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Lakeville Attorney earns designation for eighth consecutive year

For Art Kosieradzki, being a successful lawyer is less about the recognition and more about helping other in his community.

What he calls his “open door policy” is frequently used in his downtown Lakeville office. And, it’s what helps him connect to his neighbors.

“When I was downtown [Minneapolis], I didn’t have people just dropping by. It’s different here because of that. It makes for a more relaxed atmosphere,” Kosieradzki said.

As the only specialized personal injury lawyer officed in Lakeville, and a partner of the large firm of Sieben, Grose, VonHoltum & Carey, Kosieradzki said he has the best of both worlds.

“It’s nice to get to know clients better and it’s easier to do that here,” he said. “You can develop a closer bond if they can just stop by and chat. I think it helps them more to be able to do that.”

Kosieradzki’s style of lawyering fits his personality and his roots, too, he said. Raised in Iowa, he described himself as a “small town boy.” Not only did he want to work near his home, but he said Lakeville was ready for its own personal injury office.

“I recognized that the whole area south of the river is booming.” However, as an attorney with Sieben, Grose, VonHoltum & Carey, Kosieradzki has resources available to him to conduct large investigations into personal injury, wrongful death and product liability cases that he would be unable to do on his own.

For example, in 1996, Kosieradzki won an $8 million settlement for a teenager who had been injured in a sledding accident due to the unsafe design of the sled.

The case took more than five years to settle and went all the way to the Supreme Court, raising circumstances that Kosieradzki said would be more difficult to deal with in a smaller firm.

“I’ve had cases from moderate injury to catastrophic to death,” he said. “Sometimes I’d get out of the [clients’] houses and I’d cry like a baby.”

Kosieradzki said that while settlements are important for his clients’ wellbeing, promotion of public safety issues through his cases is what drives his work.

“As a father of four children, nothing rips your hearth up more than seeing children get hurt,” he said. “I’d much rather use this to educate the public.”

“Attorneys have the opportunity to learn about issues and create public awareness. If we can prevent a problem from happening again, then I’ve done my job. Really, one time is too many,” said Kosieradzki.

Kosieradzki said he is confident in his success. He has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 1998.

The title is given to the top 1 percent of licensed Minnesota lawyers through a nomination and survey process judged by other lawyers.

“I think it’s an honor to be selected by my peers,” he said. “Every year you have to continue to show some degree of excellence, and the people voting know who’s who.”

When asked to speculate about his award, Kosieradzki said he has a few ideas. “Number one, I’ve had a lot of results, both in and out of the courtroom,” he said. Not only does he point out his wins of the settlement cases, but also his way of relating to his clients, no matter who they are.

“I have the ability to portray things in a down-to-earth fashion. I can talk to people like I’m a regular guy,” said Kosieradzki.

And both his work and home, Lakeville, remind him of his hometown a little south. “Maybe it’s my upbringing in a small town in Iowa.”