Milavetz Law, P.A.
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Phone: Address: 1915 57th Avenue North, 55430 Coordinates: 45.058490,-93.305310 Education: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, B.A., Major: Speech - Communications Achievements: Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2023 Sidney Barrows Lifetime Commitment Award, Twin Cities Cardozo Society, 2023 Recognized in Circle of Excellence for multiple time recognition., 2020 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2021 Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010, Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2010 Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Sidney Barrows Lifetime Commitment Award, Twin Cities Cardozo Society, 2023 Recognized in Circle of Excellence for multiple time recognition., 2020 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2021 Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010, Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2010 Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Recognized in Circle of Excellence for multiple time recognition., 2020 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2021 Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010, Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2010 Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010, Attorneys of the Year Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2010 Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Lawsuits of the Year, Last Call For Sidelines, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Dr. David Tennenbaum Leadership Award, UJFC (United Jewish Fund and Council), St. Paul Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Annual Dinner Chair, Cardozo Society Annual Dinner, 2017, 2018 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2009 Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Top 100 Trial Layers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 - Present Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Top 40 Personal Injury Attorneys, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2007 The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; The Lawdragon 3000 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America, 2006 and 2007 Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Lawsuits of the Year, Gagged and Bound, Minnesota Law & Politics, Dec/Jan 2009 Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Attorneys of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, February 18, 2010 Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Multiple Appearances in Top Verdict, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000 - 2001 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Minnesota Super Lawyers: Fifteen Years Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Top Personal Injury Recoveries, Minnesota Law & Politics, multiple appearances Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Minnesota's Top Personal-Injury Lawyers, MN Law & Politics, 2000 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; AV Rating, Martindale-Hubble Law Directory Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Minnesota Super Lawyers: Nineteen Years, Super Lawyers, 2021 Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; Minnesota Law & Politics Superlawyer, January 1, 2004 - Present The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present; The Nancy Grace Show - CNN Guest Appearance, 2009 - Present Bio: Alan S. Milavetz has been a trial lawyer for over 40 years. His Minnesota practice includes motor vehicle, wrongful death, brain injury, spinal injury and Mass Tort cases. Mr. Milavetz has resolved thousands of claims arising out of wrongful death, automobile accidents, brain injuries, personal injuries and medical malpractice. He has been recognized on Minnesota's Super Lawyers list more than 20 times. A graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, Mr. Milavetz is also a certified rule 114 arbitrator and a civil law mediator. He is licensed to practice law in all Minnesota state and federal courts and is a member of the Minnesota and American Association for Justice. Mr. Milavetz is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, representing a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers who have achieved multi-million-dollar verdicts, awards or settlements. Mr. Milavetz is strongly committed to helping those in need, professionally and personally. Mr. Milavetz is an active community member. He is a leadership award recipient and serves as a director on numerous boards. He has participated in overseas humanitarian missions in the former Soviet Union and Israel, and is an avid genealogist. Mr. Milavetz is a Graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy. He and his wife have four children, two who are attorneys. In 2010, Minnesota Lawyer Named Alan Milavetz as one of Its Attorneys of the Year. Mr. Milavetz was again named as a Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year in 2020. In 2023 the Twin Cities Cardozo Society presented Alan with the Sidney Barrows Lifetime Commitment Award. In 2024 Alan was again selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Milavetz litigated the case of Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et. al. v. United States of America and obtained an order declaring portions of the Bankruptcy Act of 2005 unconstitutional. The 8th Circuit issued its decision at Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. U.S., 541 F.3d 785, (8th Cir. 2008). The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on June 8, 2009. The case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, 2009, and its decision was issued on March 8, 2010. You can find the Supreme Court's opinion construing the Bankruptcy Reform Act at 130 S. Ct. 1324 (2010). Alan S. Milavetz has been named as one of Minnesota's Super Lawyers more than 20 times. A Super Lawyer is an individual who has been voted as one of Minnesota's top 5 percent of attorneys, by other attorneys. In 2008, Mr. Milavetz was selected as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer" by The American Trial Lawyers Association. In 2007, Mr. Milavetz was selected as a Top 40 Personal Injury Attorney by Minnesota Law & Politics. Alan is also rated AV* by the respected, nationwide Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The ratings are developed by obtaining confidential opinions from lawyer adversaries and judges before whom the lawyer has appeared. Ability rating categories are A, B, C and no rating. An "A" rating is the "very high to preeminent" category -- the highest rating possible. It signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence, recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. The "V" rating is the highest for adherence to ethical standards, reliability and diligence. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.