William G. Jungbauer

Attorney William G. Jungbauer is president and senior partner of Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers, PLC, where he devotes his practice to railroad law. From his office in St. Paul, Minnesota, he represents injured railroad workers nationwide in cases under the Federal Employers Liability Act, or FELA. A summa cum laude graduate of St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Mr. Jungbauer earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is licensed to practice in several state and federal courts throughout the country, and has been admitted to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States since 1981. Jungbauer has worked at the same law firm for 48 years and has represented injured RR workers and their families across the USA. He is nationally recognized as a Board-Certified as a Civil Trial by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Recognized for his professionalism and hard work, Mr. Jungbauer received the highest possible rating of AV Preeminent* from the peer review service Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been named in "The Best Lawyers in America" each year, since the publication has included a category for railroad law. His Law Firm, Yaeger & Jungbauer, Barristers, PLC has been recognized more times over the years than any other Plaintiff’s RR Law Firm by The Best Lawyers in America in its preeminent national rating, Tier 1, National. Mr. Jungbauer has lectured extensively and authored several articles on railroad law topics. He is a member of organizations, including the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice and the National College of Advocacy. He is the co-author of "Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA & Railroad Litigation," a four-volume work that is one of the most influential legal texts on its subject. In his years in practice, Mr. Jungbauer has held a variety of leadership roles for local and national organizations, including past national chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) and the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. *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.