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Bradshaw and Bryant PLLC

1505 Division Street
Waite Park, MN 56387
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Phone: (800) 770-7008 | Fax: (320) 259-5438
http://www.minnesotapersonalinjury.com

Justice for the Injured is not just a law firm slogan.

Types of Cases
Firm Focus & History
Practice & Philosophy
Office Information
Fees

Legal Topic

Personal Injury

Number of Attorneys

State Licensed In

Minnesota and Wisconsin

Firm Focus

Plaintiff Personal Injury and Criminal Defense.

Firm History

John Bradshaw started the firm in the town of Eden Valley. Mike Bryant joined the firm in 1991 and it became Bradshaw and Bryant in 1995. Joe Crumley joined the firm as a partner in 2005. A office was opened in St. Cloud in 1996 and in Minneapolis in 2010.

Activities and Awards

Both Joe and Mike have been Presidents of the Minnesota Association for Justice (formally the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association), Lawyers of the Year for MAJ, Excellence Award Winners for MAJ, and Presidents of the Warren Burger Inns of Court. Mike Has also been President of the Stearns/Benton Bar Association.

Example Cases

Car accidents and people who have been severally injured through no fault of their own.

What is your firm's point of view regarding clients educating themselves on legal issues?

Joe and Mike write articles, blogs and teach CLE's (continued legal education programs) all of the time. A major part of what we do is to educate people about their rights.

Are your attorneys willing to review documents prepared by clients?

Not usually.

Are your attorneys willing to coach clients who want to represent themselves?

We will meet with people for free and make sure that they are aware of their rights.

Are your attorneys willing to help a client with one discrete part of a case, without taking on the whole case?

We usually don't see that type of thing in our line of work, but again we will meet with people for free and make sure they are aware of their rights.

What are your policies about dividing work among the firm's partners, associates, and paralegals to make the process most cost-effective for the client?

There is no hourly billing in our work.

How frequently does your firm use mediation, arbitration, or collaborative law to resolve cases?

All the time. You have to go through ADR before you go to trial.

Does your firm provide pro bono legal services or otherwise participate in your community?

Yes, we talk to people for free all the time.

What distinguishes your law firm from others?

Hard work, experience, and getting to the story behind every clients loss.

Office Manager/Assistant

Laura Hemmesch

Fax

(320) 259-5438

Office Hours

8:30 to 5:00, but will meet people outside those hours.

Emergency After Hours

Yes

Foreign Languages

Spanish.

Fixed-Price Services and Fees

No fix rate.

Hourly Rates

Don't do hourly cases.

Free Initial Consultation?

Yes.

Typical Retainer

33.33% and costs.

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