OLANDER LAW GROUP
ABOUT BRETT OLANDER
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation Related to Torts, Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Securities and Serious Personal Injury
- ADR including Mediation, Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation and Special Master
Certified Legal Specialties
- ADR Neutral, American Arbitration Association, 1992
Bar Admissions
EDUCATION
Professional Associations and Memberships
+ Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
+ Wisconsin Bar Association
+ American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
+ Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM)
+ American Bar Association (ABA)
+ Ramsey County Bar Association (RCBA)
+ Minnesota Association of Justice (MAJ)
+ Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA)
Recognition
+ AV Rated (Highest Ranking) by Martindale-Hubbell (1992-present)
+ Ranked on the list of “Top 100 Super Lawyers for Minnesota” by Minnesota Law and Politics/ ThomsonReuters five times
+ Perenially Selected as a “Minnesota Super Lawyer” (2003-present)
+ MSBA Civil Trial Specialist (1992-present)
+ MSBA Civil Trial Certification Board-Chair (2009-present)
+ Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education (2012-present)
+ Minnesota Board of Legal Certification (2000-2007); Board Chair (2005-2007)
+ American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (2001-present)
+ In 2005 Recognized by the MSBA for Pro Bono Representation of the Wisconsin + + Family of Lt. Colonel XXX Killed in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
+ MSBA Civil Litigation Section Governing Council (over 1,500 members) Chair (2004-2005)
+ ACTLM Dean/President (1999-2000)
+ National Board of Trial Advocates Minnesota Coordinator (2007-2010)
+ Twin Cities Business Leading Minnesota Attorney
+ MSBA Legal Directory for Reporters Civil Litigation Defense 1996-present
Teaching & Articles
+ Adjunct Professor University of Minnesota Law School (2013-present)
+ Adjunct Professor William Mitchell College of Law (2010-present)
+ Adjunct Professor University of St. Thomas Law School (2011-present)
+ Published Annual Case Law Summary of All Minnesota Appellate Court Decisions Related to Torts, Insurance and Civil Litigation (1988-present)
+ Presented at over 150 Continuing Legal Education Seminars (1987-present)
Pro Bono Activities
+ Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS-representing the poor in 33 counties of Southern Minnesota) Board of Directors (1995-present)
+ Youth Sports Coach in Football, Basketball and Baseball in St. Paul, MN (1999-present)
+ Testified (by request) on Torts and Insurance Related Issues Before the Minnesota Legislature in 2006, 2007, 2009