Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 612-332-4020
- E-Mail: info@brownsonpllc.com
- Website: brownsonpllc.com
Established: 2001
Qualified Member Since: 2001
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Asbestos Litigation
- Regulatory and Compliance
- Professional Liability
- Toxic Torts
- Environmental Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Asbestos Bankruptcy Management and Consulting
About Us
Brownson PLLC, is a firm with a litigation practice before state and federal trial and appellate courts, and administrative agencies. The firm practices in the areas of insurance coverage, asbestos defense, North Dakota litigation, regulatory law, professional liability, asbestos bankruptcy management and consulting, toxic tort and environmental litigation, and workers' compensation defense work.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AGCS - Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty/Fireman's Fund Insurance
- Arrowood Indemnity Company
- HCC Insurance Holdings Group
- Houston Casualty Company
- Integrity Administrators
- Professional Indemnity Agency
- Sedgwick CMS
- Selective Insurance Company of America
- Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina
Personnel Information
Attorneys
Kristi K. Brownson
Minneapolis, MN
Years of Experience: 27
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Asbestos Litigation
- Litigation
- Toxic Torts
- Regulatory and Compliance
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1995
- North Dakota, 2004
Additional Biographical Details:
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School (1998-2014); Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law (2017-2018)
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Associations
- Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- American Arbitration Association (Neutral, Panel of Arbitrators)
- Defense Research Institute
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Concordia College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1991
- University of Minnesota, J.D. (cum laude), 1995
Born: 1969
Robert D. Brownson
Minneapolis, MN
Years of Experience: 43
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Asbestos Litigation
- Toxic Torts
- Environmental Law
- Professional Liability
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1979
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Associations
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman, Litigation Committee, Environmental Law Section, 1980-1990)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- St. Olaf College, B.A. (cum laude), 1975
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1979
Born: 1953
Joseph F. Lulic
Senior Attorney
Minneapolis, MN
Years of Experience: 44
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Professional Liability
Admitted
- Minnesota, 1978
- Wisconsin, 1985
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
Education:
- University of Minnesota, B.A., 1975
- Hamline University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Born: 1951
Caroline M. Terrio
Minneapolis, MN
Years of Experience: 20
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
Admitted
- Wisconsin, 1998
- Minnesota, 2002
Memberships:
- Minnesota Hispanic and Hennepin County Bar Associations
Education:
- University of Florida, B.A., 1993
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1998
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1971
Timothy L. Garvey
Minneapolis, MN
Years of Experience: 5
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Regulatory and Compliance
Admitted
- Minnesota, 2017
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Associations
Education:
- Marquette University, B.A., 2013
- University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D., 2017
Nikita E. Luyken
Minneapolis, MN
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Regulatory and Compliance
Admitted
- Minnesota, 2022
Memberships:
- Minnesota State and Hennepin County Bar Associations
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Minnesota Women Lawyers Association
Awards
- Ramsey County Bar Association Scholarship for Achievement and Leadership Qualities
Education:
- University of Minnesota, B.S., 2016
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., 2020
(This firm also appears in the Regulatory and Compliance section of this publication)
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