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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
  • Architects & Engineers
  • Premises Liability
  • Professional Liability Defense

Admitted to Practice

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

Awards and Recognition

  • 2023 Minnesota Lawyer Power 30 Construction & Real Estate
  • MSBA Certified Civil Trial Specialist
  • Dean, Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM)
  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers
  • 2004 – 2015 Minnesota Rising Stars
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