Carl J. Sommerer 
Carl Sommerer is a founding partner in the law firm of Sommerer & Schultz, PLLC. Carl has practiced law for over 30 years. During this time he has successfully represented thousands of injured workers in most employment categories including professional athletes, dentists, doctors, other attorneys, machinists, warehouse workers, assembly workers, nurses and nurses aides, personal care attendants, maintenance workers, miners, all categories of construction, both union and nonunion. He has been given the highest Martindale Hubbell rating by his peers, which is an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Carl has also been selected for inclusion in the 2010 Minnesota Super Lawyers® list and the 2010 Top 40 workers' compensation attorneys by Minnesota Law & Politics.
Education:
University of Missouri Law School, Juris Doctor, 1974
University of Missouri - Columbia, B.S. Public Admin., 1973
Professional Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota State Court
Minnesota Federal District Court
Missouri State Court
Reported Cases:
Reich v. F&S Construction, 2004 WL 2567139,
(Minn.Work.Comp.Ct.App.), October 21, 2004,
WC04-133.
Leidenfrost v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 65 W.C.D. 627,
2005 WL 1942548, (Minn.Work.Comp.Ct.App.),
July 26, 2005, WC05-140.
Practice Areas:
Workers' Compensation
Personal Injury
Social Security Disability
Guest Lecturer:
Hamline School of Law, Workers'
Compensation, "Practicing Workers'
Compensation in Minnesota," Spring 2005..
