law, Wage & Hour Laws, Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Tobacco, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Liability, Pesticides, Toxic Mold, Trucking, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2002
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota State Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Ramsey County Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• American Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present
• American Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present (Vioxx Litigation Group)
• American Trial Lawyers Association, September 15, 2005 - Present (Hurricane Katrina Relief Group)
• Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present
• America Civil Liberty Union, October 5, 2005 - Present (Voting Member)
• American Bar Association, 2001 - 2003
• Who's Who of American Law Students, 2001 - 2002

Honors and Awards

• Minnesota Rising Star Attorney, November 23, 2005 - Present
• ABA National Finalist Employment Law Negotiation Moot Court, 2001 - 2002
• Benjamin Crary Scholar, 1999 - 2002
• Top Personal Injury Recoveries Minn. Law & Politics, 2007 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Family Law 3rd Party Custody, Minnesota CLE, 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Minnesota Brain Injury Association, 2006 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Rondoni, MacMillan & Schneider Ltd, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2002

Education

• Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean's List 2001 - 2002
• University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
  B.S.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Speech Communications
  Major: Political Science

Address

6500 France Avenue South
Edina, MN 55435

Phones

(952) 236-4298
(866) 531-2705

Faxes

(952) 920-6869

Emails

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Websites

http://www.milavetzlaw.com
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