LIND, JENSEN, SULLIVAN & PETERSON, P.A.
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 1700
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 333-3637
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info@lindjensen.com

In Memory of Our Friend, Partner and Legend, Ted Sullivan

On December 15, 2009, our friend and partner Ted Sullivan died unexpectedly. Ted was a devoted husband, proud father, caring friend, trusted mentor, and an exceptional lawyer. His partners and colleagues at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson received words of comfort from countless lawyers and judges, all of whom had their own "Ted stories." The firm and Ted's family appreciate all the support and kind words they received.  Read more...

Rick Lind Nominated as a Member of Council on Litigation Management

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. congratulates Rick Lind on his nomination to become a member of the Council on Litigation Management. Rick was nominated by Tom Nelson, Fellow/Vice President-Claims, Continental Western Group. The Council is a nonpartisan alliance of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, general counsel, risk managers, claims adjusters and attorneys. Through education and collaboration, the Council's goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. http://www.litmgmt.org/.

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, PA welcomes Natalie K. Lund

LJSP welcomes Natalie K. Lund, who joined the firm December 29th, 2009. Natalie received her B.A from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Please join us in welcoming her to the firm!  

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. recognizes the 6 attorneys named to "2010 Rising Stars" list by Minnesota Law & Politics.

Minnesota Law & Politics recognizes Rising Stars as a way to highlight emerging attorneys who are either under the age of 40 or who have been practicing law for ten or fewer years. Only 2.5 percent of the Minnesota attorneys are given this honor. The selection process involves a survey of all Minnesota Super Lawyers and independent research to identify outstanding up-and-coming attorneys who have demonstrated superior professional potential. Congratulations! Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Rising Stars for 2010 include:

Amy K. Amundson was nominated under the category of Construction Litigation. Amy is an associate who focuses her practice on Construction Law, Products Liability and Insurance Law. Amy is passionate and energetic about being a lawyer. She dedicates herself to understanding the law that applies to the facts of each individual case to best represent her client's specific interests. Amy is the co-chair of the New Lawyers Committee for the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and she is active in DRI and other local legal organizations, including the Minnesota State Bar Association, the South Dakota Bar Association and the Hennepin County Bar Association. In her time away from the office, Amy enjoys competitive outlets. She plays basketball and golf and competes and trains for triathlons and runs races.

Thomas J. Evenson was nominated under the category of General Litigation. Thomas is an associate who focuses his practice on civil litigation. Prior to joining Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Tom was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Kurt J. Marben in the Ninth Judicial District and a senior associate attorney at Hanson, Lulic & Krall, P.A.

Matthew S. Frantzen was nominated under the category of Civil Defense Litigation. Matthew is an associate who focuses his practice on civil litigation; including commercial transportation, personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice and products liability.

Patrick J. Larkin was nominated under the category of Construction Litigation. Patrick focuses his practice in insurance coverage disputes, insurance defense litigation, construction defense litigation, workers' compensation and general practice litigation. Prior to joining Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Patrick practiced criminal and family law. He has been associated with Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. since 2002 and was promoted to partner in January of 2007. Minnesota Law & Politics and Twin Cities Business have recognized Patrick as a "Rising Star" for the years 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2004.

Jason R. Prochnow was nominated under the category of Civil Litigation Defense. Jason specializes in insurance defense, construction litigation, toxic tort and asbestos defense. He advises clients by developing an understandable theory of the case supported by facts - not by disputing the obvious. Jason values mediation, but continues to take appropriate and necessary cases to trial in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Jason has obtained defense verdicts on liability in cases ranging from complex products liability/wrongful death actions, motor vehicle accidents and in Federal employment law matters.

About Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. is a professional association with 26 attorneys dedicated to the practice of civil trial law within the context of contemporary business. The firm's practice emphasizes trials, appeals and all aspects of alternative dispute resolution procedures. LJSP provides the experience and expertise of a large firm, while keeping costs down, communication open and service personal. Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. was founded in 1991 and has grown steadily since its inception. LJSP has the experience and qualifications to tackle virtually all matters - from simple two party claims to massive industry-wide litigation.

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. welcomes Peter Gregory

LJSP welcomes Peter Gregory, who joined the firm September 1, 2009. He has spent the past 20 months clerking for Judge Matthew Johnson at the Minnesota Court of Appeals and graduated cum laude in 2007 from the University of St. Thomas Law School. We are happy to have him aboard!

