Genevieve Zimmerman

Proven Verdicts
Trial Lawyer at Meshbesher & Spence
Minneapolis, MNAdmitted 2003

About Genevieve Zimmerman

Genevieve Zimmerman is a trial lawyer with court-appointed leadership roles in major medical device and pharmaceutical MDL cases nationwide. She has held co-lead counsel positions in the Bair Hugger MDL 2666 and Smith and Nephew Hip Resurfacing MDL 2775, served on the Settlement Committee for the $1.43 billion Stryker hip implant resolution, and holds a seat on the 3M Combat Earplug MDL executive committee. She was part of the I-35W Bridge Collapse litigation that produced recoveries exceeding $75 million. In 2026 she obtained an $18.4 million jury verdict in a Jeep Grand Cherokee rollaway case involving an amputation.

She has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer every year since 2014 and recognized in Minnesota Lawyer's Power 30 from 2021 to 2025. She earned a B.A. from Macalester College (1998) and a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law (2003). She maintains an active pro bono practice for domestic violence survivors and immigrants.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$12.88 millionVerdictTop 20 in Minnesota · #7

A Dakota County jury awarded Jeffrey Wu and his wife $18.4 million after his 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee's defective monostable gear shifter caused a rollaway that crushed his left leg and required amputation.

Dakota County District Court, Minnesota · 2026Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Hamline University School of Law
J.D., 2003
Macalester College
Undergraduate, 1998

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Minnesota, admitted 2003
State Bar of Montana
State Bar of North Dakota
State Bar of Wisconsin

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$52.4 million · I-35W Bridge Collapse: $52.4 Million Settlement Against URS Corp for Negligent Inspection
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Goldenberg Lauricella, PLLC
$29.07 million · $29 Million Verdict for Cerebral Palsy After Midwife Failed to Call the OB in a Fetal Heart-Rate Crisis

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.