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Thomas J. Weidner has represented individuals and families for over 25 years who have been seriously injured or had a family member die as a result of negligence. Tom has vast knowledge and expertise in injury and wrongful death cases. His practice includes all areas of serious injury and wrongful death litigation including car accidents, truck accidents, animal attacks, medical malpractice, premises liability, dram shop, alcohol related injuries, assaults, scuba related injury and workplace injuries.. Tom has a proven record of taking on tough cases and fighting tenaciously against insurance companies and large corporations to maximize results for his clients. He has extensive experience in the court room, and now devotes his practice primarily to representing seriously injured individuals. Tom has taken complex and challenging cases and applied his aggressive litigation style to obtain substantial victories for his clients. He has built an impressive resume of large verdicts and settlements for his clients and their families.. Tom and his staff worked closely with their clients to minimize the impact of tragic accidents on their lives. He has lectured at legal seminars on personal injury and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases. Tom is a proud member of the Minnesota Association of Justice, has been selected by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a member of the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Bar Associations. He has served on the Minnesota State Bar Association Board of Governors and received its "Award of Professional Excellence" for his representation and work on behalf of the survivors and victims of the 35W bridge collapse.. Originally from South Minneapolis, Tom worked his way through college and law school. He is a graduate of Augsburg College and William Mitchell College of Law and a member of the Augsburg College Athletic Hall of Fame. He is the former president of the St. Croix Chapter of the American Heart Association and the founding Chair of the Stillwater Area Community Foundation. Over the course of his 20 year career, he has prosecuted criminals for many cities which have given him a vast amount of jury trial experience.. Throughout his career, Tom has used all his past experiences to achieve significant results for his clients in all areas of personal injury and wrongful death law.

St. Croix Legal Services is a nonprofit, sliding-scale fee law firm representing clients in criminal and family law matters.  We also do expungements, petitions for restoration of firearm privileges, and numerous other services.

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Our family lives in the St. Croix Valley outside of Stillwater. We enjoy living in this beautiful area and try to walk along the river or through Stillwater at least once a week. I enjoy running on the trails of the four state parks that are within one hour of our house.

I enjoy the charm of small town Stillwater, and especially being able to work in a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places in the Birthplace of Minnesota, located at 226 Myrtle Street East.  Built in 1878, the 2-story brick home served as the medical office for one of Minnesota's first doctors, Dr. Willis Horton Pratt.  For many years Dr. Pratt was in practice with Dr. T. C. Clark.  Later the building served as the medical office of Dr. Henry Van Meier for many years.  Stillwater is known for its proximity to the Wild and Scenic St. Croix River and is a popular tourist desitnation for it natural beauty and many boutique shops, restaurants, book stores, bed and breakfast historic homes and antique stores. It  has been the home of such famous people as actress Jessica Lange, actor and writer Sam Shepard, romance novelist LaVyrle Spencer, and Minnesota Twins World Series pitcher Jack Morris, among others.  The town has been used as film locations in the following movies:

Growing up in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, Sam is a lifelong resident of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley area.  Sam earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2001. While enrolled at William Mitchell, Sam was active in Moot Court and a member of Law Review.Upon graduating from William Mitchell, Sam first worked as a judicial clerk for both The Honorable Kenneth J. Maas in the Washington County District Court and The Honorable Stephen M. Halsey in the Wright County District Court.  This experience gave him invaluable insight that he uses on a daily basis in his practice to this day. Upon leaving his posts as a judicial law clerk, Sam worked for two years as an associate at the Stillwater law firm of Anastasi and Associates where he honed his skills in complex litigation, debt collection, mechanics liens, and real estate law. After two years of work at Anastasi and Associates, in the summer of 2004, Sam started his own practice. Since opening his own practice, Sam has greatly expanded his expertise into criminal defense, DWI & DUI defense, as well as family law and other related areas. Sam is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association and the Washington County Bar Association.  He serves on the Washington County District Court - Criminal Committee which establishes Stillwater courthouse policies and makes decisions about criminal court issues. Also, Sam is a volunteer attorney with Washington County Legal Assistance. Sam is an avid sports fan and follows Gopher Basketball and Minnesota Twins closely.  He enjoys biking, swimming, golfing and curling in his spare time.

Adam M. Terwey grew up in Stillwater, MN, attended the University of Minnesota for undergraduate studies, and attended the University of St. Thomas School of Law.