James S. Ballentine
Work in Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
5120 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About James S. Ballentine
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1990J.D.
- Pillsbury College, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1974
Representative Cases
- White v. White, 676 N.W.2d 692 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2004)
- Lieske v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., C9-00-616 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2000)
- Racine v. Amco Ins. Co., 605 N.W.2d 773 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2000)
- Mattila v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., C0-97-1982 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1998)
- Palodichuk v. Lesher, C7-96-2603 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1997)
- Schoffman by Schoffman v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 557 N.W.2d 625 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1997)
- Nisbet v. Hennepin County, 548 N.W.2d 314 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1996)
- Olson v. United States Fidelity & Guar. Co., C7-94-2385 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1995)
- Steele v. Great W. Casualty Co., 540 N.W.2d 886 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1995)
- Kryzer v. Champlin American Legion No. 600, 494 N.W.2d 35 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1992)
- Polzin v. O'Brien, C6-91-2038 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1992)
- Anderson v. Independent Sch. Dist. No. 891, C2-98-1556, C4-98-1557 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1999)
- Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Makhloufi, C8-96-1539 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1996)
- Bacon v. Independent Sch. Dist., C7-95-212 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1995)
- Brown v. Allstate Ins. Co., 481 N.W.2d 17 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1992)
- Butcher v. Mutual Service Casualty Ins. Co., C1-92-1986 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1993)
- Cameron v. Manners, C2-01-1908 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2002)
- Danielson v. City of Brooklyn Park, 516 N.W.2d 203 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1994)
- Fundingsland v. Johnson, CO-92-1266 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1993)
- Giacomino v. Tri-State Ins. Co., 595 N.W.2d 530 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1999)
- Golden v. Watson, C5-96-1840 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 1997)
- Hancock v. Independent School Dist. No. 281, C0-02-718 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2002)
- Wu v. Shattuck-St Mary's School, 393 F. Supp. 2d 831 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2005)
Classes and Seminars
- Guest Speaker, Minor Settlements Under the New Court Rules, MTLA Seminar, 2003
- Guest Speaker, Communicating With Clients and Termination of the Attorney/Client Relationship, HCBA Seminar, 2002
- Instructor, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, William Mitchell College of Law, 1999
- Guest Speaker, Motions In Limine at Trial, MTLA Seminar, 1997
- Guest Speaker, Minnesota's Least Litigated Issue, MTLA Seminar, 1994
- Guest Speaker, "Sovereign Immunity Issue in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases", Minnesota CLE, May 2, 2002
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1990
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1990
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Minnesota, 1990
Other Affiliations
- Minnesota Association for Justice (MTLA), 1990 - Present (Member)
- William Mitchell College (Law Instructor)
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice
- Christian Legal Society
- American Arbitration Association
- Better Business Bureau, 2006 - Present (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 1999 - 2005 (Member, Ethics Committee)
Past Positions
- New Testament Baptist Church, West Yarmouth, Mass, Pastor, 1978 - 1986
- Farmington Avenue Baptist Church, West Hartford, CT, Pastor, 1974 - 1978
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
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- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
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