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HKM trial attorney and shareholder William L. Moran recently secured a favorable decision on behalf of his client, a large nationwide insurance company (Respondent), at the Minnesota Supreme Court.

HKM is pleased to announce that trial attorney and shareholder William L. Moran has recently been named as a Lawyer of Distinction for 2017.

Dan Haws, a seasoned HKM trial and appellate attorney with more than 25 years of experience, has been selected among America’s Top 100 Attorneys®. 

HKM Professional Association civil litigation attorney William L. Moran will speak at the National Business Institute’s full day CLE entitled, “Traumatic Brain Injury Cases:  Neurosurgeon and Attorney Perspectives.”

HKM Professional Association civil litigation attorney William L. Moran will speak at CSP’s Leadership & Crisis Management Forum where retailers and liability experts will come together to understand how to better prepare, respond and recover when challenges arise. 

In a Minnesota aviation product liability case, a Ramsey County Minnesota District Court judge has ruled in favor of the defense and overturned a 2016 jury verdict that had awarded the plaintiff $27.7 million. The defense team was led by HKM shareholders Dan Haws and JP Gatto.

On April 7, 2017, HKM litigator John Paul (JP) Gatto was a featured speaker for a CLE on Torts, Litigation and Ethics at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul, Minnesota.  J.P. will provide a "Bad Faith Update" during the seminar.

HKM trial attorney John Paul (JP) Gatto will speak to the Twin Cities Claims Association (TCCA) at their meeting on April 11, 2017. His topic will be “Minnesota Bad Faith Law:  A Primer and Update on Recent Developments.”  The event will be held at Poor Richards Commonhouse in Bloomington.  TCCA has applied for 1.0 hour of Minnesota Standard Continuing Legal Education credit for this event.

HKM attorneys Kelly Hadac and Mike Mather recently secured a favorable decision on behalf of a firm client before the Minnesota Supreme Court. After the district court granted the firm’s client summary judgment on a promissory note, the defendant requested that the court stay entry of judgment pending resolution of a separate lawsuit between the same and additional parties. The district court granted the defendant’s motion, finding sufficient commonalities between the two cases to merit a stay.

We focus our practice on the needs of clients in managing their significant litigation matters nationwide. Our seasoned trial attorneys serve the immediate needs of clients in the most effective and efficient manner possible, and as determined by the complexity of the client’s litigation matters. HKM attorneys pride themselves in partnering with in-house counsel and clients in a collaborative team approach to manage the clients litigation needs.

HKM trial attorneys Krista Pezewski and Casey Knollmaier recently secured a defense verdict in a multi-million dollar personal injury case venued in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.  The case involved five Plaintiffs who attended a mud race at a venue located just outside Eau Claire.  All five sustained injuries when a mud racing vehicle left the mud racing track and entered the area where they were observing the race.  The Plaintiffs’ injuries varied from minor to severe.

HKM, a national complex litigation firm, is pleased to announce the firm’s selection as a “Best Law Firm” in Metropolitan Tier 1 – Minneapolis in mass tort litigation/class action defense and product liability litigation defense. The rating is in the highest local tier available through U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” annual rankings.

HKM trial attorney Scott Williams, assisted by paralegal Mary Buse, recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client, the insurer, following a jury trial in Roseau, Minnesota. 

HKM attorney Scott Williams secured a summary dismissal of a lawsuit against their client.

HKM attorney Pete Wanning recently secured summary judgment on behalf of a telecommunications client in the District Court of Minnesota in a case brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). 

HKM Professional Association civil litigation attorney William L. Moran recently defeated a Motion for Class Certification filed in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.