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James S. Pikala 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Jim Pikala practices primarily in the area of workers' compensation and has done so since 1980. He represents insured and self-insured clients before the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Jim has lectured extensively on the subject of workers' compensation and has been a contributing author to the Workers' Compensation Deskbook. He has acted as chairperson and presenter of Continuing Legal Education seminars for many years. He has tried hundreds of cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings and has orally argued numerous cases before the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court.  Jim has been selected as a Minnesota "Super Lawyer" for the past several years by Law & Politics.

Areas of Practice:
Workers' Compensation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1979
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1980
Education:
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1975
B.A.


Published Works:
Workers' Comp Fraud: How Effective is the Remedy?, Health Benefits Planner, September/October, 1994


CLE Minnesota Workers' Compensation Deskbook (Contributing Author)


Representative Clients:
ACE USA
Andersen Corporation
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
Berkley Risk Administrators Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Cambridge Integrated Services Group
Gallagher Bassett
Graco, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Marvin Windows
Safeco Insurance Co.
St. Paul Public Schools
Travelers Insurance Co.
The Thomson Corporation
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Attorney Fees Revisited, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2007


"Case Evaluations: Handling the Complex Case," Worker's Compensation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2006, August 2006


"Apportionment and Gillette Injuries," Legislative Changes & Trends in Minnesota Workers' Compensation, Course Chair, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1996


Workers' Compensation Institute, CLE Seminar, 1993, March 1995, March 1996, March 1998, March 1999, September 2000, November 2000


"Issues Concerning Medical Treatment and Benefits," Understanding Minnesota Workers' Compensation, Course Chair, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, October 1995


"Medical Issues," Understanding Minnesota Workers' Compensation, Course Chair, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, October 1994


Minnesota Law and Litigation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., November 1993,


Minnesota Law and Litigation Seminar, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., August 1990-1999; June 2000-2004


Understanding Minnesota Workers' Compensation, Course Chair, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1993


Understanding Minnesota Workers' Compensation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1992


Honors and Awards:
Selected as a Minnesota "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member


Minnesota State Bar Association
Member


Hennepin County Bar Association
Member


Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Member


Minnesota Self-Insurers Association
Member


Risk and Insurance Management Society
Member


Disability Management Employer Coalition
Member

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