Joe has over 25 years experience in the practice of personal injury, with special focus on serious injuries and wrongful death. Joe enjoys helping injured people and their families to secure just and fair compensation. He has been quite successful since his very first trial, when a Hennepin County jury awarded six times what the insurance company had offered. Since then, he has won the largest verdict in Minnesota for a shoulder injury ($325,000), and, with Jim Schwebel of Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, the largest award in Minnesota for an ankle injury ($461,000). He was recently able to conclude the largest motorcycle injury settlement in Minnesota, for $1.5 million. Joe not only knows the law, he teaches it! In addition to the "Practice Pointers" column that he authors for Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine, Joe has written many articles relating to No-Fault and Personal Injury. He regularly teaches lawyers, doctors and lay people. He has organized and taught numerous programs in Auto Accident Law and Trial Strategy for the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association and the Minnesota Institute of Legal Education. He has also taught classes in No-Fault Auto Insurance Law at William Mitchell College of Law. He is immediate Past President of the Minnesota Association of Justice (MNAJ, formerly the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association) and Past President of the Warren Burger American Inn of Court.Bar Admissions:Minnesota, 1987U.S. Federal Court, 1988Honors and Awards:"Excellence" Award - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1998Trial Lawyer of the Year - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1999SuperLawyer (Twin Cities Magazine, Twin Cities Business, Law & Politics), Most years 1999 - 2012Minnesota State Bar AssociationSpecialties: I have represented thousands of people and families for personal injury and wrongful death resulting from negligence.This includes car crashes, dog and animal bites, ice and snow slip and fall accidents, premises liability, and product liability claims. I hav also helped people with workers compensation, medical malpractice, and other legal problems