Attorneys

Year Joined Organization

• 1957

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Mini-Trials)
• Employment Law-Employer (Employment Discrimination)
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law (Commercial Insurance, E&O Insurance, Insurance Malpractice)
• Insurance Law (Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle)
• Insurance Law (Property and Casualty)
• Litigation & Appeals (Federal Trial and State Trial Practice)
• Personal Injury-Defense (All except Railroad)
• Personal Injury- Plaintiff (All)
• Products Liability Law (Asbestos, Chemicals and Cosmetics, Firearms)
• Products Liability Law (Medical Products and Devices, Pharmaceutical Products)
• Professional Malpractice Law (Dental, Legal and other Professionals Malpractice)
• Toxic Torts (Asbestos, Medical Products and Devices, Pharmaceutical Products)
• Arbitration
• Mediation
• Litigation
• Insurance Law and Coverage
• Products Liability Law
• General Tort Law

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Specialist, MN State Bar Association, 1996

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1957
• Wisconsin, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1957
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1957
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1957
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1957
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1957
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1969

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1957
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1952
  B.A.
  
  
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1954
  Bachelor of Science in Law
  Major: Law
  
  
• College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
  
  

Published Works

• The Motion in Limine: A Remedy for Dirty Trials (Co-Author), Federation of Insurance Counsel Journal, Fall, 1976

Representative Cases

• Frey v. Snelgrove, 269 N.W.2d 918 (MN Supreme Ct. 1978)
• Jostens, Inc. v. Mission Ins. Co., 387 N.W.2d 161 (MN Supreme Ct. 1986)
• Fillmore v. Iowa Nat. Mut. Ins.Co., 344 N.W. 2d 875 (MN Supreme Ct. 1984)
• Farmington Plumbing v. Fischer, 281 N.W. 2d (1979)

Representative Clients

• Scottsdale Insurance/National Causality Insurance Company
• GuideOne Insurance Company
• National Farmer Union Property and Casualty Company

References

• Wells Fargo
• U.S. Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Insurance Coverage, International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Minnesota State Bar Assn., N.W. Claim Mgrs. Assn.

Honors and Awards

• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, First President's Award, 1988
• Distinguished Alumni Award, William Mitchell College of Law, 1990
• "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Law & Politics, 1991 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1957 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1957 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, 1968 - 1969
  President
  
  
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, 1962 - 1968
  Secretary
  
  
• International Association of Defense Counsel
  Member
  
  
• International Association of Defense Counsel, 1982 - 1985
  Executive Committee
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 1990 - 1993
  Chair, Legal/Medical Committee
  
  
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
  Member
  
  
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 1992 - 1996
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation, 2006 - 2008
  President
  
  
• Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
  Member
  
  
• Civil Trial Certification Board of the Minnesota State Bar Association, 1996 - 2008
  Chair
  
  
• Defense Research Institute
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Mahoney, Dougherty and Mahoney, P.A., President - CEO, 1970 - Present
• United States Air Force, Lieutenant/Legal Officer, 1954 - 1956
• United States Air Force, Captain, 1961 - 1962

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Gamma Delta

Birth Information

• August 1, 1929, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America