Mark Fredrickson and Sarah Morris published

Mark Fredrickson and Sarah Morris published an article titled Challenging Admissibility of Post-Traumatic Fibromyalgia and Future Radiofrequency Facet Joint Denervation Claims in the Spring 2009 issue of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Quarterly. In the article, Mark and Sarah present strategies for excluding claims for post-traumatic fibrmyalgia and future radiofrequency facet joint denervation procedures under Daubert and Frye. To read this artice, click here.

Eight Named to Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition

Bill Davidson (Appellate), Thomas Jensen (Civil Litigation Defense), Rick Lind (Civil Litigation Defense), Tim O'Connor (Civil Litigation Defense), Mark Fredrickson (Personal Injury Defense: General), Jack Moore (Personal Injury Defense: General), Brian Wood (Personal Injury Defense: General), and Paul Peterson (Professional Liability: Defense) were all named in the September/October 2009 issue of Super Lawyers^® - Corporate Counsel Edition, the magazine for and about corporate counsel. The lawyers chosen were included in Super Lawyers 2008 - 2009, and designated business litigation or international law as their primary area of practice. The Corporate Counsel Edition includes select lawyers from each of the 50 states.

Nine Attorneys at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. Named 2009 "Super Lawyers" and Three Named "Top 100 Super Lawyers"

We are pleased to announce that nine of Minnesota's 2009 Super Lawyers^®, and three of the top 100 Super Lawyers, are within our firm. Thomas Jensen, Brian Wood, Jack Moore, Mark Fredrickson, Bill Davidson, Ted Sullivan, Rick Lind, Tim O'Connor and Paul Peterson have all been awarded with the Super Lawyer honor. Rick Lind, Thomas Jensen and Paul Peterson have received the title of Top 100 Super Lawyers for 2009. This is the fourth year that Mr. Peterson has received this top 100 title.

Minnesota Law & Politics, MPLS/St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Monthly published the 2009 list of Super Lawyers in the August/September issue of all 3 magazines. Only the top 5 percent of Minnesota's licensed attorneys made the list of 2009 Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers are named by their peers and through an independent research survey asking attorneys to nominate the best attorneys they have personally seen in action.

Peterson Appointed as Member of the MN Client Security Board

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. congratulates Paul C. Peterson on being appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court as a member of the Minnesota Client Security Board. Mr. Peterson's practice is limited to civil litigation with a focus on the defense of professional liability claims. For more information on Paul, click here.

Jensen Elected as Secretary of the Hennepin County Bar Association 

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P. A. congratulates Thomas D. Jensen on being elected Secretary of the Hennepin County Bar Association. Tom is a civil trial specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy who is licensed to practice in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. For more information on Tom and Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., click here.

Sullivan Named to Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition

Ted Sullivan was named in the March/April 2009 issue of Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition, the magazine for and about corporate counsel. The lawyers chosen were selected to be included in Super Lawyers 2008 - 2009, and designated business litigation or international law as their primary area of practice. The Corporate Counsel Edition includes select lawyers from each of the 50 states.

Ted is a civil trial specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He practices primarily in Minnesota and Wisconsin but handles lawsuits throughout the country. His practice areas include commercial litigation, product liability, environmental law, insurance coverage, insurance defense and professional liability. Ted has tried more than 70 civil cases. His experience also includes involvement in more than two-dozen decisions in the appellate courts. He is a member of Business Counsel, Inc., an international organization consisting of private and corporate counsels who manage litigation worldwide, and a frequent speaker on the current legal issues. He also serves as a member of the 1923 Fund Charitable Trust Advisory board and the Board of Governors for the Mission Creek Company LLC, a real estate development company. He has been named to the "Minnesota's Top 40 Business Litigation Attorneys" by Minnesota Law & Politics since 2003.

Congratulations Doug Sievers

Ted Sullivan was named in the February/March 2009 issue of Minnesota Law & Politics publication "Who's Who in Business Litigation" special section. Minnesota Law & Politics, a leading national legal publication, included Ted to "Minnesota's Top 40 Business Litigation Attorneys" list which reflects the top attorneys in Minnesota based on the votes of their peers.

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. filed a joint amicus brief for the Minnesota Medical Association and Fairview with the Minnesota Court of Appeals

LJSP, on behalf of the MMA and Fairview Healthcare Services, filed a joint amicus brief with the Minnesota Court of Appeals on December 9, 2008 in support of the defendants in a case regarding physician immunity. This case addresses whether a psychiatrist has immunity for not putting a patient, who later kills a family member, on an emergency 72-hour hold.  

