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Updated: October 15th, 2022 | Minneapolis | Lawyer List J | Blackwell Burke P.A. | Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment, Products Liability, Trial Practice,
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Address: 431 South Seventh Street, Suite 2500, minneapolis, MN, 55415
Law Firm: Blackwell Burke P.A.
Phone: 877-348-9364
Fax: 612-343-3205
Email:
Website: http://www.blackwellburke.com
| Title | Founder & Chairman |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment, Products Liability, Trial Practice |
| Description | Jerry W. Blackwell is the founding partner, CEO and chairman of Blackwell Burke P.A. Mr. Blackwell serves as national and trial counsel for several major corporations, having represented them in federal and state courts in 47 states and internationally. He is an experienced trial lawyer with nationwide experience defending class actions, toxic tort, commercial disputes, products liability, and other high stakes complex cases. Mr. Blackwell has numerous winning jury verdicts and favorable settlements to his credit. He is a frequent presenter on winning trial strategies and how to communicate complicated legal, scientific, and business issues to jurors.Mr. Blackwell is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Minnesota, federal district courts of Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, and Illinois, as well as the United States Supreme Court and Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mr. Blackwell has presented to the Federal Bar Association, American Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, National Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, National College of Advocacy, and various Fortune 500 clients and trade organizations.He is a founder of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. In 2011, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Mr. Blackwell to serve as an at-large member of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was reappointed to the Commission in 2015.When he is not zealously defending clients, Mr. Blackwell enjoys beekeeping, meditation, and is an avid hobby farmer. AWARDS3M Supplier of the Year Award for Minority Owned Business America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators BTILegal Mover & Shaker BTI Honor Roll for Class Actions Litigation Benchmark LitigationMinnesota Litigation Star BTI Client Service MVP (only one in Minnesota) BTI Client Service All-Star Minnesota Super Lawyers (Since 2003) Minnesota Attorney of the Year Minnesota Lawyer Diversity & Inclusion Honoree Hennepin County Bar Association Employer Diversity Award AV Preeminent Ranking (Martindale-Hubbell) AV Preeminent Ranking – Judicial Edition (Martindale Hubbell) Counsel to Counsel Award – The National Law Journal The Best Lawyers in America- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability Defense (Since 2014) National Bar Association Commercial Section Cora T. Walker Award Excellence in Service Award, General Mills Supplier Diversity Outstanding Black Business of the Year (MN Black Chamber of Commerce) Minnesota Minority Business Owner of the Year Distinguished Citizen Award, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Equal Justice Award, Minnesota Council on Crime and Justice fellow, American Bar Foundation PRESENTATIONSMock Trial Presentation: Connecting with Juries and Developing Good Company Stories, Grocery Manufacturers Association Legal Conference, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (March 2019) Litigating with the Legends, Minnesota Association for Justice, Minneapolis MN (September 27, 2018) Faculty Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) 45th Annual Trial Academy, July 29 – August 4, 2017, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, CA Instructor, Defense Research Institute, Atlanta, GA (2017) Elimination of Bias: Challenges and Opportunities for Black Lawyers in Minnesota’s Legal Community, Minnesota CLE, April 9, 2014, Minneapolis, MN Avoiding Trial by Fire: Interactive and Illustrative Trial Tips from the Experts, NAMWOLF Conference, September 21-25, 2013, Minneapolis, MN. Presenting Food Science to the Judge or Jury, American Bar Association’s Section of Products Liability Food & Supplements Third Annual Workshop, June 18, 2013, Oakbrook, IL. Reap What You Sow: Using Technology to Pick the Right Jurors, DRI Product Liability Conference: Make Your Products Practice Bloom, April 3, 2013, Washington, D.C. Showdown: Products Masters Demonstrate Their Closing Styles, DRI Product Liability Conference: Make Your Products Practice Bloom, April 5, 2013, Washington, D.C. How to Protect Your Company with an Effective Food Liability Program, Food Safety Summit, April 17, 2012, Washington, D.C. The Wizard of Oz and the Expert Behind the Curtain: Deconstructing Junk Science and Winning Your Case, Grocery Manufacturers Association 2011 Foodborne Illness Litigation Conference, Chicago, IL (with C. Gordon). |
We are a minority-owned Minneapolis-based law firm with a national practice and winning record. Our litigators and trial lawyers are committed to the relentless pursuit of excellence on behalf of our Fortune 500 corporate clients. Blackwell Burke P.A.’s national defense and trial practice is diverse and robust. Our attorneys’ substantive experience encompasses class action defense, commercial litigation, food industry defense, intellectual pro…
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