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About Max Hacker
Max Hacker was born and raised on a small farm in Fort Branch, Indiana. Upon graduation at Purdue University in 1973, his professional path took a sharp turn after he earned his psychology degree. Max was one of ten students invited into the top-rated University of Minnesota Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. He eventually changed directions and began studying law. Max graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1980, and the same year joined Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben.
He has practiced exclusively in personal injury law ever since. He finds that his background of working closely with doctors helps him understand the medical and psychological aspects that accident victims face. In light of his educational background, he takes a special interest in cases involving head injuries. During his career, Max has successfully represented thousands of accident victims and families of wrongful death actions involving both children and adults.
He represented a mother and her pregnant daughter who were injured by a careless truck driver. The unborn baby died and both mother and daughter suffered brain injuries as a result of the accident. The case resulted in the recovery of $1,800.000.00. Max also obtained a settlement of $1,100,000.00 for a young woman who was hurt when a semi truck on a curve tipped over onto her vehicle.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A.
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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.
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