Bob Kuderer is the Firm's managing partner.  His practice focuses on matters involving business litigation, professional liability, insurance coverage and commercial contract disputes. He has handled high-profile litigation inside and outside Minnesota in various state and federal courts.  Before the Minnesota Supreme Court, he successfully argued the seminal case establishing good faith immunity for officers and directors of nonprofit corporations.

Mr. Kuderer has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict, and argued numerous cases before state and federal appellate courts. He regularly speaks before trade organizations and other lawyers at continuing legal education seminars.

Along with fellow Johnson & Condon partner Dale Thornsjo, Mr. Kuderer heads the Firm’s Insurance Coverage and Toxic and Mass Tort Practice Groups.  He has been honored by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" in Minnesota Law & Politics magazine on multiple occasions, most recently in 2007.

EDUCATION

• University of Minnesota (BA) (1989)
• William Mitchell College of Law (JD magna cum laude) (1990)
  
  

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Minnesota Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court - Minnesota
• U.S. District Court - Western Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  
  

PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS

• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
• Warren E. Burger Inn of Court (Emeritus)
• American Veterinary Medical Law Association
• Charter Fellow, Society of Litigation Counsel
  
  

REPRESENTATIVE
CASES (Selected)

• Payzant v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of America, 402 F.Supp.2d 1053 (D. Minn. 2005);
• Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Schwartz, No. 06-655, 2007 WL 1485857 (D. Minn. May 18,2007);
• AMCO Ins. Co. v. Dorpinghaus, et al., No. 05-1296, 2007 WL 313280 (D. Minn. Jan. 12, 2007);
• Travelers Commercial Cas. Co. v. Morales, et al., No. A06-621, 2007 WL 331129 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 6, 2007);
• Forestview the Beautiful v. All Nation Ins. Co., 704 N.W.2d 773 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005);
• Clifford v. Geritom Med., Inc., 681 N.W. 2d 680 (Minn. 2004);
• Mierva v. Holmberg, No. A03-1106, 2004 WL 1050747 (Minn. Ct. App. May 11, 2004);
• Northern States Power Co. v. Ellsworth, et al., No. A04-503 (Minn. Ct. App. Nov. 23, 2004);
• Christensen v. Milbank Ins. Co., 658 N.W. 2d 580 (Minn. 2003);
• Home Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. of Pittsburgh, 658 N.W. 2d 522 (Minn. 2003);
• Midwest Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Schmitt, 651 N.W. 2d 843 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002);
• Rehn v. Fischley, 557 N.W.2d 328 (Minn. 1997);
• Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Metcalf, 501 N.W.2d 690 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993);
• American Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. v. Estate of Founelle, 472.N.W.2d 292 (1991);
• Northland Ins. Co. v. Western Nat'l Mut. Ins. Co., No. CS-92-324, 1992 WL 153094 (Minn. Ct. App. July 7, 1992);
• Queen's Revenge, Inc. v. Northwestern Nat'l Cas. Co., No. C7-92-230, 1992 WL 145378 (Minn. Ct. App. June 30, 1992);
• American Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. v. Cordie, 478 N.W.2d 531 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991);
• Grossman v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 461 N.W.2d 489 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990);
• The Rivers v. Richard Schwartz/Neil Weber, Inc., 459 N.W.2d 166 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990);
  
  

• Business Interruption Coverage (Clarion Legal, 2005);
• Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Practice Consult (Contributing Author);

• AV rating, MartindaleHubbell's highest rating for professional skills and integrity
• Minnesota Law & Politics "Super Lawyer" - 2007

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