Sally J. Ferguson
Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Shareholder Chair, Professional Liability Practice Group |
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| phone | 612 375-5920 (Direct Dial) 800 916-9262 (Toll-free) |
| fax | 612 339-7655 |
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Sally Ferguson has been practicing law at Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. 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, whistleblower claims, and handbook development.
Sally has tried and arbitrated more than 100 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. 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' Super Lawyers®, since 2003, one of the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers®, for 2010 and 2011, and in the Top 100 Super Lawyers®, 2011.
- 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
- MILE Products Liability (contributing author), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- "Use and Abuse of the Collateral Source Statute", Minnesota Defense, Winter, 1991
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- MDLA Trial Academy, January 2009, 2010
- "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:
- Top 50 Women Super Lawyers®, 2010, 2011
- Top 100 Super Lawyers®, 2011
- Top 100 Women Super Lawyers®, 2007 - 2011
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, October 2005
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Super Lawyers®, 2003-2011
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002 - Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004 - Present
- American Bar Association, 2002 - Present
- Wisconsin State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Amdahl Inn of Court
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. Richard Kantorowicz, Hennepin County District Court, Judicial Clerkship, 1980 - 1981
