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Biography
Paul D. Peterson is a founding partner of Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C., a Woodbury, Minnesota, law firm with a limited focus on civil litigation. He is a graduate of Florida State University and Hamline University School of Law, cum laude. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist certified by the NBTA and the MSBA. He is licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin and, with his law partner Bill Harper, has represented clients throughout the United States. Paul is a member of the American Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He will serve as ABOTA's Minnesota Chapter President in 2012. He is a frequent lecturer in continuing education courses on issues relating to personal injury and wrongful death. Paul has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer from 1999 to the present, and has been consistently named a Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney and a Top 100 Attorney by that publisher. Paul's primary emphasis is on representing individuals and families who have been injured by the wrongful acts of others. He has served as trial and appellate counsel in a number of cases that led to notable decisions in the areas of damages, settlements, insurance bad faith and the interrelationship of third-party tort and workers' compensation law.
Board certified personal injury attorney. Call today for free consultation!
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Car Accident
50%
Wrongful Death
50%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Wisconsin for 26 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Licensed in Minnesota for 36 years
State: Minnesota
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Harper & Peterson PLLC
(651) 738-8669
Fax
3040 Woodbury Dr, Saint Paul, MN, 55129-9617
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Posted by Brooke Andersoon | August 13, 2020 | Hired Attorney
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Best decision
Paul was the best decision we made on a very overwhelming case. He's a great lawyer and very personable, very professional and gets the job done.
Paul D. Peterson's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. I've know Paul for close to 20 years and trusted his skills to the point that he and his partner, Bill Harper, were my choice to represent my son following a serious accident. Truly, he should be at the top of anyone's list looking for a skillful litigator, and a person of character and integrity."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Top 10 Minnesota Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Top 100 Minnesota Lawyers (2003-Present), Super Lawyers Magazine
2003
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2002
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2002
Recipient of AV Rating (2002-Present), Martindale-Hubbell®
2001
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2000
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1999
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1999
Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine
1999
Super Lawyer (1999-Present), Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Managing Partner, Harper & Peterson, PLLC
1996 - 2000
Owner, Paul D. Peterson LTD
1993 - 1996
Partner, King & Hatch, P. A.
1990 - 1993
Associate Attorney, Murnane, Conlin, White & Brandt
1989 - 1990
Judicial Law Clerk, Hennepin County District Court
Associations
1995 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)National Board Representative
American Bar Association
Member
2022 - 2023
Minnesota State Bar AssociationPresident
2021 - 2022
Minnesota State Bar AssociationPresident-Elect
2020 - 2021
Minnesota State Bar AssociationTreasurer
2019 - 2020
Minnesota State Bar AssociationSecretary
2012 - 2013
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)President (MInnesota Chapter)
1995 - 2005
American Academy of Certified Trial LawyersBoard of Governors
Education
1989
Hamline University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
Florida State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
MSBA Civil Trial Certification Board, Superlawyers & ACTLM
Torts, Litigation & Ethics VIII
2018
Minnesota CLE
"Mediation & Creative ADR Solutions" and "Potpourri of Automobile Issues"
2016
Minnesota Association for Justice
Ethics & Elimination of Bias
Publications
1999
Minnesota Lawyer
Decision Clarifies Effect of Reverse- ‘Naig’ Settlement in Minnesota following the decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court in Schlichte v. Met-Con Construction, Inc.
1996
Minnesota Defense Magazine
Strategic Considerations for Counsel Representing Third-Party Defendants After a Naig Settlement
1994
Minnesota Defense Magazine
Loy-Tiegen Releases in Minnesota following the decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court in Drake v. Ryan
Languages
English