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Fearless and pursuasive litigator and negotiator. Being the voice for folks, while advocating, counseling, and providing practical solutions to complex issues.. Born and raised in Minnesota.  I follow the age old golden rule, by treating others as I wish to be treated, specifically by showing others respect and providing constructive criticism when necessary.

I am a trial lawyer working to help people hurt by defective medical devices and prescription drugs.  People sometimes call this "mass tort" or "class action".  I am licensed to practice in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and many federal courts across the country.

I received my law degree from Gonzaga University in 1978.  I was hired to teach at the law school for two years before joining Rider Bennett in 1980.  After practicing at Rider Bennett and Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, Tewksbury & Kerfeld was formed in 1994. Our  firm’s goal is to provide individual service for our clients in an aggressive, efficient, and fair manner.  Our firm has adopted practices and procedures that are beneficial to our clients while focusing on individual attention for each client.. In addition to representing injured people, I am often hired to be an arbitrator or mediator to help resolve other lawyers’ cases.  In that capacity, I was appointed as Special Master by the Supreme Court to distribute the settlement proceeds from the I-35W bridge collapse case, and also served as Special Master for the Cottonwood bus crash and the YAZ/Yasmin birth control cases.. I have repeatedly been named a Super Laywer, has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association, has been named a Best Lawyer by the Best Lawyers in America, was a Minnesota Lawyer of the Year for ADR in 2014 and Tewksbury & Kerfeld has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a top tier law firm.

This year i watched my son graduate high school and matriculate to the University of South Carolina. I watched my daughter graduate pre-school and start kindergarten. Our family loves to travel and spend time outside in both the summer and winter here in Minnesota.. Professionally Batchelor Law Firm, P.A. added a new law clerk, Hamline Law School graduate Amanda Palecek. We are excited to have her bring fresh energy and perspecitve to our growing practice.  We have two cases currently before the Minnesota Supreme Court and we are looking forward to the challenges of work in both the Minnesota State District Courts and at the Office of Adminstrative Hearings.. Our firm mission statement focuses on preparation and knowing the details of each and every case. We believe the idiosyncracy and nuance of each case, and the time and effort necessary to discover them,  makes the difference between winning and losing.

Elizabeth A. Cloutier has been licensed to practice law in Minnesota for almost 25 years, with an emphasis on family law, personal injury, estate planning, employment law and general civil litigation. She is admitted to practice in Minnesota state and federal courts and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She has extensive trial and litigation experience, as well as experience in arbitrations, mediations, settlement negotiations, motion practice, drafting legal documents and representing clients in state and federal appeals.. She was recently voted "Favorite Female Attorney" in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 by Minnesota Women's Press, Inc. readers.  She was voted "Favorite Female Family Law Attorney" in 2008 by the readers.. Ms. Cloutier began working as a law clerk and legal assistant, and attorney, in her father's law firm. She and her father worked together over the years to develop a general practice law firm that provides a wide variety of legal services for clients and their families.. During the past 25 years, Ms. Cloutier has been the lead attorney aggressively and successfully representing clients in personal injury matters, such as automobile accidents, work injury, slip and fall, motorcycle/boat accident, animal bite, burn, premises liability, products liability, malpractice, and wrongful death claims. She has represented clients in family law matters, such as divorce, custody/visitation disputes, child support matters, prenuptial agreements, paternity cases and adoptions.. Ms. Cloutier also has extensive experience in estate planning, wills, trusts, adoption, insurance issues, corporate, non-profit corporation, business, contract, entertainment and arts, guardianships/conservatorships, domestic partnership agreements, GLBT law, and probate law matters, in addition to many other types of cases.. Please contact Ms. Cloutier today for a free consultation to discuss your legal needs.

I have practiced exclusively in the personal injury/workers compensation areas my whole career.  I know my way around the judicial system and particularly the courtroom. I have tried numerous cases to juries and have had great success.  I litigate No-Fault claims, Workers Compensation claims and Social Security claims.  My motto is to work hard to move my client's case along promptly and to always talk to my clients along the way.  I try to be very direct and that helps keep my clients informed as to what is going on in their case.  I answer my phone when people call with questions or want to discuss their case.  I am able to get great results for my clients.

I have been working in law firms since 2005 and have worked in fields such as workers' compensation, family law, civil defense litigation, and personal injury. I majored in legal studies while also obtaining my paralegal certificate in undergrad which allowed me to start working in the legal field during college. Being a paralegal for many years gave me a solid foundation of how to work a case from start to finish and the ability to manage all aspects of a case. It also gave me perspective on how to anticipate the needs of an attorney handling a case and also how to manage and supervise other support staff.

