Michelle K. Kuhl
Areas of Practice: Appeals, Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability
Office Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota / Hudson, Wisconsin
Direct: 612.336.9328 / Email: mkuhl@lommen.com
Michelle K. Kuhl / Biography
Michelle is a litigation attorney with a practice focusing on appeals. She has experience handling all aspects of appeals including briefing, oral arguments, appellate motions, and petitions for review. Before joining Lommen Abdo, Michelle clerked at the Minnesota Supreme Court where she gained valuable insight into the process by which appellate courts decide cases. Michelle also handles complex motions in a variety of other litigation areas, including professional liability, commercial litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage and subrogation.
She is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch for her work in the practice areas of Appellate Practice and Legal Malpractice Law and is listed as a Rising Star by Minnesota Super Lawyers since 2021.
Leadership + Activities
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section Council
- Professional Liability Defense Federation
Presentations
- Adjunct Professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law – Lawyering Skills III, 2020 to present
- “Introduction to Commercial Insurance for the Business Lawyer – Primary Coverage, Subordination, Claims-Made, Prior Acts, Tail Coverage and More,” Business Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, June 2023
- “Extraordinary Writs, Interlocutory Appeals, Emergency Proceedings: What Every Appellate Practitioner Should Know,” Eighth Circuit Bar Association, May 2022
- “Demystifying Extraordinary Writs,” Appellate Practice Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2022
- “Making Post-Trial Motions and Initiating Appeals,” Civil Litigation A to Z, Minnesota CLE, September 2021
- “When CAN You Speak to a Represented Party?” HCBA, June 2020
Published Articles
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“Chapter 14: Select Commercial General Liability Policy Exclusions,” Update to Fifth Edition of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, Minnesota CLE, April 2023
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“Chapter 14: Select Commercial General Liability Policy Exclusions,” Update to Fifth Edition of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, Minnesota CLE, July 2021
- “Appellate Arguments by Zoom,” The View, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual, November 2020
- “Review by Extraordinary Writ in Civil Cases,” Chapter 20, 2020 Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Deskbook
- “Minnesota Amends its Rule of Professional Conduct Authorizing a Lawyer Admitted in Another Jurisdiction to Provide Legal Services in Minnesota,” Minnesota Lawyer, June 2019
Education
- University of Minnesota, B.A., with high distinction, 2013
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2015
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2016
- Wisconsin, 2023
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2017
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2022
Awards
News + Articles
The Long Road to Reversal (or Affirmance)
One consideration in deciding whether to appeal is how long it will take to obtain a decision from the appellate court. Luckily, most appeals in Minnesota follow a fairly predictable timeline, so it is possible to plan ahead. Ordering Transcripts The first step after...
Counting Down to Your Appeal Deadline
Whenever you are considering appealing a district court decision, it is crucial to immediately calculate the appeal deadline. Unlike some other court deadlines, the appeal deadline generally cannot be extended or waived the court. If you miss the deadline, you lose...
Lommen Abdo Welcomes Michelle Kuhl as Shareholder
We are happy to announce that Michelle Kuhl has been elected a shareholder at Lommen Abdo. A Love of Learning Leads to Appeals From an early age, Michelle has always enjoyed learning as much as she can about many different things. As a result, while she enjoyed...
To Appeal or Not to Appeal. That Is the Question.
Upon receiving an adverse ruling from a district court, many people instinctively want to appeal the decision immediately and assume that doing so will quickly result in reversal. The reality is not so simple. There are many factors that must be considered before...
Eighth Circuit Reaffirms Validity of Household Exclusion Clauses
The Eighth Circuit recently reaffirmed the validity of household exclusion clauses in boat insurance and umbrella insurance policies under Minnesota law. Such exclusions are common and operate to deny liability coverage for personal injuries to the named insured and...
Lommen Abdo Attorneys Co-Edit and Author Updated 5th Edition of Minnesota CLE’s Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook
We are proud to announce that Lommen Abdo attorneys John Crawford and Lauren Nuffort have been hard at work co-editing and authoring chapters of the 2021 update of the 5th edition of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, published July 9, 2021. The 26 chapter Deskbook...