William G. Jungbauer
President and Senior Partner
745 Kasota Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
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Phone: (612) 333-6371
(800) 435-7888
(877) 529-3352
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Fax: (612) 333-3619
Bill Jungbauer is president and a senior partner in the firm of Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak. He practices in the field of personal injury litigation, which includes Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) injury, collision, and wrongful death cases. Bill has been with the firm since 1978. During that time he has obtained some of the largest settlements and verdicts in the country for his clients.
Bill practices from coast to coast, and has successfully handled major injury cases involving amputation, wrongful death, railroad collision, and toxic disasters. He has personally collected more than $100,000,000 on behalf of his clients from railroad and insurance companies. He is proud to have been selected, out of all the lawyers in the country, to represent the BLET before the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Ayers, in its amicus brief.
In the field of railroad law, Bill has achieved a national reputation. He was selected by the Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company to attorney-author the nationally known treatise on railroad law, Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA & Railroad Litigation, now in its fourth edition. It is the most up-to-date and exhaustive review of railroad law. Bill was elected national chairman of the Railroad Law Section of the largest organization of plaintiff's attorneys in the country, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) in 1992. Under Bill's leadership the Railroad Law Section more than doubled its national membership.
Bill is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) as a Civil Trial Specialist. To obtain such certification an applicant's past trial record is submitted and he must pass an advanced written civil trial specialist examination. He has also received the highest possible legal ability rating (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell, the national rating organization for attorneys.
He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is on the Board of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) which he served as National Chairman for 2005-2006.
In 1972, at age 19, Bill was the youngest member of the United States Electoral College representing the state of Minnesota. In 1974-75 he was a Rotary International Ambassador to Edinburgh, Scotland and he currently serves on the Board of St. Mary's University.
Areas of Practice:
Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) – Employee
Railroad Injury Accidents
Federal Safety Appliance Act (FSAA) – Plaintiff
Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) – Plaintiff
Americans with Disabilities Act – Employee
Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
Litigation & Appeals
Personal Injury – Plaintiff
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
St Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Published Works:
Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA and Railroad Litigation, (Co-Author), Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., 1st-4th Edition
Representative Cases:
Smalley v. DWP, 5-88-23 App 90-5326 (1990)
Albinger v. Burlington Northern, ADV 92-319 (1995)
Hillyard v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway, 01-2-34536-2SEA (2003)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Trial Advocacy, National Business Institute, 1995
Combating the Association for American Railroads (AAR) Age Tables, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) National Conference, 2000
Maximizing Recovery in FELA Wrongful Death Actions, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) National Conference, 1997
Doctrine of Spoliation of Evidence, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) National Conference, 1996
Damages, University of Montana Law School
Damages, University of Toledo Law School
Developing a Compliance Program for Individual Law Firms (CLE), Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) Convention, 2002
Cross Examination of Defendant's Vocational Rehabilitation Experts (CLE), Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) Convention, 2002
Railroad Injuries - The Orthopedic Perspective (CLE), Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) Convention, 2004
How to Deal With and Successfully Attack the Problem of Phony Job Offers from the Railroads (CLE), Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) Convention, 2004
Case Trends and Judicial Developments under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (CLE), Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) Convention, 2005
Honors and Awards:
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America - Railroad Law Section, 1999-2006
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), 1996 – 1999, Chairman - Designated Legal Counsel
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Designated Legal Counsel
American Association for Justice, Member, Section of Railroad Law
American Association for Justice, 1992, National Chairman, Railroad Law Section
American Association for Justice, 1991, Vice Chairman, Railroad Law Section
American Association for Justice, 1990, Secretary, Railroad Law Section
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), 2005 – 2006, National President
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), 2004 – 2006, National Vice President
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), 2003 – 2004, National Secretary
American Bar Association, Member
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
National College of Advocacy, Member
Pro Bono Activities:
Bone Lake Management Association - Board of Directors
St. Mary's University, Winona, MN - Trustee
