Daniel Berglund is the managing partner of the firm’s Minneapolis and Portland offices. His practice focuses on civil litigation related to catastrophic property loss, including fires, explosions, hurricanes, floods and other weather-related losses, equipment failures, production facility losses, and losses caused by negligent design and construction. Mr. Berglund has extensive experience related to coverage disputes between insurers and policyholders, including extra-contractual claims. He has also been involved in a number of multi-million dollar subrogation recoveries. Mr. Berglund also is experienced in resolving matters through alternative dispute resolution.
Mr. Berglund’s publications include “Applying the Attorney-Client Privilege to Investigations Involving Attorneys: What is Fair Game in Discovery? The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation,” 4 ed. A.B.A 2008, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (co-author) and “Taking the ‘I’ Out of Suicide: The Minnesota Supreme Court’s Alarming Extension of Duty in “Exceptional Relationships,’” 28 W. Mitchell L. Rev. 1307, 2002. His presentations include Excluding the Expert Witness in a Fire Case, Effectively Handling Fire Litigation, at the Minnesota State Bar Association CLE (co-presenter); and “Payback: When is the Insurer Entitled to Repayment?” at the 2017 American Bar Association Property Insurance Law Committee Annual Spring Meeting (co-presenter).
Mr. Berglund earned his Bachelor of Arts in French in 1996 and Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 2000 from the University of Minnesota. He earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the William Mitchell College of Law in 2003. He was also a staff member of the William Mitchell Law Review from 2001 to 2002 and Editor of the William Mitchell Law Review from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Berglund clerked for the Honorable Edward Toussaint, former Chief Judge of Minnesota Court of Appeals (2003-2004) and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Michael Davis, U.S. District Court (2003).
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Daniel Berglund’s practice focuses on civil litigation related to catastrophic property loss, including fires, explosions, hurricanes, floods and other weather-related losses, equipment failures, production facility losses, and losses caused by negligent design and construction.
David Evinger is of counsel in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Mr. Evinger’s practice focuses on catastrophe litigation with a primary emphasis on fires, explosions, structural, mechanical and electrical failures, construction project failures, floods, earthquakes and other natural and man-made disasters.
Patrick Jarosch is a partner in the firm’s Minneapolis office. His practice focuses on insurance litigation, representing insurers in both coverage and subrogation litigation matters.
Laura Johnson is an associate in the firm’s Minneapolis Office. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of insurance litigation, representing insurers in both coverage and subrogation matters.
Timothy Poeschl is a partner in the firm’s Minneapolis office. His practice is concentrated in civil litigation and subrogation matters. Mr. Poeschl handles subrogation cases of all sizes, primarily involving fire and water losses, collapses, commercial property loss, commercial lost profit claims, business interruption claims, and agricultural losses.
Meghan Rodda is a partner in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Ms. Rodda has a multi-jurisdictional practice focused primarily on insurance litigation, representing several major national insurers in subrogation matters, specifically in the areas of tort, products liability, construction defects, fire and water losses, explosions, and workers compensation.
Grotefeld Hoffmann is excited to be part of the 2024 Property Insurance Claims Group (PICG) Conference in London. The 2024 PICG Conference theme is “Not every loss is a Catastrophe” – back to basics and focusing on what we do as an industry. If you are attending, be sure to check out the following session: […]
David Evinger and Daniel Berglund attended the LEA Spring Educational Conference.
Daniel Berglund presented “Payback: When is the Insurer Entitled to Repayment?” at the American Bar Association Property Insurance Law Committee Annual Spring Meeting.
