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Valerie R. Sims

Valerie R. Sims

Valerie R. Sims
Attorney at Law
Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 952.841.0215
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Biography

Valerie Sims is considered one of the more prominent trial lawyers in Minnesota.  Ms. Sims has handled numerous jury trials in various counties throughout the State of Minnesota. Ms. Sims litigates a variety of cases, with an emphasis on construction, professional malpractice, property disputes, manufactured housing, and personal injury defense. She represents contractors, architects, engineers, business owners and individuals. She is Board Certified Civil Trial Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and serves on the MSBA Board Civil Trial Certification Board.  Fewer than 3% of all registered attorneys in Minnesota are certified specialists in their field.  Ms. Sims further serves in an executive board membership position for the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM) and is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).  She was selected to Minnesota Super Lawyers for 2018 and 2019. 

Client Services

  • Litigation
  • Trials
  • Construction Defects
  • Manufactured Housing
  • Class Actions
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Insurance Defense

Admitted to Practice

  • Minnesota, 2000
  • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2000

Representative Cases

  • Charles McManus v. Glen E. Johnson, Bernardo Gomez, and Phillip Traynor, Hennepin County District Court File No. 27-CV-15-8431 (Judge Mel I. Dickstein)
  • Corral v. Smith, Olmsted County District Court File No.:  55-CV-15-2726 (Judge Joseph F. Chase)
  • Yekaterina Yablochkin v. Clare Louis Mulloy v. Debra Thibodeau, Dakota Court File No. 19-HA-CV-14-4531
  • Bacon v. Richter Remodeling, LLC, Hennepin County District Court File No. 27-CV-13-12138
  • Van Steenwyk v. Minnesota Roofing and Remodeling, Mille Lacs County District Court file no. 48-CV-11-1657
  • Smith-Woods v. Huhn, Hennepin County District Court File No. 27-CV-11-24744
  • Golf Ridge Villas, Inc. v. Williams Development, LLC v. Ran-Mart Stucco, et al., Carver County District Court file no 10-CV-08-1678
  • Drazkowski v. Bluff County LLC, Fillmore County District Court, Case No. 23-CV-08-469
  • Troy M. Boegeman v. Juergens Construction, Inc. v. S&R Construction, Inc., Scott County District Court File No, 70-CV-05-21179

Awards and Recognition

  • 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2015 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2014 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2013 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2012 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2011 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2010 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2009 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2008 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2007 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2005 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • 2004 Minnesota Rising Stars
  • Academy of Certified Trial Specialists, member and executive board member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, member
Valerie Sims
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