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About Kojo Addo
Kojo Addo started at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben as a law clerk while he obtained his Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College. Since 2022, Kojo Addo has been named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Super Lawyers. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Minnesota are Rising Stars which acknowledges the up-and-coming attorneys in the state.
He has also been named “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” since 2021. This designation recognizes emerging lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional promise and outstanding professional excellence in the area of personal injury law. Kojo was selected in 2018 to participate in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College at Yale Law School. In 2022, he was asked to join the ABOTA faculty as a Teaching Fellow at the National Trial College which was held at Yale Law School.
Kojo has always had a heart for people and enjoys helping others handle complicated and challenging life events by dedicating his legal career to serving injured people. He recognizes that he can apply his passion for service, analytical abilities, and understanding of people to effectively advocate for those suffering and enduring traumatic and, often times, life altering injuries. Kojo’s practice focus includes all aspects of personal injury litigation, including car and truck collisions, motorcycle crashes and general liability cases.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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