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Chad William Schulze 
Edina, Minnesota
Associate
phone (952) 236-4298
(866) 531-2705
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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.

Year Joined Organization:
2003
Areas of Practice:
40% Plaintiff Personal Injury
10% Constitutional Law/Statutory Interpretation
2% Bankruptcy
2% Workers Compensation
2% Family Law
4% General Litigation
10% Class Action
20% Wrongful Death
10% Medical Malpractice
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 2002
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2007
Education:
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List 2001 - 2002


University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Speech Communications
Major:  Political Science


Representative Cases:
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, et.al v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 22 (U.S. Supreme Court 2009)
Kayachith v. Robinson (U.S. Dist. Ct. MN 2004)
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, et.al. v. U.S. (US Dist. Ct. MN 2005)
Winnick v. Retzer, et. al. (Minnesota State Court 2007)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Milavetz v. U.S. - Implications for Practitioners, MCLE Webcast, 2010


Effects of Bankruptcy on Personal Injury Claims in Recessionary Times, American Association for Justice, January 29, 2010


Attorneys as "debt relief agencies.", Minnesota State Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section


Family Law 3rd Party Custody, Minnesota CLE, 2005


Honors and Awards:
2009 Minnesota Attorney of the Year, January 1, 2010 - Present


Minnesota Rising Star Attorney, November 23, 2005 - Present


Top Personal Injury Recoveries Minn. Law & Politics, 2007 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association, 2002 - Present
Member


Hennepin County Bar Association, 2002 - Present
Member


Ramsey County Bar Association, 2002 - Present
Member


American Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present


American Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
Vioxx Litigation Group


American Trial Lawyers Association, September 15, 2005 - Present
Hurricane Katrina Relief Group


Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present


America Civil Liberty Union, October 5, 2005 - Present
Voting Member


American Bar Association, 2001 - 2003


Who's Who of American Law Students, 2001 - 2002


Past Employment Positions:
Rondoni, MacMillan & Schneider Ltd, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2002


Pro Bono Activities:
Minnesota Brain Injury Association, 2006 - Present
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