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Patrick L. Arneson 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate
phone 612.672.3237
fax 612.672.3200
email patrick.arneson@msp.bowmanandbrooke.com

Patrick Arneson focuses his product liability practice on defending manufacturers of automobiles, seat belts, all-terrain vehicles, power tools and other products.  Most recently, Patrick helped obtain a defense verdict as a member of the trial team in a multi-million dollar brain injury case.  He is also active in commercial litigation. 

 

Before joining Bowman and Brooke, Patrick was an officer in the U.S. Army's JAG Corps. There he tried over 40 cases as a military prosecutor and Special Assistant United States Attorney. He also served a combat zone tour in Afghanistan as Command Judge Advocate for a multinational task force.

 

Outside of the office, Patrick stays busy as a Sunday school teacher and as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Areas of Practice:
Product Liability
Automotive
Construction and Power Tools
Motorcycles, ATVs and Other Wheeled Vehicles
Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 2000
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2007
Education:
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 2000
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: CALI Awards for Excellence
Honors: Regional Winner, ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Honors: Quarterfinalist, Rosalie E. Wahl Moot Court Competition


Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1997
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate


Published Works:
"No Injury" Class Action Claims (with Kenneth Ross), Risk Management Magazine, December, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association


Hennepin County Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Army JAG Corps, 2001 - 2004


Birth Information:
1975, Arlington, Minnesota

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