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About Douglas Schmidt

Douglas Schmidt is a founding attorney at Schmidt Salita Law Team with over 40 years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death, having handled over 6,000 cases on behalf of injury victims. He has lectured at the University of Minnesota Law School, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Gustavus Adolphus College, and Northwestern Health Sciences University, and is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars for both lawyers and chiropractors. He has received the Award of Merit from the American Bar Association and the Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. Doug has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for 35 years, is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocate, and holds certification from the Minnesota Bar as a Civil Trial Specialist. He has successfully tried over 500 cases to verdict before juries, judges, and arbitrators in Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$1.04 millionVerdict

A Jackson County jury awarded Minnesota dairy farmers Chuck and Wanda Untiedt $1,038,775 after their herd was decimated by a defective cattle vaccine containing live virus sold by Grand Laboratories, Inc.

Fifth District Court, Jackson County, MN · 1994Product LiabilityRead 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.

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Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Minnesota

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