PAUL A. RAJKOWSKI
Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd.
Attorneys at Law
11 Seventh Ave. No. P.O. Box 1433
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56302-1433
(320) 251-1055
Toll Free: 800-445-9617
Fax: (320) 251-5896
prajkowski@rajhan.com

Legal Support Staff:  

Kim Lemke

klemke@rajhan.com

 

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Born: November 29, 1957 in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Current Address: St. Cloud, Minnesota

EDUCATIONAL:

Undergraduate: University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
-B.A., cum laude, 1980

Law School: William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
-J.D. 1984

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

Minnesota State Courts - 1984
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota - 1985
Wisconsin State Courts - 1988

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT:

Rajkowski Hansmeier Ltd. - 1984 - Present (CEO 2006- )

LAW RELATED ORGANIZATIONS:


Minnesota State Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association 

MDLA Board of Directors  - 2001 -2007; Vice President, 2006, President 2007

Stearns-Benton County Bar Association, Minnesota 
- President 1998-1999
American Arbitration Association

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS:

Regional Counsel for The Agricultural Group of Monsanto Company, Personal Injury and Groundwater Contamination (1989-1994)
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992
International Who's Who of Professionals, 1995

Super Lawyers, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

SEMINARS/ARTICLES:

Articles:
"Admissibility of Computer Evidence" - Toxic Law Reporter, 1991

Seminars:
"Evaluating Cancer Claims", 27th Annual Minnesota Claims Seminar, April 5, 1991

"Presentation of Accident Reconstruction Testimony", MDLA 24th Annual Trial Techniques Seminar, August 21, 1999

Seminar coordinator "Effective Pretrial Practice", MDLA 32nd Annual Trial Techniques Seminar, August 17-18, 2007

PRIMARY AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Insurance Defense, Employment Law, Products Liability, Commercial Law, Court Approved ADR Neutral

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE:

AAA Panel of No-Fault Arbitrators
Civil Mediation Skills Training - 1994
Qualified ADR Neutral - 1994