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David E. Camarotto

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E-mail: dcamarotto@bassford.com
Phone: 612.376.1618
Fax: 612.746.1218

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David Camarotto focuses his litigation practice on construction, product liability, commercial litigation and general liability. He serves as an adjunct professor in the Trial Advocacy course at the University of St. Thomas Law School and has taught in the Legal Practicum course at William Mitchell College of Law. He has been repeatedly named to the Minnesota Rising Stars list and he is a Barrister in the Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court.

Mr. Camarotto received his undergraduate degree from Saint John's University and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. Prior to practice, he completed a one-year clerkship with The Honorable John J. Sommerville in Hennepin County District Court.

Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
General Liability
Liquor Liability
Motor Vehicle and No-Fault Law
Product Liability

Education
William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., 2000
Honors: Law Review

Saint John's University
B.A., Psychology, 1997

Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 2001
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2007

Honors and Awards

• Selected to the Minnesota Rising Stars list, published by Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2012

Professional Associations and Memberships
Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court
Barrister

American Bar Association
Litigation Section Member

Minnesota State Bar Association
Civil Litigation Section Member
Construction Law Section

Hennepin County Bar Association
Member

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Member

University of St. Thomas Law School
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, 2005 - Present

William Mitchell College of Law
Adjunct Professor, Legal Practicum Course, 2005 - 2008

Published Works

• Bridging the Gap: Major Changes to Minnesota's Collateral Source Law in Swanson v. Brewster, Minnesota Defense, Spring 2011 (co-author with J. Loetscher)
• Minnesota Lawyers Evaluate Law Schools, Training and Job Satisfaction, (co-author with Professor John Sonsteng), 26 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 327 (2000), featured in Bench and Bar, Dec. 2000

Classes and Seminars

• Swanson v. Brewster and the Collateral Source Law, Ramsey County Bar Association, December 13, 2011
• How To Become Tech Savvy as a Construction Lawyer, ExecSense Webinars, July 2, 2010

Representative Cases

• Driveway Design, LLC v. Johnson and Johnson Land Development, LLC, 2009 WL 1684416 (Minn. App. June 16, 2009).
• Herrmann v. ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., 2009 WL 1244052 (D.Minn. May 5, 2009).
• Hannon v. Sanner, 2008 WL 2492410 (Minn. App. June 24, 2008).
• Seibert v. Amateur Athletic Union of U.S., Inc., 422 F. Supp. 2d 1033 (2006).
• Alwin v. St. Paul Saints Baseball Club, Inc., 672 N.W.2d 570 (2003).

Previous Employment

• Associate, Johnson and Lindberg, P.A., 2001 - 2006
• Law Clerk, The Honorable John J. Sommerville, Hennepin County District Court , 2000 - 2001
• Research Assistant, William Mitchell College of Law, 1998 - 2000
• Research Assistant, Mediation and Arbitration Services, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1998

Community Work
Volunteer, ABA-Habitat for Humanity

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