Dana Lynn Gerber

Dana Lynn Gerber

4.6
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 18 years

Workers compensation Lawyer at Saint Paul, MN
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Personal Injury

6 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 225, Saint Paul, MN

About Dana

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

20%-33%


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Licenses

Licensed in Minnesota for 18 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 2007

Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

Dana Gerber

6 Pine Tree Drive, Suite 225, Saint Paul, MN, 55112

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Dana Lynn Gerber's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Insurance

Posted by Lynn | August 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

Not aggressive; failed to get insurance company to approve doctor-ordered medical treatment

She did not represent the best interests of her client. The delays in approval from the insurance company became longer and longer once we retained her. I had to e-mail her at least twice a week to remind her about what the insurance company was not addressing or approving, and 95% of the time it was... passed off to her assistant. This case involved a traumatic brain injury, which she said she had dealt with, but I do not think she is up to speed in that area. She never spoke with the physician. She pushed to add monthly gym membership costs to our case, which was never a major concern for us. She put more effort into that than getting the necessary medical treatment. Less than one week after the IME report was issued, she withdrew from the case. Her reason was that we did not want to participate in mediation at that time, and that was against her legal advice. Yet when she scheduled it, she assured us we could cancel it at any time. When we did that, on 3 separate occasions, she got irate and withdrew from the case. Weekly benefits have been stopped for the second time and medical treatments have still not been done. We are in a worse position now than when we retained her. She also worsened the communication between us and the QRC assigned to this case. In the end, we believe Dana Gerber did not represent her client's best interests, acted unprofessionally once the negative IME report was issued, and withdrew from the case to cover her professional reputation. Our experience with her was very disappointing, and I recommend you do not hire her to represent you.

Dana Gerber

Replied last August 17, 2016

I am sorry you feel a family member of yours had a bad experience. Your concerns over a family member's case would have been better addressed with me directly. In fact, this review is the first response I have had after repeated requests for contact through email, phone calls, and letters. I am disappointed as well. A decision to withdraw from a case is a very serious one, and is only made after we exhaust every means possible to remedy the problem. I was working to avoid the situation you mentioned above, but felt that I did not have the cooperation I needed to do so. For an attorney client relationship to be successful, both sides need to be committed and working together. That being said, I do wish your family member the best and hope she finds representation that you are more comfortable with.

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Dana Lynn Gerber's Lawyer Endorsements

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Brett Koch

Workers compensation lawyer | Feb 05

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kristen Gyolai

Unknown lawyer | Nov 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dana is a smart practitioner."

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Cole Dixon

Workers compensation lawyer | Apr 25

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kerry Atkinson

Workers compensation lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Charles Zuluaga

Workers compensation lawyer | Dec 10

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Thomas Atkinson

Workers compensation lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Gerber is an excellent attorney. I had quite a few cases against Dana when she was a defense attorney. She has taken what she has learned from the insurance companies and now only represents injured workers. Here clients are lucky to have her. She is very bright, hard working and earnest."

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JD Haas

Litigation lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Dana is a talented lawyer who cares deeply about each client. She tries her best to ensure the best outcome for each client."

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Joshua Laabs

Personal injury lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I previously worked on a complex personal injury lawsuit where Dana represented one of the other parties, during a time when she was doing insurance defense work. She handled herself professionally and politely, and helped her client to a good result."

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Kerry Atkinson

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Areti Georgopoulos

Employment and labor lawyer

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Cody Blades

Employment and labor lawyer

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Kristen Gyolai

Workers compensation lawyer

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Veronica Walther

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Michael Opack

Workers compensation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2020

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2019

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2018

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2017

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

Top 50 Women, MPLS Magazine

2016

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2016

Rising Stars Top Women, Super Lawyers

2015

Mom of the Year (I have the coffee cup to prove it), My Children

2004

Deans Award, St. Thomas

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Partner, Atkinson Law Firm

Associations

2009 - Present

Minnesota Association for Justice

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Workers compensation hernia injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head and back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head and back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation Covid 19

100% successful

Workers compensation multiple injuries

Successful

Workers compensation ankle injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation Back injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation Hearing result

100% successful

Workers compensation Back injury

100% successful

Workers’ compensation foot injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation upper extremity injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation ankle injury

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder and knee

100% successful

Workers compensation neck injury

100% successful

Workers compensation multiple injuries

100% successful

Workers compensation multiple injuries

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation Shoulder surgery

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation Head injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation hand injury

100% successful

Workers compensation neck injury

100% successful

Workers compensation Back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

Successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury hearing

100% successful

Workers compensation knee injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head injury

100% successful

Workers compensation Heel injury

100% successful

Workers compensation head injury

100% successful

Work comp back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation electrocution injury

100% successful

Workers compensation right knee

100% successful

Workers Compensation Back injury

100% successful

Workers Compensation Back injury

100% successful

Workers compensation ankle injury

100% successful

Workers compensation ankle injury

100% successful

Workers compensation left shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation left shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Workers compensation multiple injuries

100% successful

Workers compensation knee injury

100% successful

Workers compensation back injury

100% successful

Hearing Outcome

100% sucessful

Hearing Outcome

100% successful

Hearing Outcome

Successful

Hearing Outcome

100% successful

Workers Compensation Hearing

100% of Claim

Workers Compensation Hearing

Sucessful

Settlement

$100,000 +

Workers compensation shoulder injury

100% successful

Worker Compensation Medical Cannabis

100% successful

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Education

2007

St. Thomas

JD

2003

University of Minnesota

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2021

MN Work Comp Institute - CO chair

MN Work Comp Institute - CO chair

2021

Minnesota Association for Justice (MNAJ) Workers’ Compensation Seminar

Work comp and Coivd

2020

Workers’ Compensation Institute

New Client intake

2020

MNAJ work comp Seminar

Case Law Update 2020

2019

Workers Compensation

Case law update

2017

Workers Compensation

Case law Update

2013

What you need to know to stay out of the Court room Tree Care and the Law

2013

MN Workers Compensation Summer Seminar

Workers Compensation Subrogation

2012

Woodlake Medical Annual Seminar

Independent Medical Exmations

2009

Handling the Car Crash Case No Fault

Publications

2021

Minnesota Association for Justice Case Law Update 2021

2020

Minnesota Association for Justice Case law update 2020

2019

Minnesota Association for Justice Case law Update

2014

MN Defense Lawyer The Expanding Doctrine of Inferred Intent

Languages

English

Spanish

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