Attorney Profiles

Jason R. Prochnow 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Partner
phone (612) 333-3637
fax (612) 333-1030
email Email Me

Jason specializes in insurance defense, construction litigation, toxic tort and asbestos defense, and employment law.

He advises clients by developing an understandable theory of the case supported by facts - not by disputing the obvious. Jason values mediation, but continues to take appropriate and necessary cases to trial in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Jason has obtained defense verdicts on liability in cases ranging from complex products liability/wrongful death actions, motor vehicle accidents, and in Federal employment law matters.

Areas of Practice:
Construction Litigation
Employment Law
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal Injury and Products Liability Defense
Premises Liability -- Defense
Toxic Tort Litigation
Wrongful Death -- Defense
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
J.D., Cum Laude (1999)


St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
B.A. History (1992)
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Alpha Theta


Representative Cases:
Megal Laundromat, Inc. v. Suds-R-Us, 238 Wis.2d 445, 617 N.W.2d 906 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000)
References:
Paul Schmitt, Claim Adjuster, Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance - Milwaukee
Metlife Auto & Home Claims Supervisor, Scott Stasiewicz
Honors and Awards:
"Rising Star" -- Minnesota Law & Politics and Twin Cities Business, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
New York State Bar Association
Past Employment Positions:
Goodman & Jacobs L.P., New York, New York (Wall Street firm specializing in insurance coverage litigation), Associate (2001-2002)
Mingo & Yankala, S.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (focusing on insurance defense), Associate (1999-2000)
Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (focusing on trial practice and professional liability defense), Summer Associate (1998)
Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (specializing in bankruptcy/corporate law), Summer Associate (1997)