Michael L. Weiner

Partner
745 Kasota Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Communication Center
Phone: (612) 333-6371
(800) 435-7888
(877) 529-3352
E-mail
Fax: (612) 333-3619

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. He joined Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak in 1993.

Mike is a member of the Order of the Barristers and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs and has written numerous articles for legal publications. Mike is an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN.

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) – Employee
Railroad Injury Accidents
Federal Safety Appliance Act (FSAA) – Plaintiff
Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) – Plaintiff
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:
Medicare Set-Asides: Uncertainty and Confusion, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Winter 2007.

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)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota (Product Liability)

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

Best Lawyers in America – Railroad Law Section, 2006-

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Association for Justice, 1981 – Present, Member
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
Minnesota Association for Justice, 1981 – Present, Member of Board of Governors
Minnesota Association for Justice; Chair, Publications Committee
Minnesota Association for Justice; Member, Amicus Committee

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

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

Pro Bono Activities:

Legal Advice Clinics