DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-TOP MINNESOTA TRIAL LAWYER is the Senior Trial Lawyer at the Schmidt Salita Law Team. He has successfully represented the victims of personal injury and wrongful death for nearly 50 years. He has produced successful results for his clients in over 6,000 cases, including car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, products liability claims, and medical malpractice claims. He has brought home jury verdicts and settlements over more than $1 million in many cases. He has a reputation for working just as hard for his clients in smaller cases.
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-TOP MINNESOTA TRIAL LAWYER-SUCCESS AGAINST CORPORATE GIANTS.
Schmidt has fought and won against the giants, including:
-Ford Motor Company (pickup crash fire);
-General Motors (defective truck wheel);
-Mayo Clinic (medical malpractice);
-Rockwell International (defective farm equipment);
-B. F. Goodrich Tire Company (defective truck tire);
-CIBA-GEIGY Chemical Company (defective farm herbicide);
-Bjork Shiley Laboratories (defective heart valve).
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-TOP MINNESOTA TRIAL LAWYER-MEDICAL EXPERT-CONCUSSION EXPERT
Schmidt is respected for his medical knowledge. His years of experience and intense desire for medical knowledge has brought him to a level of medical understanding that allows him to provide personal injury law services at the highest level. He has been asked to speak to lawyer groups, medical groups, and chiropractic groups about a wide range of medical-legal issues.
His special interest is that of concussion injuries. As President of District 6 Youth Hockey many years ago, Schmidt worked with one of Mayo Clinic’s top Sports Medicine experts to develop the first sideline concussion assessent protocols, i.e. return-to-play guidelines. He has been a pioneer in the recognition of overlooked concussion injuries arising from car accidents, motorcycle accidents, car-pedestrian accidents, and car-bicycle accidents.
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-5 STAR RATED PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER-TOP RATED BY CLIENTS.
Schmidt is currently the top 5 star rated personal injury lawyer in the State of Minnesota with a perfect 5 star rating assessed by clients that have personally witnessed his legal skills.
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-AWARD WINNING MINNESOTA TRIAL LAWYER.
Schmidt has received many prestigious awards:
-Award of Merit of the American Bar Association;
-Distinguished Service Award of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers;
-President, Minnesota Million Dollar Roundtable (Lawyers with Million Dollar Jury Verdicts in Personal Injury Claims)
-AV Rating be Martindale Hubbell legal directory;
-Founder and President of Minneapolis Inn of Court.
-Founder and Host of West Metro Continuing Legal Education Consortium.
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT-TOP MINNESOTA TRIAL LAWYER-5 STAR RATED.
The greatest compliment that any lawyer can receive is the 5 star rating from his or her clients who have personally witnessed the skills of that lawyer. Schmidt is the single highest rated personal injury lawyer in the State of Minnesota, ranked by his clients and other lawyers.