Brooklyn Center, MN

Alan S. Milavetz has been a trial lawyer for 38 years, focusing on motor vehicle, wrongful death, brain injury, spinal injury, and Mass Tort cases in Minnesota. He has resolved thousands of claims and is licensed in all Minnesota state and federal courts. He is a certified rule 114 arbitrator and a civil law mediator. A member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, he was named one of Minnesota Lawyer's Attorneys of the Year in 2010 and 2020. He successfully litigated Milavetz Gallop & Milavetz P.A., et. al. v. United States of America, a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer 20 times and a 'Top 100 Trial Lawyer' by The American Trial Lawyers Association in 2008. He is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Barbara Nilva Nevin has practiced law since 1979, focusing on family law, bankruptcy, employment law, and personal injury. She has practiced extensively in the Minnesota Court of Appeals, twice reversing district court rulings in a third-party custody case. She is a Judge of Conciliation Court in Hennepin County. Ms. Nevin was a plaintiff in Milavetz Injury Law, P.A., et. al. v. United State of America, which challenged portions of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (BAPCPA of 2005) on First Amendment grounds before the U.S. Supreme Court. She was awarded as one of the Attorneys of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer in 2009 for this work. She has lectured on bankruptcy and family law and has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer since 2005. She is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

William M. Fishman

Mr. Fishman has extensive trial court experience, successfully trying dozens of personal injury cases and arguing before the Minnesota State Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also handled hundreds of Arbitrations and Workers’ Compensation Hearings over 39 years. He is a Certified Trial Specialist since 1990 and has been named a Super Lawyer by Minnesota’s Law & Politics.

Robert J Milavetz founded the law firm now known as Milavetz, Law, P.A. in 1963. He was a graduate of U High and the University of Minnesota, and earned his Juris Doctor degree at William Mitchell College of Law. He was a champion of the First Amendment, representing clients in cases involving free speech and conscientious objector status during the Vietnam war. He was a certified trial lawyer specialist, won many significant appellate court decisions, and was named a Super Lawyer and Minnesota Attorney of the Year in 2009. He was a named Plaintiff in a U.S. Supreme Court case (Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. United States of America, 559 US 229 (2010)) concerning attorneys' First Amendment rights related to bankruptcy advice. He was a fierce litigator for 61 years, fighting for civil rights, free speech, and compensation for injuries.

Gregory S. Malush graduated from St. Louis University in 1982 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in chemistry and from St. Louis University School of Law in 1985. He was admitted to practice in Missouri (1985), Illinois (1986), and Minnesota (1987). His major area of practice is auto, ATV, Semi, slip and fall liability claims, and he has helped families in wrongful death automobile accident situations, receiving six-figure awards. He also represented the Mother of the Bucklin children in a wrongful death case against the FAA and a company running a tower in Wyoming. He has handled cases involving farm injuries, defective products, and premises liability, and has filed actions against numerous insurance companies. He also represents families in wrongful death claims against medical providers, nursing homes, and in medical malpractice actions. Mr. Malush is a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice Board of Directors and an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He is active in community coaching and was a board member for the Merriam Park Community Council. He strives to ensure clients are informed and receive appropriate care.

Michael C. Van Berkom

Michael C. Van Berkom is a partner dedicated to helping injured clients, known as a skilled Twin Cities trial attorney with a strong track record in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. He is licensed in Minnesota (1994) and North Dakota (1995) and is a member of several bar associations.

Howard S. Carp

Howard S. Carp graduated from Hamline University with his J.D. in 1977 and has been admitted to the Minnesota Bar since 1978. He practices before State and Federal Courts in Minnesota and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, with significant settlements and verdicts in personal injury and workers’ compensation, and also practices criminal defense.