Attorney Profiles

Chad Wm. Schulze represents plaintiffs in cases involving catastrophic injuries and loss due to medical malpractice, prescription drugs, trucking collisions, motor vehicle collisions and other personal injury.  Mr. Schulze is experienced in federal and state litigation including injunctions, discovery, motion practice, trials, arbitration and mediation. His appellate practice has included U.S. Supreme Court briefing, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals argument, and multiple successful writs of prohibition and mandamus. He is active in litigation involving mass product liability claims against drug manufacturers, including claims against the manufacturer of Vioxx. Mr. Schulze is a 2002 graduate of Hamline University School of Law.

Mr. Schulze was recently named a 2009 Attorney of the Year for the state of Minnesota.  An award given to approximately 25 attorneys in the state yearly.

Mr. Schulze has been designated as a Minnesota Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine for the last five consecutive years(2005-2009). Minnesota Rising Stars are recognized as the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers who are under 40 years old, or are over 40 but have been practicing law for ten or fewer years.

Mr. Schulze's most appellate work has involved a successful challenge to the constitutionality of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Consumer Protection Act of 2005 provisions on debt relief agencies and limitations on the right of clients to obtain truthful legal opinions.

Milavetz Gallop, & Milavetz, P.A., is rated AV by the respected, nationwide Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The ratings are developed by obtaining confidential opinions from lawyer adversaries and judges before whom the lawyer has appeared. Ability rating categories are A, B, C, and no rating. An "A" rating is the "very high to preeminent" category, the highest rating possible. It signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence, recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. The "V" rating is the highest for adherence to ethical standards, reliability, and diligence.

Named as 2009 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.