Mike Kemmitt

Mike Kemmitt is an attorney at Kemmitt, Sanford & Kramer who represents injured and disabled people in workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, long-term disability, short-term disability, injury, and insurance matters. He has secured millions of dollars in unpaid and denied benefits for clients. Kemmitt helps people coordinate benefits and address difficult claims when injuries or disabilities affect their ability to work, providing comprehensive representation focused on easing legal and financial burdens through every claim stage.

Kemmitt earned his undergraduate degree from Hamline University, where he studied music and philosophy. He later earned a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, focusing on injury law, insurance law, employment law, and employee benefits law. During law school, he participated in the Maynard Pirsig Moot Court and was nominated for Best Brief and Best Overall Performance. His education prepared him for complex disability, insurance, benefits, and injury-related litigation and client advocacy skills.

Kemmitt has pursued disability benefits in hundreds of federal ERISA lawsuits against insurers including Cigna, MetLife, Lincoln, Aetna, Guardian, Standard, Reliance, and Hartford. He has also won hundreds of Social Security cases and secured millions of dollars in benefits for Social Security and workers’ compensation clients. His experience helps him challenge denied claims, coordinate available benefits, and guide injured or disabled people through demanding administrative, insurance, and federal court processes with careful, persistent legal advocacy.

Mike Kemmitt is licensed to practice in Minnesota courts and the US District Court for the District of Minnesota. He has appeared as pro hac vice counsel in federal cases in Washington, Illinois, and New York. His practice serves clients across Minnesota, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Edina, Woodbury, Stillwater, and surrounding communities. He works statewide to secure benefits and reduce the burden of disputed disability and injury claims.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kemmitt, Sanford & Kramer
• Member, Minnesota Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Hamline University
  BA in Music and Philosophy

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