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David W. VanDerHeyden

David W. VanDerHeyden has been certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Civil Trial Specialist and concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury law and trials. Board Certified Civil Trial Certification ensures that clients are receiving services from an attorney who has expert qualifications in the area of civil law.

David W. VanDerHeyden was born in Rochester, Minnesota on February 19, 1955 and graduated from John Marshall High School in 1973.

Education:

• University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1977)
• Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 1980)

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota, 1980
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1981
• U.S. District Court, District of Western Wisconsin, 1994

Practice Areas:
Personal Injury and Trials; Automobile Accidents; Truck Accidents; Wrongful Death; Dram Shop (Liquor Liability); Medical and Dental Malpractice; Premises Liability; Insurance Claims; Slip and Fall; Dog Bites; Marital Dissolution; Collections; and Subrogation.

Certifications:
Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association

Member:

• Olmsted County Bar Association;
• Minnesota State Bar Association;
• American Trial Lawyers;
• Minnesota Association for Justice;
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America;
• Academy of Certified Civil Trial Lawyers of Minnesota;
• Named Super Lawyer Applicant;
• Former Third Judicial District Ethics Committee Member;
• Former Chairman – City of Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals;
• Former Olmsted County Planning Advisory Board Member
• Board Member – Cronin House.

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Brian J. Ellsworth

Email: brian@vanruf.com
Phone: 507-281-3949

Brian J. Ellsworth grew up in Lakeville, MN. He earned his Bachelor’s from Marquette University and studied abroad in San Sebastián, Spain. After graduating, he worked as an accountant for two years before attending the University of St. Thomas-School of Law. While in law school, Brian interned with the Honorable Judge Kevin Burke of Hennepin County and the Office of Minnesota Attorney General.

Brian moved to Rochester in 2009 and joined VanDerHeyden Law Office. Brian actively volunteers in the community by preparing wills for first responders, filing bankruptcies for people with low income, and helping crime victims to obtain residence in the United States through the U-Visa.

Brian’s personal experience in immigration law stems from his international marriage. His wife Kasia is from Poland and working toward her PhD at the Mayo Clinic. Brian is a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester and the Knights of Columbus.

Education

• University of St. Thomas- School of Law (J.D. 2009);
  Honors: Dean’s Award (Evidence), Dean’s List, Top 15% (2007), Dean’s Scholarship
• Marquette University (B.S. 2004)
  B.S. Accounting, International Business

Practice Areas
Bankruptcy; Immigration; Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Olmsted County Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Volunteer/Pro-Bono Work

• Immigration Center of Minnesota
• Volunteer Lawyers Network of Minnesota
• Wills for Heroes

Publications
Halloran, Jack I., Thomas A. Musil, and Brian J. Ellsworth “Arbitrating Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Disputes.” Dispute Resolution Journal, Feb/Apr 2009: 38-44.

Languages
Spanish, Polish