Anthony Nemo is a personal injury lawyer that focuses his practice primarily upon unsafe and defective  medical devices and other large-scale product recall issues ("mass torts").

For 22 years, Kris Naros has practiced plaintiffs' personal injury litigation, obtaining numerous six-figure recoveries, showing compassion for her clients while being fiercely passionate about obtaining fair and just results on their behalf. Kris has successfully defended civil actions against high-profile entertainment and sports figures, as well as professionals accused of wrongdoing by their respective licensure boards. Kris also sucessfullya dn aggressively defends those accusedof crimes, from misdemeanor to felony, obtaining numerous dismissals, redcued charges and lower sentences. Kris is on the Board of Governors for the Minnesota Association for Justice and a frequesnt lecturer for the organization; a Master in the Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court, co-founded Juris Divas recently featured int he Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper, and is a member of Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Kris is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude. She is a mulit-time Super Lawyer and a Top 100 Women Lawyers in Minnesota (2008). She has a great reverence for the law, fariness, honesty and trustworthiness. She will be your greatest advocate. to learn more go to

Tanner is an associate attorney at McEllistrem Fargione, P.A., a plaintiff's personal injury law firm that prides itself on customer service and civil litigation skills. McEllistrem Fargione, P.A. helps individuals who have been injured or affected in a broad spectrum of injury-related cases: car accidents, trucking and motorcycle accidents, boating and ATV accidents, slip and fall situations, dog bites, wrongful deaths and insurance coverage litigation. Tanner has successfully represented clients at all levels of the litigation process, including arbitrations, motion hearings, bench trials and jury trials. He has also lectured at seminars for other attorneys and insurance professionals since 2011. Outside of his practice, Tanner is on the board for the Hennepin County New Lawyers Section and is actively involved with the Volunteer Lawyers Network and the Savage Chamber of Commerce.McEllistrem Fargione, P.A. began in 1980 with a vision of a small personal injury law office that would serve clients by providing them with the most competent and honest representation. Instead of advertising, we entrusted our fate to our clients and peers. The true test of whether we lived up to our mission would be measured by the satisfaction of our clients and the respect of the legal community.After over three decades of commitment to our mission, McEllistrem Fargione, P.A. has gained a reputation for integrity, dedication and expertise in the area of personal injury law. Today, the firm's mission continues to be reflected in the clients we serve - clients entrusted to us by past clients, claims adjusters, insurance agents, judges and other attorneys.

LINDSAY M. MANCINI is a partner and a litigation attorney at Woods & Thompson, P.A.  She is an impassioned advocate for her clients, many of whom have sustained serious personal injuries.  Lindsay's clients experience her as caring, compassionate, and thoroughly knowledgeable about insurance law and the full range of avenues for redress of their injuries. Her knowledge of insurance law, work ethic, tenacity, and strategic aggression in a courtroom or negotiation setting and has allowed her to successfully close hundreds of litigation cases through settlement, jury trial, arbitration, or appeal.. From 2013 through January 2016, Lindsay was an Adjunct Doctrinal Professor at William Mitchell College of Law, where she developed the curriculum and taught their course on Insurance Law – an area that is essential to her own practice.. In 2015 and 2016, Lindsay was named as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers.  Lindsay serves as the President of the Richard T. Oakes American Inn of Court.  An honor that Lindsay is especially proud of is being named a finalist in the Better Business Torch Award for Ethics in both 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.  Lindsay is also a No-fault insurance arbitrator.

We are committed to serving my clients with care and attention. It is important that you understand the legal issues before you and that when making decisions your opinion can be heard.. I am originally from Puerto Rico and speak fluent Spanish. After High School I attented Tufts Univerity in the Boston Area of Massachusetts where I studied International Relations. After University I worked at a boutique Immigration Law firm where i learned the importance of treating our clients like I would like to be treated myself. I came to minnesota for my legal education where i Aattended the University of Minnesota Law School. I met my wife while here and we and our dog live in Minneapolis, where we enjoy outdoor activities and spending time with our family.

Kirk Olimb graduated summa cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2016, he was a Mitchell Fellow, won a Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in his No-Fault Insurance class. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a founding board member of the William Mitchell Inventor Assistance Program, and President of the Fighting Eelpouts Club Hockey Team. Kirk graduated magna cum laude from Hamline University in 2013 with his Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies and Psychology. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Epsilon Chi (Paralegal Honor Society), and Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society) during his time at Hamline. He also played four years as a Piper on the Men's Varsity Hockey Team, winning a MIAC Championship in 2010-2011 and was named to the MIAC Academic All-Conference Team in 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 (freshmen are not eligible).Kirk joined McEllistrem Fargione on a part-time basis in the Winter of 2015 as a law clerk. He has since become an Associate Attorney starting in October 2016.