About Andrew Noel

Andrew Noel began his career in 2002 helping try a civil rights case involving a prison suicide, winning a jury verdict exceeding $2 million. He specializes in constitutional violations against municipalities, excessive force cases, police shootings, and jail and correctional facility negligence. His team achieved what was described as the highest result in the nation for a police shooting death in 2019 following Justine Ruszczyk's death.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$12.2 millionSettlement

Terrance Winborn was booked into the Scott County Jail on a suspected DUI. A bacterial infection went untreated in custody until it caused septic shock, a heart attack and gangrene, and surgeons amputated both of his arms below the elbows. The county and its insurer settled his Section 1983 claim for $12.2 million.

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota · 2023Civil RightsRead the full story →
$2,000,000 (accepted offer of judgment)

Lacey Higdem, 19, was found hallucinating in the woods under the influence of methamphetamine and booked into the Rolette County Jail in Rolla, North Dakota on June 3, 2020. She died in her cell roughly nine hours later. Rolette County and two former correctional officers made a $2 million offer of judgment, which was accepted.

U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota · 2025Civil RightsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Mitchell Hamline University School of Law
J.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Minnesota
State Bar of Wisconsin

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$54.25 million · $54.25 Million Settlement in Minnesota Walmart Wage-and-Hour Class Action
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$18.4 million · Dakota County Jury Awards $18.4 Million After Defective Jeep Shifter Causes Rollaway Amputation
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$29 million (noneconomic portion reduced by Wisconsin's damages cap) · $29 Million Verdict for Infant with Cerebral Palsy After Midwife Failed to Call OB During Fetal Heart-Rate Crisis