For more history on this case, please click here to see the original story on the MMA website.

Sullivan Presented at MDLA 2008 Insurance Law Institute

On November 13, 2008, Ted Sullivan presented on the topic Wooddale Revisited: Allocation of a Policyholder's Period of Uninsured Time and the Notion of "Unavailable Coverage". MDLA presents its Insurance Law Institute to give people the opportunity to keep on top of important issues in this changing area of practice.

Sarah E. Morris Published in Bench & Bar of Minnesota

Attorney Sarah Morris published "The Anti-Bullying Legislative Movement: Too Quick To Quash Common Law Remedies?" in the Minnesota State Bar Association's Bench & Bar of Minnesota's November 2008 issue. In the article, Ms. Morris states that Minnesota tort law effectively addresses severe status - blind workplace harassment, and that a legislative remedy to the problem is unnecessary. The Minneapolis StarTribune quoted extensively from Ms. Morris's article in a November 26, 2008 column titled, "Is Minnesota Prepared for Legal Assault on Bullying Bosses?" 

News release
October 30th, 2008

BlackBerry® Dictation Boosts Mobile Productivity at Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A.

Minneapolis, MN. - October 30^th 2008 -- Leading Minnesota law firm Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson P.A. has today reported a significant boost to productivity, and associated cost savings, through their use of BigHand Mobile (BlackBerry® Edition). BigHand software for the BlackBerry® Smartphone allows the firms' attorneys to send dictated case notes or tasks wirelessly to their assistants, and tracks progress within the office workflow, without the need for a laptop and/or internet connection to send the drafts remotely. Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson are one of the first law firms in the Minnesota legal community to implement the BigHand Mobile (BlackBerry® Edition) among their attorneys.

Shareholder Ted Sullivan led the way for the firm in utilizing BigHand's software for BlackBerry®. Ted explained: "I constantly travel and my productivity has dramatically increased as a result of my BigHand BlackBerry software. I am never without my BlackBerry, and now I always have the ability to dictate and send my legal work via my BlackBerry device the second I am finished. This is certainly to the benefit of my clients."

Loffler Companies, Minnesota's #1 provider of digital office solutions, upgraded Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson from a basic Olympus standalone solution to the BigHand workflow solution, designed for law firms, in January 2008. Doug Sievers, Firm Administrator, describes: "the firm immediately realized an increase in workflow management and an improved turnaround time on all completed dictation. The firm recognized an immediate return-on-investment as a result of this increase in productivity, by being able to add five additional attorneys without having to add additional support staff. We also have taken advantage of the detailed productivity reports and complete demographic information the BigHand solution provides."

Managing Partner Bill Davison summed up the firm's overall satisfaction with the entire BigHand Digital Dictation system by stating: "BigHand is affordable for small to mid-sized firms and well worth the investment."

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Contacts:

Dan Speed, BigHand. Website: http://www.bighand.com/ Email: Dan.Speed@bighand.com Tel: (847) 706 6706

Rick Egan, Loffler. Website: http://www.loffler.com/ Email: regan@loffler.com Tel: (952) 925-6814

About Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A.

Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. is a professional association with a singular focus on the practice of civil trial law - within the context of contemporary business. Our practice emphasizes trials, appeals and all aspects of alternative dispute resolution procedures - including mediation, arbitration, summary jury trials and similar approaches to non-traditional claim resolution.

About Loffler

Founded in 1986 and located in Bloomington, Minnesota, Loffler is Minnesota's #1 provider of digital office solutions. We deliver a full suite of dictation solutions, imaging products and services, voice logging equipment, document software and IT solutions. Our goal is to be the best business solutions provider in the Midwest. http://www.loffler.com/

About BigHand
BigHand is based out of Chicago, London, Sydney and Toronto. BigHand is the leading digital dictation vendor in the global professional services sector. BigHand3 was awarded 'Best of Breed System of the Year' at the Legal Technology Awards for 2008, and BigHand Mobile (BlackBerry Edition) was voted 'Mobile Product of the Year' at the CNET Business Technology Awards 2008. BigHand has also been nominated in the Sixth Annual Law Technology News (LTN) Awards for 2009 as 'Dictation System of the Year' and 'Mobile Tool of the Year'. Further information is available at http://www.bighand.com/