Jeffrey J. Lindquist

Jeffrey J. Lindquist is an attorney with Messerli Kramer in St. Michael, Minnesota. With more than three decades of litigation experience, he represents employers, insurers, and organizations in state and federal courts and administrative proceedings. His practice includes business litigation, commercial disputes, employment counseling and litigation, insurance matters, workers’ compensation defense, personal injury disputes, and appellate work involving contested legal and factual issues.

Jeffrey earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law and a B.S. from St. John’s University n Minnesota. His education prepared him for a litigation-focused career involving employment, insurance, workplace injuries, and commercial disputes. Over time, his courtroom and advisory experience has expanded that foundation through work requiring legal research, evidentiary analysis, motion practice, trial preparation, appeals, and counseling designed to reduce future disputes.

Jeffrey advises employers on preventive employment strategies and handles claims involving discrimination and wrongful termination. He has extensive experience with workers’ compensation defense and also litigates insurance, personal injury, and commercial matters. His professional service includes work with the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association’s Amicus Committee, including authorship of amicus briefs, and prior leadership with the Association of Ski Defense Attorneys.

Jeffrey J. Lindquist combines litigation experience with practical counseling for employers, insurers, and organizations facing disputes or compliance concerns. His work spans administrative proceedings, trial courts, and appellate matters, giving him a broad view of how legal issues develop and are resolved. He helps clients assess claims, prepare defenses, manage workplace and insurance risks, and pursue strategies suited to the legal and operational consequences of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Messerli | Kramer
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Former President, Board of Directors, Association of Ski Defense Attorneys
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Amicus Committee, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
• Former Board Chairperson, STMA School Board (2010-2018)
• Former Board Chairperson, STMA Joint Powers Arena Board (2010-2018)
• Member, Minnesota Employers’ Workers’ Compensation Alliance
• Member, Defense Research Institute

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• St. John’s University (MN)
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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