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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 22:49:35+00:00

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When you hire me, you get me, from the minute your case comes in until it is done and satisfactorily resolved.
A litigator with more than a decade of experience, Aaron has expertise in professional liability, insurance coverage, and complex general liability litigation. Aaron is the Chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group. He takes a global approach with each case, personally handling every stage of the process to provide highly strategic, efficient, and cost-effective results. With forward thinking, he diligently investigates and gathers facts with a sharp eye to what would be relevant and admissible if the case should go to trial.
Respecting the expertise of his clients, Aaron fosters effective relationships and stellar results through collaboration with his clients. Since most professional liability cases involve insurance coverage issues, he brings a competitive advantage with his vast experience and thorough understanding of how to navigate both successfully.
Tenacious and results-driven, Aaron has a proven track record of prosecuting and defending multi-million-dollar insurance coverage actions, and of success in the Minnesota appellate courts. He has a comprehensive knowledge of insurance coverage case law, from its development to its defenses. Having critically analyzed countless insurance policies for his insurance company clients over many years, he knows how to expertly evaluate coverage issues and how courts will interpret and construe insurance policies. He continually monitors changes and new developments in insurance coverage litigation.
In addition to trying cases, Aaron is active within the insurance industry at multiple levels: training and writing about how professionals may prevent claims; speaking about developments in key insurance industry issues; working with state and national trade organizations; and serving as a Steering Committee member for the North Central Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).
Readily available, he sets an extremely high bar for open and effective communication and responsiveness to clients. He takes pride in working relentlessly for his clients, and providing exceptional service to build trusting and lasting relationships.
Morgan v. Groveland Condominium Homeowner’s Association: Successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of condominium homeowner’s association client regarding no duty owed to prevent neighbor’s smoking. Minnesota Court File No. 27-CV-16-12890 (March 2017).
Atlantic Casual Insurance Company v. Chazonkhueze LLC, d/b/a Checker Bar, Inc., et al,: Successful summary judgment motion finding no duty to defend or indemnify bar under assault and battery exclusion in policy. USDC District of Minnesota Court File No. 15-CV-3783 (SRN/FLN) (D. Minn. Oct. 13, 2016).
Danielson v. G.P. Agencies: Successfully obtained summary judgment with a finding of no duty to provide additional insurance not specifically requested by insurance customer. Minnesota Court File No 73-CV-12-8754 (August 2013).
Swanny of Hugo v. Corp 4: Successfully obtained summary judgment for insurance agent and agency with a finding of no duty to provide additional insurance not specifically requested by insurance customer. Minnesota Court File No. 82-CV-12-347 (January 2013).
Miller v. Faust: Successfully obtained summary judgment with findings that the agent reasonably followed the instructions of the insurance customer and acted in good faith; the personal injury liability coverage that the customer wanted would not have provided coverage to the customer for the claims in the underlying lawsuit; and the customer failed to produce any evidence that any insurance company would have sold the customer insurance that would have covered the claims brought against him in the underlying lawsuit. Minnesota Court File No. 86-CV-11-2741 (February 2012).
Impact Grp., LLC v. Stanton Grp., LLC: Prevailed on summary judgment and was affirmed on appeal regarding no duty to provide insurance on undisclosed additional warehouse location. Minnesota Court of Appeals File No. A09–2187, 2010 WL 2733390, (Minn. Ct. App. July 13, 2010).
“2018 Minnesota Insurance Agent E&O and Standard of Care Update” – MIIAB be Cutting Edge – June 2018.

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