About Hannah Mielke

Hannah Mielke joined Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben in 2020 after earning her Juris Doctor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Law School. While in law school, she served as a Summer Associate with the firm, gaining substantial experience in the Appellate Department, where she researched many legal doctrines and drafted many briefs on complex legal issues. Upon graduation, she continued her work in the firm’s Appellate Department. Hannah’s practice focuses on a broad range of personal injury matters, including wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and liability claims generally.

She has extensive motion practice experience, including drafting and arguing complex, dispositive and procedural motions. She also has substantial in-court experience representing clients at various stages of litigation, including hearings, pretrial proceedings, and settlement conferences. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota and is licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs, going for runs, and trying new foods.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.

These results are credited to Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

James Schwebel represented 34 victims in a three-year lawsuit against engineering firm URS Corp, whose negligent inspection of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge preceded its August 2007 collapse, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.

Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota · 2010Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A six-week Anoka County trial ended with a $24 million jury verdict against BNSF Railway after four young people died at a malfunctioning Ferry Street grade crossing in September 2003.

Anoka County District Court / Minnesota Supreme Court · 2008Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$4.2 millionVerdictTop 20 in Minnesota · #12

Following a $24 million wrongful-death jury verdict, Anoka County District Court Judge Ellen Maas imposed more than $4.2 million in additional sanctions against BNSF Railway for destroying evidence, fabricating records, and obstructing the investigation of a crash that killed four young people.

Anoka County District Court, Minnesota · 2009Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$500,000Verdict

A Hennepin County jury awarded $5.33 million after a Metro Transit bus driver closed the doors and pulled away while Christopher Swickard was approaching, causing the rear wheels to run over him and require amputation of his left leg below the knee.

Hennepin County District Court · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →
Settlement

After Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashed on takeoff from Reno killing 70 of 71 aboard in January 1985, James Schwebel of Schwebel, Goetz, Sieben and Hanson served as counsel to the court-appointed Plaintiffs' Liability Committee, which coordinated liability discovery on behalf of all plaintiffs and was entitled to a percentage of each individual settlement.

Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (Plaintiffs' Liability Committee) · 1986Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Wisconsin - Madison Law School Madison, Wisconsin
J.D., 2020
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate, 2017

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