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Sally J. Ferguson 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Shareholder
phone 612 375-5920 (Direct Dial)
866 435-5752 (Toll-free)
fax 612 339-7655
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Sally Ferguson is a shareholder at Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., and has been practicing law at the firm for more than 20 years.  She currently serves as chair of the firm's Professional Liability Practice Group and concentrates her practice in the areas of professional liability, employment law, and complex litigation.

Sally's extensive professional liability experience encompasses virtually all professional services industries ranging from medical, legal, and accounting to architectural, engineering, and real estate.  She represents major insurance companies and self-insured entities including hospitals, accounting firms, and architectural firms in a myriad of issues such as professional negligence, malpractice, and general liability litigation. 

Sally also focuses her practice in employment law litigation.  She counsels and represents clients regarding issues such as sexual harassment, discrimination, employment contracts, and handbook development.

Sally has tried and arbitrated more than 50 cases.  Sally's prolific experience and success in her practice of professional liability and employment law has made her a recognized leader in these areas.  She has also become an avid speaker and published author in these areas of law.  Sally is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization comprised of the top members of the trial bar from the United States and Canada .  In 2004, she was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an organization dedicated to the preservation of the civil jury trial.  Sally has been named by Law & Politics as a Super Lawyer since 2003 and one of the Top 100 Female Super Lawyers for 2007.

Areas of Practice:
Products Liability
Professional Liability
General Casualty Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1981
Wisconsin, 1989
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1981
Education:
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1981
J.D.


University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1977
B.A.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works:
"Sexual Harassment Update", Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., 1999, 1998


Contributing Author MILE Products Liability, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995


"Use and Abuse of the Collateral Source Statute", Minnesota Defense, Winter, 1991


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Secrets for Winning Employment Law Cases", Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1997


Minnesota Defense Lawyers Rookie Seminar, 1997


Personnel Law Update, 1996


Women in the Law: Dispute Resolution, 1995


Keeping Current in Employment Law II, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1995


Minnesota Defense Lawyers Trial Techniques Seminar, 1992


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers


Top 100 Women Minnesota Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2008


Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine


Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, October 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
International Association of Defense Counsel
Member


American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002 - Present
Member


American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, 2002 - Present
Member


Minnesota State Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


Wisconsin State Bar Association
Member


Hennepin County Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Member


American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator


Amdahl Inn of Court


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Richard Kantorowicz, Hennepin County District Court, Judicial Clerkship, 1980 - 1981


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