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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 litigation, product liability, professional liability, personal injury 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 recognized as a Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics 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
Construction Law
Contracts
Liquor Liability
Motor Vehicle and No-Fault Law
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Professional 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 as a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Law & Politics, 2004 - 2010

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

• 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

Representative Cases

• Seibert v. Amateur Athletic Union of U.S., Inc., 422 F. Supp. 2d 1033 (2006).
• Fidelity Bank v. Dunbar Armored, Inc., 2004 WL 2857812 (Minn. App. Dec. 14, 2004).
• 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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