Philip Sieff
Experience
Other Experience
- Practiced civil litigation in the Twin Cities area from 1985-1994.
- Joined Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. in 1995.
Selected Results*
$25 million policy limits settlement for families of Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter and three staff members who died in a plane crash (2004, co-counsel).
$7 million recovery for plaintiffs in class action involving illegal searches conducted at the St. Croix County, Wisconsin jail (2004).
$3.9 million recovery for a mother and her minor son who survived a head-on, highway speed crash with an SUV (2005).
$3.8 million jury verdict for a 10-year-old whose arm was amputated due to a defective product (2001).
$3.8 million recovery in a case where the death of a 6-year-old was witnessed by her parents (2007).
$3.1 million recovery for an 18-year-old whose arm was amputated in a boating accident (2007).
$2 million recovery for a 26-year-old worker electrocuted while working with a crane (2004).
$2 million settlement for plaintiffs in class action involving illegal strip searches at Mille Lacs County, Minnesota jail (2005, co-counsel).
$1.55 million recovery for the wrongful death of a 53-year-old man killed in a trucking accident (2007).
$1 million policy limits settlement with school district on behalf of the families of the victims of the March 2005 shooting at Red Lake High School (2006).
$1 million judgment for wrongful death of a 4-year-old killed in a car crash, affirmed on appeal (2005).
Seven figure recovery for a 54-year-old woman whose kidneys were injured in a recreational accident (2001).
$872,000 recovery for the wrongful death of a 17-year-old injured in a car crash (2005).
$750,000 recovery for a retired couple who were hit by a semi truck (2006).
$750,000 recovery for an 86-year-old woman injured in a car accident (2003).
$700,000 recovery in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving an 18-year-old man who died while in custody of a county jail (co-counsel) (2007).
$600,000 recovery for a retirement age man whose arm was injured by a defective product (1999).
$530,000 recovery for foot injuries to a 24-year-old injured in a car accident, sustained on appeal (2005).
$500,000 recovery for the wrongful death of a 65-year-old woman (2000).
$310,000 recovery for a terminally ill laborer who fractured his foot in a construction accident.
$250,000 recovery for a driver of a car that ran into a standing train (1999).
$136,000 jury verdict for a man who injured his shoulder in car accident (2002).
Media
- New York Times
- USA Today
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Minnesota Lawyer
- KSTP Television
- WCCO AM Radio
- Minnesota Public Radio
Recognition
- Named in "Minnesota's Top Personal Injury Lawyers," Minnesota Law & Politics (2007) **
- Listed as a "Super Lawyer" of Minnesota Law, Minnesota Law & Politics (2000-2007) **
- Listed as a "Rising Star" of Minnesota Law, Minnesota Law & Politics (2000) **
Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)
- Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association)
- National Crime Victim Bar Association
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Civic Associations
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Education
- Hamline University Law School, J.D., cum laude (1985), Associate Member, Hamline Law Review and Associate Editor-In-Chief, Hamline Law Review Symposium
- Cornell College, B.S.S., Politics, with distinction
Selected Speeches
Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics in Minnesota
National Business Institute (2004) Advanced Legal Training Course - Personal Injury
NALS, The Association for Legal Professionals (2003) The Holidazzle Parade Trial- An Examination
Minnesota Trial Lawyer Association Convention - The Evidence Factor - Spoliation of Evidence
Minnesota State Bar Association (2003) - Mold - Why Mold? Why Now? Evaluating the Case - A Reality Check
Minnesota State Bar Association (2002) - Discovery Tactics
Year 2000 Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Convention - Premises Liability Seminar
MTLA (2000)
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