Minnesota’s healthcare landscape includes Mayo Clinic, M Health Fairview, and Allina Health — but that excellence doesn’t prevent the preventable errors that harm patients every day. When a doctor, nurse, or institution deviates from the standard of care, Minnesota law gives injured patients four years to bring a claim.
Navigating that process against well-funded hospital defense teams requires an attorney who knows this field deeply. The nine practices below represent some of the most capable medical malpractice lawyers serving Minneapolis and the Twin Cities.
1. Goldenberg Lauricella, PLLC
One of the most recognized malpractice firms in Minnesota, Goldenberg Lauricella has practiced since 1986 and recovered over $200 million for clients. Partners Stuart Goldenberg and Noah Lauricella are both Board Certified trial attorneys. Goldenberg leads national multi-district litigations involving Medtronic and Bard IVC filters and serves as Co-Chair of the AAJ’s Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Litigation Group.
In March 2025, the firm secured a $29 million birth injury verdict in St. Croix County — the largest in that county’s history. The firm handles catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases only: birth injuries, surgical errors, failure to diagnose, defective medical devices, and cerebral palsy claims. Free consultations; contingency basis.
Website: https://www.goldenberglaw.com/
2. Madia Law LLC
Madia Law is built on one philosophy: every case is prepared for trial from day one. J. Ashwin Madia deliberately takes fewer cases and works each one with the intensity of a matter heading to a jury. Other attorneys hire Madia Law to try their cases — a signal of peer confidence.
The practice covers birth injuries, surgical errors, missed diagnoses, hospital negligence, nursing home abuse, and informed consent failures, with strength in cases involving systemic institutional failures. Located in the IDS Center, downtown Minneapolis. No fee unless the firm wins.
3. Magna Law Firm
Magna Law is a civil rights and medical malpractice firm led by Oliver E. Nelson, a Minnesota Super Lawyers honoree. The firm openly acknowledges the disproportionate impact of medical negligence on poor and minority communities and takes cases reflecting those systemic inequities — including a wrongful death lawsuit against doctors and a jail that ignored an inmate’s cancer symptoms.
In ER and hospital cases, it handles drug overdoses, surgical injuries, failure to diagnose, and birth injuries, aiming to improve care standards beyond the individual case. Free consultations; contingency basis.
4. Mackenzie Law Office, P.A.
Reed K. Mackenzie graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1968 and has practiced medical malpractice, personal injury, and products liability exclusively for over 55 years. He has tried more than 75 major injury cases to verdict and negotiated numerous seven-figure settlements.
He is a Certified Trial Specialist recognized by the Minnesota State Bar Association and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers — awarded only to attorneys with demonstrated exceptional trial skill over a distinguished career. Located at 100 Washington Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis.
5. William Maddix
Bill Maddix has devoted his entire 30-plus-year career exclusively to medical malpractice. He has handled cases against all major Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota healthcare systems, with results consistently among the top malpractice recoveries in the state. He clerked for Judge Jerome Farris on the Ninth Circuit before private practice and has published in the Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine and the Iowa Law Review.
He devotes time to pro bono work, including representing families injured in the I-35 bridge collapse. Clients speak directly with him. Free consultations; contingency basis.
6. Matonich Law, PC
A woman-owned firm that has practiced exclusively in medical malpractice for over four decades, Matonich Law is led by Julie Matonich — recognized in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and named Minnesota Lawyer of the Year in 2010. Her landmark achievement: leading the trial team to a $23.2 million obstetrical malpractice verdict, the largest in Minnesota history at the time.
Co-counsel Nicole Heringer graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota Law and clerked for two Court of Appeals judges. The firm accepts only serious injury cases, works with top medical experts, and was included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Free consultations; contingency basis.
7. Harper & Peterson, P.L.L.C.
A Woodbury firm serving the full Twin Cities metro, Harper & Peterson is built on two certified trial specialists. Paul Peterson is Board Certified in civil trial law by both the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association and has been on the Super Lawyers list every year from 1999 through 2025.
William Harper, on Super Lawyers since 1994, is an invited member of the International Society of Barristers and served on the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. The firm limits its caseload and has tried hundreds of cases across medical malpractice, wrongful death, and products liability. Free consultations; contingency basis.
8. Todd Young Law
Todd Young has represented injured Minnesotans since 1978 and is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. His medical malpractice practice covers surgical errors, anesthesia errors, hospital drug errors and MRSA infections, pharmacy malpractice, and nursing home negligence.
Uniquely, he also practices maritime and admiralty law under the Jones Act for commercial fishing vessel workers. Clients work directly with Todd throughout their case. Free consultations; contingency fee basis.
9. Bird, Stevens & Borgen, P.C.
A firm with 50-plus years of practice history and offices in both Rochester and Bloomington, Bird, Stevens & Borgen serves the Twin Cities metro and southeastern Minnesota, home to Mayo Clinic. Partners include Jeremy Stevens, a Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum member, and Grant Borgen, a Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree. The firm never files suit without first confirming evidence establishes both negligence and causable damages, consulting medical experts before proceeding. Handles malpractice, wrongful death, and workers’ compensation throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Free consultations at both offices.
Minnesota’s Four-Year Window
Most medical malpractice claims must be filed within four years of the negligent act. For wrongful death, the deadline is three years from the date of death with a four-year outer limit. Every attorney on this list offers free consultations on a contingency basis. If you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence in Minneapolis or the Twin Cities, reaching out now is the most important step toward protecting your rights.
