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Valerie Sims

Valerie R. Sims

Valerie Sims
MSBA Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist
Email: vsims@heleyduncan.com

Telephone: 952.841.0215
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Biography

Valerie Sims is a seasoned Minnesota civil litigation attorney with extensive trial experience in courts throughout the state. She represents contractors, architects, engineers, business owners, and individuals in complex disputes involving construction litigation, design professional malpractice defense, property disputes, product liability, contract matters, and personal injury defense.

Ms. Sims has successfully handled numerous jury trials across Minnesota and is recognized for her strategic, practical approach to litigation and risk management. She is a Board Certified Civil Trial Law Specialist through the Minnesota State Bar Association and currently serves on the MSBA Civil Trial Certification Board.

A respected leader within Minnesota’s trial-law community, Ms. Sims is a past Dean of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (ACTLM) and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). She has also been repeatedly selected to Minnesota Super Lawyers from 2018 through 2025.

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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