2021 Best Lawyers in America

Fifteen SiebenCarey Lawyers Named 2020 Super Lawyers

Three of the Firm’s Attorneys Included in List of Top 100 Super Lawyers 

SiebenCarey today announced that 15 of the firm’s attorneys were chosen for the 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list. While, on average, just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are selected for Super Lawyers each year, 88 percent of SiebenCarey’s attorneys were named Minnesota Super Lawyers.

Sixteen SiebenCarey Attorneys Named to 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers

SiebenCarey today announced that 16 of the firm’s attorneys were chosen for the 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list. While, on average, just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are selected for Super Lawyers each year, 88 percent of SiebenCarey’s attorneys were named Minnesota Super Lawyers.

Northern Minnesota Juvenile Facility Accused of Failing to Stop "Blatant, Rampant" Sex Abuse

A juvenile detention and treatment facility in northern Minnesota is accused of failing to stop the sexual abuse of minors in its care, according to two federal lawsuits filed Tuesday. The suits detail two separate sexual relationships between teenage girls and employees dating back to 2014, both resulting in criminal convictions.

Minnesota Lawyer Names Jeffrey Montpetit 2018 Attorney Of The Year

Minnesota Lawyer has named Jeffrey Montpetit, a shareholder at SiebenCarey, one of its “2018 Attorneys of the Year.” Recipients of the annual Attorneys of the Year award are selected based on leadership in the profession and involvement in major cases. Montpetit and attorney Jeffrey Storms, of Newmark Storms & Dworak, were one of only two teams honored with this distinction.

2019 Best Lawyers in America

SiebenCarey today announced that 12 of the firm’s attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 – an annual list universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The annual Best Lawyers list has been published since 1983.

SIXTEEN SIEBENCAREY ATTORNEYS NAMED TO 2018 MINNESOTA SUPER LAWYERS

SiebenCarey today announced that 16 of the firm’s attorneys were chosen for the 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list. While, on average, just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are selected for Super Lawyers each year, 80 percent of SiebenCarey’s attorneys were named Minnesota Super Lawyers.

Parents Seek Change Following Daughter's Suicide at Milaca School

12-year-old Stephanie Johnson was found in a Milaca school bathroom on April 27 and died four days later. Stephanie's parents believe bullying at school is to blame for their daughter's suicide.

"Policies are worthless unless you're willing to follow them," said Jeffrey Montpetit, an attorney.
Montpetit and attorney Jeff Storms are considering taking the case and bringing legal action against those responsible for protecting the sixth grader's civil rights.

$1.5 Million Settlement in Minnesota six-year-old's Foster Care Death

Hennepin County reached a $1.5 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit of Kendrea Johnson, a six-year-old found dead in a Brooklyn Park foster care in 2014, according to court documents. The court documents say it is one of the largest settlements against a Minnesota government entity involving the welfare of a foster child.

Sixteen SiebenCarey attorneys were selected to the 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

Sixteen SiebenCarey attorneys were selected to the 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list. Fifteen were chosen as Super Lawyers in their specific areas of practice and one selected to the Minnesota Rising Stars list. Just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are named to this list each year.

Drivers Privacy Protection Act Class Action Settlement

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Court File No. 13-1309 (JRT/LIB)

SiebenCarey Attorneys Selected to 2016 Annual Super Lawyer List

Sixteen SiebenCarey attorneys were selected to the 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list. Fourteen were chosen as Super Lawyers in their specific areas of practice and two were selected to the Minnesota Rising Stars list. Just five percent of all lawyers in Minnesota are named to this list each year.

Lawsuit: State Gave Child Foster Care License to Known Abuser

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The Hennepin County Human Services Department allowed the placement of a foster care child into the home of a Brooklyn Park woman who had a record of substantiated child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

Lawsuit Filed After Girl Dies in Foster Home

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The grandmother filing this lawsuit aims to improve the entire child protection system. Her attorney says filing a lawsuit and shining more light on the problem is the only way to do that. “The situation you have is a system that is broken. You have a system that needs correction. You have a family that suffered a terrible loss. Children are the innocent victims-this doesn’t need to happen?”

Jeffrey Montpetit Wins Verdict in Negligence and Assault Case

A Hennepin County jury awarded plaintiff Jesse Bukal a significant monetary verdict after a five-day trial. After asking for help from restaurant employees and management, Bukal was struck in the head by another restaurant patron on Aug. 11, 2012, and suffered permanent hearing loss in his right ear from the assault.

Jail Suicide Lawsuit Settled At $2 Million

A lawsuit seeking more than $40 million in damages in the suicide death of Kathryn Schneider from Koochiching County Sheriff, jail staff and the county has been settled for $2 million.

The lawsuit claimed the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Department failed to take appropriate precautions and safeguards to prevent Kathryn Schneider’s death. Jeffrey Montpetit of SiebenCarey represented members of Schneider’s family who brought the lawsuit.

Minnesota Lawyer Names SiebenCarey's Jeffrey Montpetit "2014 Attorney of the Year"

SiebenCarey today announced that Minnesota Lawyer has named Jeff Montpetit, a shareholder at the firm, one of its “2014 Attorneys of the Year.” Recipients of the annual Attorneys of the Year award are selected based on leadership in the profession and involvement in major cases. Montpetit was part of a trial team that also included attorneys Robert Bennett, Andrew Noel, and Katie Bennett of Gaskins Bennett Birrell Schupp LLP.

Koochiching County Jail Suicide Highlights Lapses In Care Of Mentally Ill

A 28-year-old mother died after jailers failed to take basic precautions.

When Kathryn Schneider turned herself in last March on a drunken-driving warrant, her history of mental illness, drug use and a previous suicide attempt was well-known to the Koochiching County jailers. Yet a little more than two hours later, the young mother was found hanging in an unsecured cell block, and records show that her jailers failed to take the most basic precautions to prevent her death.

SiebenCarey Attorneys Recognized in Annual Super Lawyers Publication

Each year, Super Lawyers rates lawyers who have attained a high-degree of professional achievement. Attorneys are selected based on a rigorous, multi-phase rating process that includes peer nominations, evaluations and third party research. The publication also recognized four attorneys from the firm to its list of Rising Stars.

Lake Street fire shows landlords need safety education

The main issue is a general lack of fire-safety education for building owners.

Six people died in April 2010 from breathing carbon monoxide as their home burned down around them. The building had a pub on the lower floor and six apartments above it. The fire inspectors hadn't been in the residences for 16 years.