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About Marc Betinsky

Marc knows litigation. He spent more than 11 years as the career law clerk for Judge Richard H. Kyle in the federal district court in Minnesota. There, he served as the Judge's chief advisor on a wide variety of civil and criminal litigation, including numerous cases alleging police misconduct and other civil-rights violations.

His deep knowledge of court proceedings and judicial preferences allows him to collaborate effectively with other attorneys on critical motion, trial, and appellate strategies. Marc also has experience working for federal judges in Florida and New York, and previously handled commercial disputes and employment cases for several of the country's largest law firms. Marc graduated from Cornell Law School and received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Florida, where he served as the lone math tutor for the Gators' athletic teams.

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

Cornell Law School
J.D. with honors
University of Florida
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Massachusetts
State Bar of Minnesota
State Bar of New York

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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