Attorney Profiles
WILLIAM D. HARPER
PAUL D. PETERSON
JORDAN HANDRICH
LORI L. BURGAN
WILLIAM D. HARPER
Email: wdharper@hpinjurylaw.com
Bill is a nationally recognized Certified Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been certified since 1986. He is certified in Minnesota as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and was recognized as a "Leading Attorney" in Minnesota by the American Research Corporation. Bill has also been named a Minnesota "Super Lawyer" by the publication Minnesota Law & Politics since inception of the honor 10 years ago and in each of those years up to and including the present.
Bill is actively involved in the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, a group dedicated to the legal rights of individual, and he served as President of the Association in 1998-99. He is also a sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association. Bill has published numerous articles and conducts frequent lectures to other lawyers in the areas of personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, and wrongful death.
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1986
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, recertified to present
- Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1988
(First year of its certification program) - Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, recertified to present
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Minnesota, 1977
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Hamline University School of Law, St Paul, MN, 1977
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1972
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
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"Proving an Insurers Course of Conduct", Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
"Litigating Spinal Cord Injuries" - The Use of Nonexpert Damages Witnesses, Wiley Law Publications, Chapter 16, 1995
- Gawel v. Two Plus Two, Inc., 1981, Minn., 309 N.W.2d 746
- Honebrink v. Hutton and Rowe, 1984, Minn. App., 351 N.W.2d 405
- Smith v. Spitzenberger, 1985, Minn. App., 363 N.W.2d 470
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The Injured
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Available upon request
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How to Unpick a Jury, MTLA, March 10, 1989
Handling the Automobile Injury Case, MTLA, May 4, 1989
Measuring Damages in Wrongful Death Cases, MTLA, June 23, 1989
Independent Medical Examiners, MTLA, November 17, 1989; January 30, 1990; October 31, 1990
Drama in the Courtroom, MTLA, January 12, 1990
Trial by Jury, Mock Trial Presentation, State Bar, August 1990; August 1991
Cross-examining Expert Witnesses, MTLA, October 31, 1990
Hard Issues in Soft Tissues, MTLA, January 31, 1991
Maintaining Integrity and Control in the Courtroom, MTLA, February 8, 1991
Handling the Automobile Injury Case - Wrongful Death, MTLA,
February 22, 1991
- From Minnesota Lawyer Publication:
ATTORNEYS OF THE YEAR
Bill Harper: Ex-prizefighter Battles for Plaintiffs - Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine
Special Focus: Personal Injury
The Prizefighter - "Law and Leading Attorneys",
American Research Corporation, (featured in their book) - Member - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Member - Minnesota Million Dollar Roundtable
- Fellow - American Board of Trial Advocates
- Advisory Board Member - The Minnesota Lawyer Newspaper, 2000 to Present
- Minnesota Bar Association, 1977 - Present
Member - Washington County Bar Association, 1989 - 1993
Member of the Executive Committee - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 - Present
Member, Board of Governors - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1988
Chairperson, Litigation Support Committee - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
Chairperson, Finance Committee - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995
Treasurer - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - 1996
Secretary - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - 1997
Vice President - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998
President-Elect - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - 1999
President - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Sustaining Member - Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
Member - American Arbitration Association
Member - Douglas Amdahl Inns of Court, from its inception to present
Barrister
- Daly and Harper, 1977 - 1979
- Streefland, Daly and Harper, 1979 - 1980
- Harper and Wirth, 1980 - 1983
- Harper and Anderson, Chartered, 1983 - 1989
- Harper and Harper, Chartered, 1990 - 1993
- William D. Harper, Chartered, 1994 - 2000
- Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C., 2000 - Present
Born:
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July 23, 1948, Duluth, Minnesota, United States of America
PAUL D. PETERSON
Email: paul@hpinjurylaw.com
Paul is certified in Minnesota as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and is a member of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers. He was named a "Rising Star" in 1998 by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine and a Minnesota "Super Lawyer" in each of the years since then by the same publication.
Paul is actively involved in the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, a group dedicated to the legal rights of individuals. He is currently a member of its Board of Governors and is co-chair of its Amicus Committee. Paul is also a sustaining member of the American and Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Association. Paul has served as trial and appellate counsel in a number of cases that led to notable decisions in the areas of damages, settlements, insurance coverage, and the inter-relationship of third-party tort and workers' compensation law. He has published numerous articles and conducts frequent lectures to other lawyers in the areas of personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, and wrongful death.
- Civil Trial Specialist, certified by Civil Litigation Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association
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Minnesota, 1989
Wisconsin, 1999
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Hamline University School of Law, St Paul, MN, 1989
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude, Merit Scholarship, ATLA Mock Trial Competition,
National Moot Court
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Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1986
B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Seminar, Settlements Involving Issues of Insurance Coverage,
Hamline University School of Law, March, 1994 - Ethical Issues Confronting Defense Counsel, MTLA/MDLA Education
Alliance's Insurance Law Conference, October, 1995 - In Excess of $50,000: Civil Law Issues for Professionals Involved in Youth
and Crime, MLE Youth and Crime Conference, March, 1996 - Civil Law Issues for Professionals Involved With Child Abuse Issues,
U of M TEAM conference, January, 1997 - An Ounce of Prevention...Advising the Employer: Workplace Policies and Procedures,
ADLE Employment Law Seminar, April, 1997 - High-Low Agreements and Loan Receipts,
MTLA-Subrogation and Settlement Agreements Seminar, May, 1997 - Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Minnesota,
National Business Institute, July, 1998 - Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Minnesota: Strategies in Preparation
and Valuation, National Business Institute, March, 1999 - Anatomy of a Personal Injury Case,
ADLE Seminar, March, 1999 - Personal Injury Damages,
MSBA Seminar, April, 1999 - Personal Injury: Case Evaluation and Settlement,
Minnesota Law and Politics, June, 1999
- American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Advocacy, 1987
- American Jurisprudence Award, Litigation Practice, 1988
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 1989 - 1990
Member - Minnesota Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member - Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, 1990 - 1996
Member - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - Present
Member - Board of Governors - American Trial Lawyers Association, 1993 - Present
Sustaining Member - Ramsey County Bar Association, 1991 - Present
Member - American Bar Association
Member - The Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
Member - Douglas K. Amdahl Inns of Court
Master
- Hon. Roland C. Amundson, Judge, District Court of Hennepin County, Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990
- Murnane, Conlin, White & Brandt, Associate, 1990 - 1993
- King & Hatch, Shareholder and Treasurer, 1993 - 1996
- Paul D. Peterson, Ltd., 1996 - 2000
- Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C., 2000 - Present
Born:
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May 5, 1964, Winona, Minnesota, United States of America