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Attorney Profile

Alan S. Milavetz

Alan Milavetz

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A.
6500 France Avenue South
Edina, MN 55435-1703

Edina

Minnesota (MN)

Contact Contact Alan S. Milavetz
T: 952-920-7777
F: 952-920-6869

Visit: www.milavetzlaw.com
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (80%), Workers' Compensation (10%), Class Action/Mass Torts (10%)

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Workers' Compensation

Class Action/Mass Torts

Profile

Alan S. Milavetz has been a trial lawyer for over 25 years. His Minnesota practice includes motor vehicle, wrongful death, medical malpractice, brain injury and spinal injury cases. A graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, Mr. Milavetz is also a certified rule 114 arbitrator and a civil law mediator. He is licensed to practice law in all Minnesota State and Federal Courts and is a member of the Minnesota and American Association for Justice. Mr. Milavetz is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group of plaintiffs' lawyers who have achieved million dollar verdicts, awards, or settlements. Mr. Milavetz is strongly committed to helping those in need, professionally and personally. Mr. Milavetz is an active community member.  He is a leadership award recipient and serves as a director on numerous boards. He has participated in overseas humanitarian missions in the former Soviet Union and Israel and is an avid genealogist. Mr. Milavetz and his wife Bonnie Resnick have four children. Mr. Milavetz recently litigated the case of Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et. al. v. United States of America and obtained an order declaring portions of the Bankruptcy Act of 2005 unconstitutional. The 8th Circuit issued its decision at; Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. U.S., 541 F.3d 785, (8th Cir.  2008) The  Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari on June 8, 2009.  The case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, 2009.  Mr. Milavetz has resolved thousands of claims arising out of wrongful death, automobile accidents, brain injuries, personal injury and medical malpractice. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. is also proud to announce that Alan S. Milavetz has again been named as one of Minnesota's Superlawyers. A Superlawyer is an individual who has been voted as one of Minnesota's top 5% of attorneys by other attorneys. In 2008, Mr. Milavetz was selected as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by The American Trial Lawyers Association.  In 2007, Mr. Milavetz was selected as a Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney by Minnesota Law & Politics. Alan Milavetz is rated AV by the respected, nationwide Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The ratings are developed by obtaining confidential opinions from lawyer adversaries and judges before whom the lawyer has appeared. Ability rating categories are A, B, C, and no rating. An "A" rating is the "very high to preeminent" category, the highest rating possible. It signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence, recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. The "V" rating is the highest for adherence to ethical standards, reliability, and diligence.

Selected To

Minnesota Super Lawyers 2011
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2010
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2009
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2008
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2007
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2006
Minnesota Super Lawyers 2005

Historical data is only available from 2003

About Alan Milavetz

Admitted: 1985, Minnesota

Professional Webpage: www.milavetzlaw.com/our-attorneys/Alan-Scott-Milavetz

Honors and Awards:

  • Mn L & P list of the state's top plaintiffs' P.I. lawyers.  2000., Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, Mn Law & Politics
  • Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 3000 members throughout the country (with several members in Canada and England.) Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members., Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Multiple Appearances., Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics
  • Dec/Jan 2009 Article naming Milavetz Gallop & Milavetz v United States as one of the Lawsuits of the Year, Milavetz Gallop & Milavetz challenge of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.  "Attorneys in Minnesota may soon be able to speak freely with clients facing bankruptcy, thanks to Alan Milavetz and Chad Schulze.", Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Mn Law & Politics
  • Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award , Dr David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC, St Paul
  • Lawdragon has...asked the nation's best lawyers and their clients whom they'd trust with their own legal matters. The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America are the result of that quest., The LawDragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, The Lawdragon 3000, 2006
  • The 2007 Minnesota's "Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyer" survey was published in the June/July edition of Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine. Over 18,000 ballots were sent to randomly selected attorneys across Minnesota. Minnesota attorneys were asked to name peers that they considered to be outstanding lawyers in the field of personal injury law., Top 40 Plaintiff Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics , 2007
  • Dec/Jan 2009 Article naming Haag case as one of the Lawsuits of the Year., Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Mn Law & Politics, 2008
  • The National Trial Lawyers is a national organization composed of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications, leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as trial lawyers, both civil plaintiff and criminal defense., Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers , 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • License, US Tax Court , 1986
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Mediation Skills Training , 1996
  • Rule 114 Arbitration Certification , 1996
  • United States Supreme Court, 2008
  • Advocate, National College of Advocacy, American Association for Justice, 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Member, Dakota County Bar Association, Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, American Bar Association, Member, American Association for Justice, Member, Minnesota Association for Justice,  Member, Cardozo Society.
  • Member, Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Past Board Member,  Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
  • President, 2004, Henry Sibley Debate Boosters, Inc, a 501c3 Corporation
  • Board Member and Officer, Friends of B'nai Abraham. The Friends of B'nai Abraham Synagogue is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of Jews on the Iron Range and reuse of the one remaining Jewish monument on the Iron Range, the B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia. One of the goals of the Friends to see that this structure become a center for the celebration of the Iron Range's cultural and spiritual diversity.
  • President, 2004-2006, United Jewish Fund & Council, St. Paul. The United Jewish Fund and Council unites, sustains and enhances the St. Paul area Jewish community and strengthens bonds with Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.
  • St. Paul Public Member, Harry Kay Foundation, 2004-2006
  •  Vice President, Henry Sibley Debate Boosters, Inc., 2005-present 
  • Executive Committee Member, United Jewish Fund & Council, St Paul , 1998
  • TTSP 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Organizer, Chair, Committee Member , 2001
  • Trustee, Mt. Zion Congregation, St Paul , 2001
  • Campaign Chair, United Jewish Fund & Council , 2002

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Multiple, Speaker, Jewish Genealogy, Synagogue Restoration
  • Speaker, ABA Seminar, "Are You A Debt Relief Agency? The Consequences of Milavetz v U.S.", Speaker, American Bar Association, 2010
  • Milavetz v. U.S.  Implications for Practitioners., Speaker, Minnesota CLE, 2010
  • Speaker, "Effects of Bankruptcy on Personal Injury Claims in Recessionary Times.", Faculty, American Association for Justice, Winter Convention, AAJ, 2010

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Multiple Appearances  in "Top Verdicts", Mn Law & Politics

Representative Clients:

  • Minnesota Injury Victims and their Families

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • Selected as a "Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney", Minnesota Law & Politics
  • Featured in The National Law Journal, Nov 30,2009,  "Big Fight for a Small Firm."
  • Listed in 2009-2010 Mn Law & Politics  Lawsuit of the Year.
  • Twice listed in Dec/Jan 2009 Lawsuits of the Year, Minnesota Law & Politics
  • CNN, Guest Appearance, The Nancy Grace Show, 2008
  • Featured in ABA Journal, A Debt Defying Act.  Courts say part of embattled bankruptcy law violates First Amendment.    , 2009
  • Received Minnesota Lawyer  "Attorneys of the Year 2009" Award, 2010
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