Thomas R. Jacobson / Retired
Former Areas of Practice: Business, Legal Malpractice, Professional Liability
Thomas R. Jacobson / Biography
Tom Jacobson has retired from his legal practice. Throughout his career, Tom represented clients in professional liability cases including medical malpractice and legal malpractice claims. He also frequently represented owners of businesses in disputes with other owners. .
Tom preferred to settle claims before trial when it is appropriate to settle. He has also tried numerous lawsuits before judges and juries when the opposing parties were unwilling to enter into a satisfactory pretrial settlement.
He represented clients in lawsuits for over 40 years and frequently received referrals of clients from other attorneys.
He founded the law firm’s Hudson office and worked in the Hudson office for many years. His involvement in the community included serving as Mayor of Lakeland Shores, Minnesota, for six years.
He was a board certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy prior to his retirement. He was included on the Minnesota Super Lawyer lists from 2011 to 2014 and obtained a Distinguished™ rating for high professional achievement by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
- Carleton College, B.A., cum laude, 1972
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., cum laude, 1975, Order of the Coif
News + Articles
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Mike Keyes authored the article, "From the Defense: How to Combat a Deepening Insolvency Claim," which appeared in the Journal of Accountancy in 2008.
Statute of Limitations: A New Idea
Kay Hunt spoke on April 17, 2008 at the 2008 Medial Malpractice Conference sponsored by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and Minnesota Association for Justice. Kay's topic was "Statute of Limitations: A New Idea."
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John Crawford authored an article in July of 2008 for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section titled “Spoliation of Evidence: State by State Summary (Minnesota). Read the full article.
Ethics on Appeal: Taking the High Road to the High Court
Kay Hunt spoke on April 2, 2008 at Minnesota CLE's Ethics in Everyday Litigation Practice seminar on the topic, "Ethics on Appeal - Taking the High Road to the High Court. Program description: When an appeal is filed, there are new rules to follow and a new...
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