Kreg Kauffman:  Full Biography

 

EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

 

• Graduated with Distinction, University of Iowa Law School 1977.
• Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Urban J. Steimann, Third Judicial District, State of Minnesota, Faribault, MN.
• Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Department of Justice, Tort Claims Division.
• Licensed to practice in all Federal and State courts in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

 

MAJOR VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS

 

• Multiple traumatic brain injury recoveries for more than $1 million.
• Multiple wrongful death recoveries for more than $1 million.
• Significant confidential settlement in ski injury case resulting in amputation of right arm.
• $500,000 plus jury verdict against City of Red Wing for breach of contract.

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

• American Association for Justice.
• Minnesota Association for Justice.
• Iowa Association for Justice.
• National Board of Trial Advocacy.
• Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of MN.
• American Association for Justice Traumatic Brain Injury Section.
• American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Section.
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLAmerica).
• Minnesota State Bar Association.   
• Olmsted County Bar Association.

 

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

 

• Selected by peers as a Minnesota Personal Injury Super Lawyer ™   in Personal Injury Law.
• Selected by peers as a Leading Minnesota Attorney in Personal Injury Law by the American Research Corporation.
• Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
• Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.
• Past Dean of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM).
• Served on Executive Committee and Board of Governors of Minnesota Association for Justice (MAJ).
• Requested speaker at numerous MTLA/MAJ Annual Conventions and Seminars.
• Requested speaker/panel member at Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Seminar:

      “2007 Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethics Complaints in Your Law
      Practice”.

• Requested speaker at Mayo Clinic Brain Injury Conference, Minnesota Brain Injury Association Conference, and Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee Conferences.
• Featured in Headlines “Member Spotlight” for the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota.
• Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Litigation Section Council—Past Member.
• Olmsted County Bar Association Bench and Bar Liaison Committee—Past Chair.
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
• Delta Chi Fraternity, Iowa City, Iowa—Past National Legal Advisor.
• Awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the Minnesota State Bar Association for pro bono legal services provided to victims of the I-35 Bridge Collapse.

 

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 

• Brain Injury Association of Minnesota—Professional Roundtable.
• Brain Injury Association of Iowa—Professional Member.
• Rochester Brain Injury Community Committee—Past Co-Chair.
• Ability Building Center (ABC)—Current Board Member and Executive Committee Member.

      Rehabilitation and Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities and

      Other Special Needs.

• Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL)—Past Board President.
• Wing House/Fresh Start—Past Board President.

      Residential Living and Day Program for TBI Survivors.

• Bear Creek Services Foundation—Past Board Member.

      Residential Services for Persons with Disabilities and Other Special Needs.

• Rochester Chamber of Commerce Leadership 2000.

      Past Advisory Committee Chair and Past Steering Committee Chair.

• City of Rochester Charter Commission—Past Board Member.