Patrick R. Burns

Throughout his 25-plus-year career, attorney Patrick R. Burns — licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota — has viewed the practice of law as a ‘helping profession.’ From the moment Patrick takes on your personal injury case, he employs all of his resources toward securing the best possible outcome. An experienced trial lawyer and expert in conflict resolution, Patrick helps individuals resolve matters in the least adversarial and most efficient manner possible. This means that your case usually will be settled out of court. Patrick was recognized as a “2015 Minnesota Lawyer of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer magazine. Since then, he has been included in the publication The Best Lawyers in America for his work in dispute resolution and featured in Attorney at Law Magazine: Patrick R. Burns Raising ADR to an Art Form. He is also recognized as a Super Lawyer annually since 2014 by The Twin Cities Business Journal. Minnesota Lawyer named Patrick one of 20 “Up and Coming Attorneys” in 2007; in 2010, he was named a “Rising Star” in ADR and litigation by Minnesota Law & Politics. As a trial lawyer, Patrick has handled a wide variety of cases, including personal injury and criminal defense cases, business and insurance coverage disputes, and franchise and employment matters in military, state and federal courts. He also represents parties in mediations and arbitrations in a wide range of disputes. Clients have included individuals, military service members and veterans as well as both for-profit and non-profit businesses. Patrick earned B.S., M.P.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of South Dakota. He also earned an LL.M in Dispute Resolution from the Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution in Malibu, California.