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Barry J. Koopmann
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Barry Koopmann is a senior associate with experience defending manufacturers in complex litigation cases. He has represented major automotive manufacturers such as Nissan, General Motors and Mitsubishi against claims involving catastrophic injury and motor vehicle warranty. In addition, he has extensive experience representing product manufacturers in the areas of construction litigation, toxic tort litigation involving mold, and fire litigation.
Barry graduated from Drake University Law School with High Honors and was a member of the Drake Law Review, serving as staff member from 2001-2002, and as Research Editor in 2002-2003. In 2003, Barry was awarded the Morris A. Haft Award for outstanding service to the Drake Law Review, and his work entitled, A Rule of Which Procrustes Would Be Proud: An Analysis of the Physical Injury Requirement in Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims Under Iowa Law, was published in volume 51 of the Drake Law Review.
- Product Liability
- Motor Vehicle Warranty
- Construction Litigation
- Toxic Torts
- Motorcycles, ATVs and Other Wheeled Vehicles
- Minnesota, 2003
- Wisconsin, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2004
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2005
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa,
2003
J.D. Honors: High Honors Honors: Dean's List, all semesters
Law Review:
Drake University Law Review, Research Editor, 2002 - 2003
Law Review:
Drake University Law Review, Member, 2001 - 2002
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa,
2000
B.A. Major: English
- Note, A Rule of Which Procrustes Would Be Proud: An Analysis of the Physical Injury Requirement in Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims Under Iowa Law, 51 Drake Law Review 361, 2003
- Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star(R), 2007 and 2009
- Morris A. Haft Award for Outstanding Service to the Drake Law Review,
2003
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Wisconsin State Bar Association
- Bowman and Brooke LLP, Summer Associate,
2002
- Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker and Ordway LLP, Des Moines, Iowa, Law Clerk,
2001
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2002
- 1978, Dubuque, Iowa
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