Attorney Profile -
H. Jeffrey Peterson
H. JEFFREY PETERSON
Phone: (218) 749-4470
Fax: (218) 749-4783
Voice Mail: (218) 742-9912
jeff@copepeterson.com
Cope & Peterson, Ltd.
415 First Street South
Virginia, MN 55792 |
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Areas of Practice
Personal Injury
ADR-Mediation/Arbitration
Civil Trials
Insurance Defense
Construction Law
Products
Liability
Architects and Engineers
Malpractice
Insurance Coverage
Education
A.B., Harvard University, 1970
Juris Doctorate,
University of North Dakota School of Law, 1974
- Member of Phi
Delta Phi fraternity
- Editor of North Dakota Law Review, 1972-'73,
1973-'74
- Co-authored "Prisoners Civil Rights in North
Dakota," 50
North Dakota Law Review, 1973
Representative Clients
Insurance
Companies: Aetna Insurance Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.;
American Family Insurance Group; American Hardware Insurance
Co.; American Modern Home Insurance Co.; Argonaut Insurance Co.;
Austin Mutual Insurance Co.; Capitol Indemnity Corporation; Colonial
Penn; Commercial Union Insurance Co.; Employers Mutual Casualty
Co.; Evenflo Company, Inc.; Federated Mutual Insurance Co.; Fireman's
Fund Insurance Co.; GAB Business Services, Inc.; Great American
Insurance Co.; Horace Mann Insurance Co.; Insurance Company of
North America; League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Funds; Maryland
Casualty Co.; Millers Mutual Insurance; Milwaukee Electric Tool
Co.; Minnesota Medical Insurance Exchange; Minnesota Mutual Fire & Casualty
Co.; National Family Insurance Co.; Old Republic
Insurance Co.; P.P.M. Cranes; Ranger Insurance
Co.; Safeco Insurance Co.; Tower Insurance Co.;
TransAmerica Insurance Group; Travelers Insurance Co.; The Wausau
Insurance Co.; West Bend Mutual; Western National Insurance Co.;
Zurich-American Insurance Co.; American West Insurance Co.;
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Hobart (Dart and Kraft Company);
Pettibone Corp.; Klein Tool Co.; Evenflo Co.
Community Involvement
Virginia
Rotary Club
Youth Activities
Speaker at local schools on the topics
of career development and Law Day
Professional Activities
Fellow -
American College of Trial Lawyers
Association of Defense Trial
Attorneys (ADTA)
- PRESIDENT 1999-2000
- President Elect 1998-1999
- Vice-President 1997-1998
- Executive Committee 1994-1997
Defense
Research Institute (DRI)
- National Board of Directors 1998-2001
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Minnesota
Defense Lawyer Association (MDLA)
- Member of the Board of Directors
1989-1991
Advocate - American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- President – Minnesota Chapter 2010
- Vice-President – Minnesota
Chapter 2009
- Secretary – Minnesota Chapter 2008
- Treasurer – Minnesota
Chapter 2007
Propane
Gas Defense Association
20th District Ethics Committee
- Member 1984-1999
- Chairman 1994-1999
Range Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar
Association
American Bar Association
Certifications
Certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board
of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association
Court
Admissions
Minnesota, 1974
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota,
1974
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1978
Honors & Distinctions
Mr. Peterson has repeatedly been recognized as a Super Lawyer
by Minnesota Law and Politics and Twin Cities Business Monthly
where he has been named one of the top 40 mediators in the State
of Minnesota. He is one of only a handful of mediators
who has been given this honor outside the Twin Cities area. In
addition, Mr. Peterson has been chosen by his peers as one of
the best of the best in the Northland by Duluth Superior Magazine
in litigation and mediations.
Personal Profile
Jeff was born in Virginia, Minnesota, in 1947. Jeff and
his wife, Nancy, have four adult children – Andrew, Keith, Tyler
and Meghan. He and Nancy reside on Lake Vermilion, near
Tower, Minnesota. Outside of the office, Jeff enjoys fishing,
golf, and duck hunting, especially with his children and grandchildren.
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