Atty. Paul D. Peterson

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Atty. Paul D. Peterson: Attorney with Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C.
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Biography

Paul D. Peterson is a founding partner of Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C., a Woodbury, Minnesota, law firm with a limited focus on civil litigation. He is a graduate of Florida State University and Hamline University School of Law, cum laude. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist certified by the NBTA and the MSBA. He is licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin and, with his law partner Bill Harper, has represented clients throughout the United States. Paul is a member of the American Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He will serve as ABOTA's Minnesota Chapter President in 2012. He is a frequent lecturer in continuing education courses on issues relating to personal injury and wrongful death. Paul has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer from 1999 to the present, and has been consistently named a Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney and a Top 100 Attorney by that publisher. Paul's primary emphasis is on representing individuals and families who have been injured by the wrongful acts of others. He has served as trial and appellate counsel in a number of cases that led to notable decisions in the areas of damages, settlements, insurance bad faith and the interrelationship of third-party tort and workers' compensation law.
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Areas of Practice (12)

  • Wrongful Death
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Car Accidents
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Civil Practice
  • Personal Injury
  • Products Liability
  • Insurance Law
  • Civil Trial
  • Sex Abuse
  • Victims of Sexual Abuse

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Florida State University, B.S., 1986
Law School Attended:
Hamline University, J.D., cum laude, 1989
Year of First Admission:
1989
Admission:
1989, Minnesota; 1999, Wisconsin
Memberships:
Ramsey, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 2001—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Wisconsin; American Board of Trial Advocates; Douglas K. Andahl Inn of Court (Master).
Birth Information:
Winona, Minnesota, May 5, 1964
Certifications:
Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
ISLN:
904468401

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (6 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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5.0/5.0 (1 review)

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4.8/5.0 (1 review)
Client Champion

Paul is very good at explaining your options when you give him a case

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Contact Information:

763-356-4138  Phone

651-738-8669  Fax

harperandpeterson.com/paul-d-peterson

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